1996β97 season | ||||
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Manager | Bortolo Mutti | |||
Serie A | 14th | |||
Coppa Italia | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | Pasquale Luiso (14) | |||
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Piacenza Calcio once again survived in Serie A, this time being on the brink of relegation, and having to beat Cagliari in Naples in a so-called spareggio to decide which team would stay up. Thanks to a 3β1 victory, Piacenza was able to hang onto their Serie A status, which was all that could be expected from new coach Bortolo Mutti. Despite losing Nicola Caccia to Napoli, Piacenza was able to count on a reliable goal scorer in Pasquale Luiso, who grabbed 14 goals in his debut season in Serie A.
Astonishingly, Piacenza lost just one match at home all season, but instead won no matches on away turf, having won just once in 51 Serie A matches outside the home ground.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41 [a] | |
13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37 [b] | Relegation tie-breaker |
15 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37 [c] | Serie B after tie-breaker |
16 | Perugia (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 37 [d] | Relegation to Serie B |
6 | Piacenza | 3β0 | Reggiana | |
Luiso ![]() Di Francesco ![]() |
8 | Sampdoria | 3β0 | Piacenza | |
Mancini ![]() Carparelli ![]() |
10 | Fiorentina | 1β1 | Piacenza | |
Robbiati ![]() |
Luiso ![]() |
13 | Atalanta | 4β0 | Piacenza | |
F. Inzaghi ![]() Rotella ![]() SgrΓ² ![]() |
14 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Juventus | |
Delli Carri ![]() |
Padovano ![]() |
27 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Fiorentina | |
Luiso ![]() |
Amoruso ![]() |
29 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Bologna | |
Di Francesco ![]() |
K. Andersson ![]() |
30 | Piacenza | 3β1 | Atalanta | |
Luiso ![]() M. Conte ![]() |
F. Inzaghi ![]() |
15 June 1997 | Cagliari | 1β3 | Piacenza | Naples |
Tovalieri ![]() |
Report |
Luiso ![]() Berretta ![]() Luiso ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi ( Prato) |
Cagliari relegated to 1997β98 Serie B.
1996β97 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | Bortolo Mutti | |||
Serie A | 14th | |||
Coppa Italia | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | Pasquale Luiso (14) | |||
| ||||
Piacenza Calcio once again survived in Serie A, this time being on the brink of relegation, and having to beat Cagliari in Naples in a so-called spareggio to decide which team would stay up. Thanks to a 3β1 victory, Piacenza was able to hang onto their Serie A status, which was all that could be expected from new coach Bortolo Mutti. Despite losing Nicola Caccia to Napoli, Piacenza was able to count on a reliable goal scorer in Pasquale Luiso, who grabbed 14 goals in his debut season in Serie A.
Astonishingly, Piacenza lost just one match at home all season, but instead won no matches on away turf, having won just once in 51 Serie A matches outside the home ground.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Roma | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 41 [a] | |
13 | Napoli | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 41 | |
14 | Piacenza | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 45 | −16 | 37 [b] | Relegation tie-breaker |
15 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 37 [c] | Serie B after tie-breaker |
16 | Perugia (R) | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 37 [d] | Relegation to Serie B |
6 | Piacenza | 3β0 | Reggiana | |
Luiso ![]() Di Francesco ![]() |
8 | Sampdoria | 3β0 | Piacenza | |
Mancini ![]() Carparelli ![]() |
10 | Fiorentina | 1β1 | Piacenza | |
Robbiati ![]() |
Luiso ![]() |
13 | Atalanta | 4β0 | Piacenza | |
F. Inzaghi ![]() Rotella ![]() SgrΓ² ![]() |
14 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Juventus | |
Delli Carri ![]() |
Padovano ![]() |
27 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Fiorentina | |
Luiso ![]() |
Amoruso ![]() |
29 | Piacenza | 1β1 | Bologna | |
Di Francesco ![]() |
K. Andersson ![]() |
30 | Piacenza | 3β1 | Atalanta | |
Luiso ![]() M. Conte ![]() |
F. Inzaghi ![]() |
15 June 1997 | Cagliari | 1β3 | Piacenza | Naples |
Tovalieri ![]() |
Report |
Luiso ![]() Berretta ![]() Luiso ![]() |
Stadium:
Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stefano Braschi ( Prato) |
Cagliari relegated to 1997β98 Serie B.