1984–85 Hellas Verona season

Hellas Verona F.C.
1984–85 season
Chairman	Celestino Guidotti
Manager	Osvaldo Bagnoli
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Galderisi (11); All: Elkjær, Galderisi (11)
Highest home attendance	45,860 vs. Avellino (19 May 1985)
Lowest home attendance	32,703 vs. Atalanta (6 January 1985)
Average home league attendance	40,111
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

In the 1984–85 season, manager Osvaldo Bagnoli guided Hellas Verona F.C. to its only Serie A championship, shocking the Italian football public.

Season

Hellas Verona added to its lineup Briegel (fullback), Preben Elkjær (centre forward), Fanna (winger), Di Gennaro (midfielder) and Galderisi (striker).^[1] Bagnoli's side had a good first half of league, losing only a game: it was on Avellino's pitch, where - in the last few minutes - Hellas gave up a 2–1 knockout.^[2]

In retour matches, the team achieved its best results in key games.^[3]^[4] This path - unexpected by most part of its supporters - came to climax on 12 May 1985, the Sunday on which, by drawing at Atalanta's home, Verona clinched its first domestic title.^[5]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Transfers

In
P.	Name	from
D	Hans-Peter Briegel	FC Kaiserslautern
D	Fabio Marangon (II)	Alessandria
C	Dario Donà	Bologna F.C.
A	Preben Elkjær	Lokeren
A	Franco Turchetta	Varese

Out
P.	Name	to
D	Władysław Żmuda	Cremonese
D	Mario Guidetti	Ancona Calcio
D	Massimo Storgato	S.S. Lazio
C	Francesco Guidolin	Venezia
A	Joe Jordan	Southampton F.C.
A	Maurizio Iorio	A.S. Roma

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hellas Verona (C)	30	15	13	2	42	19	+23	43	Qualification to European Cup
2	Torino	30	14	11	5	36	22	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Internazionale	30	13	12	5	42	28	+14	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Sampdoria	30	12	13	5	36	21	+15	37	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Milan	30	12	12	6	31	25	+6	36^[a]	Qualification to UEFA Cup

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1984/903/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1985–86 European Cup; = 1985–86 UEFA Cup Following UEFA ranking changes and the English ban, Italy gained a third berth.

Matches

16 September 1984 1	Hellas Verona	3-1	Napoli	Verona
	Briegel 26' Galderisi 33' Di Gennaro 75'	Report	Daniel Bertoni 58'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Maurizio Mattei

23 September 1984 2	Ascoli	1-3	Hellas Verona	Ascoli Piceno
	Hernandez 75'		Di Gennaro 50' Briegel 60' Elkjær 70'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Pierluigi Magni

30 September 1984 3	Hellas Verona	1-0	Udinese	Verona
	Giuseppe Galderisi (59 pen)	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luigi Agnolin

7 October 1984 4	Inter	0-0	Hellas Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Carlo Longhi (Roma)

14 October 1984 5	Hellas Verona	2-0	Juventus	Verona
	Galderisi 62' Elkjær 81'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Livorno)

21 October 1984 6	Roma	0-0	Hellas Verona	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata)

28 October 1984 7	Hellas Verona	2-1	Fiorentina	Verona
	Moz 25'og Galderisi 40'	Report	Pecci 58'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Massimo Ciulli (Roma)

11 November 1984 8	Cremonese	0-2	Hellas Verona	Cremona
		Report	Galderisi 74' (pen) Briegel 84'	Stadium: Giovanni Zini Referee: Giancarlo Redini(Pisa)

18 November 1984 9	Hellas Verona	0-0	Sampdoria	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

25 November 1984 10	Torino	1-2	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Briegel 20'	Report	Dossena 24' Marangon 60'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

2 December 1984 11	Verona	0-0	Milan	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata)

16 December 1984 12	Lazio	0-1	Verona	Roma
		Report	Podavini 60' (og)	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Claudio Pieri (Genova)

23 December 1984 13	Como	0-0	Verona	Como
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Egidio Ballerini (La Spezia)

6 January 1985 14	Verona	1-1	Atalanta	Verona
	Luciano Bruni (35)	Report	Marco Pacione (85)	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Romeo Paparesta (Bari)

13 January 1985 15	Avellino	2-1	Verona	Avellino
	Domenico Volpati (32 og)Angelo Colombo (84)	Report	Luciano Marangon (38)	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Giancarlo Redini (Pisa)

20 January 1985 16	Napoli	0-0	Verona	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Torino)

27 January 1985 17	Verona	2-0	Ascoli	Verona
	Galderisi 28' Sacchetti 33'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

10 February 1985 18	Udinese	3-5	Hellas Verona	Udine
	Edinho 45' Carnevale 53' Mauro 59'	Report	Briegel 3' Galderisi 20' Preben Elkjær 45' Preben Elkjær 61' Briegel 63'	Stadium: Friuli Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan)

17 February 1985 19	Hellas Verona	1-1	Inter	Verona
	Briegel 48'	Report	Altobelli 39'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

24 February 1985 20	Juventus	1-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Briaschi 74'	Report	Di Gennaro 76'	Stadium: Comunale

3 March 1985 21	Verona	1-0	Roma	Verona
	Elkjær 66'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

17 March 1985 22	Fiorentina	1-3	Hellas Verona	Firenze
	Monelli 11'	Report	Fontolan 57' Galderisi 70' (pen) Galderisi 83'	Stadium: Comunale

24 March 1985 23	Hellas Verona	3-0	Cremonese	Verona
	Di Gennaro 39' Elkjær 61' Briegel 90'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

31 March 1985 24	Sampdoria	1-1	Verona	Genova
	Renica 11'	Report	Galderisi 5'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan)

14 April 1985 25	Verona	1-2	Torino	Verona
	Briegel 77'	Report	Serena 53' Schachner 65'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Salvatore Lombardo (Marsala)

21 April 1985 26	Milan	0-0	Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Carlo Longhi (Roma)

28 April 1985 27	Verona	1-0	Lazio	Verona
	Fanna 78'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

5 May 1985 28	Verona	0-0	Como	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

12 May 1985 29	Atalanta	1-1	Hellas Verona	Bergamo
	Perico 43'	Report	Preben Elkjær 51'	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

19 May 1985 30	Verona	4-2	Avellino	Verona
	Fanna 8' Garuti 40' (og) Galderisi 61 ' (pen) Preben Elkjær 90'	Report	Faccini 42' Diaz 46'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Gennaro Testa (Prato)

Coppa Italia

First round

22 August 1984 1	Hellas Verona	4-2	Benevento	Verona
	Elkjær 7', 13', 35' Di Gennaro 10' (rig.)		36' Lunerti 74' Orati	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Testa

26 August 1984 2	Campobasso	0-0	Hellas Verona	Campobasso
				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Romagnoli Referee: Ballerini

30 August 1984 3	Hellas Verona	5-0	Casarano	Verona
	Briegel 16', 19' Di Gennaro 42' Secchi 45' (aut.) Donà 72'			Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Leni

2 September 1984 4	Catania	2-3	Hellas Verona	Siracusa
	Ermini 29' Luvanor 87'		28' Galderisi 41' Di Gennaro 77' Tricella	Stadium: Stadio Nicola De Simone Referee: Bianciardi

4 September 1984 5	Verona	1-0	Ascoli	Verona
	Bruni 34'			Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Ciulli

Eightfinals

13 February 1985	Genoa	0-1	Hellas Verona	Genova
			46' Elkjær	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Bianciardi

27 February 1985	Hellas Verona	2-1	Genoa	Verona
	Di Gennaro 70', 76'		79' Policano	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pirandola

Quarterfinals

12 June 1985	Verona	3-0	Internazionale	Verona
	Sacchetti 32' Galderisi 71' (rig.) Bruni 87'			Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Agnolin

19 June 1985	Internazionale	5-1 (5-4 aet agg.)	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Rummenigge 18', 25' Altobelli 50' Causio 96' Brady 117'		107' Elkjær	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Mattei

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Claudio Garella	35	-22	30	-19	5	-3
	DF	ITA	Mauro Ferroni	28	0	15+5	0	8	0
	DF	ITA	Roberto Tricella	37	1	30	0	7	1
	DF	ITA	Silvano Fontolan	33	1	28	1	5	0
	DF	ITA	Luciano Marangon	36	2	29	2	7	0
	MF	FRG	Hans-Peter Briegel	36	11	27	9	9	2
	MF	ITA	Antonio Di Gennaro	38	9	29	4	9	5
	MF	ITA	Domenico Volpati	38	0	29+1	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Pietro Fanna	36	2	29	2	7	0
	FW	DEN	Preben Elkjær Larsen	32	13	22+1	8	9	5
	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Galderisi	36	13	29	11	7	2
	GK	ITA	Sergio Spuri	6	-7	0+1	0	5	-7
	MF	ITA	Luciano Bruni	35	3	15+12	1	8	2
	MF	ITA	Luigi Sacchetti	18	2	11+4	1	3	1
	FW	ITA	Franco Turchetta	23	0	4+12	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Dario Donà	18	1	2+10	0	6	1
	DF	ITA	Fabio Marangon	10	0	1+2	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Antonio Terracciano	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Residori	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Matteoni	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1984/912/

References

^ Franco Rossi (June 28, 1984). "Due svedesi per l' Atalanta". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
^ Mario Sconcerti (January 22, 1985). "Bagnoli, Socrates e troppe parole". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.
^ Gianni Brera (February 12, 1985). "Se il Verona facesse tanto rumore per tutto?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 31.
^ Gianni Brera (March 19, 1985). "Ragionando ragionando il Verona ha già vinto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 29.
^ Gianni Brera (May 21, 1985). "Tutte le verità dell' acclamato modulo Bagnoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2018.