1993–94 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
1993–94 season
President	Enrico Mantovani
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	3rd
Coppa Italia	Winners (in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ruud Gullit (15); All: ; Ruud Gullit (17)
Highest home attendance	39,735 vs Juventus (23 January 1994)
Lowest home attendance	25 122 vs Atalanta B.C. (20 February 1994)
Average home league attendance	30 158 (League)
	← 1992–93 1994–95 →

Unione Calcio Sampdoria bounced back from a disappointing season the year before, and scored the most goals of all teams on its way to third in Serie A. It also won Coppa Italia following a furious second-half offensive against Ancona, winning both the match and on aggregate with a commanding 6–1.

The most influential players were experienced duo Ruud Gullit and Roberto Mancini combined with playmakers David Platt and Attilio Lombardo, with Sampdoria's strength lying in the offensive department. Nevertheless, the entire team was filled with internationally recognised players, even though the defence was nowhere close to the efficiency of league champions A.C. Milan.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Gianluca Pagliuca
—	GK	ITA	Giulio Nuciari
—	GK	ITA	Matteo Sereni
—	DF	ITA	Roberto Bucchioni
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Dall'Igna
—	DF	ITA	Moreno Mannini
—	DF	ITA	Marco Rossi
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Sacchetti
—	DF	ITA	Michele Serena
—	DF	ITA	Pietro Vierchowod
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Invernizzi
—	MF	YUG	Vladimir Jugović
—	MF	SVN	Srečko Katanec
—	MF	ITA	Attilio Lombardo
—	MF	ENG	David Platt
—	MF	ITA	Fausto Salsano
—	FW	ITA	Nicola Amoruso
—	FW	ITA	Claudio Bellucci
—	FW	ITA	Mauro Bertarelli
—	FW	NED	Ruud Gullit
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Mancini

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Ruud Gullit	A.C. Milan	loan
MF	Alberigo Evani	A.C. Milan	-
MF	David Platt	Juventus	-
DF	Marco Rossi	Brescia Calcio	-
MF	Fausto Salsano	A.S. Roma	-
DF	Giovanni Dall'Igna	SPAL	-
FW	Nicola Amoruso		-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Des Walker	Sheffield Wednesday	-
MF	Nicola Zanini	A.C. Mantova	-
MF	Eugenio Corini	S.S.C. Napoli	loan
DF	Marco Lanna	A.S. Roma	-
FW	Enrico Chiesa	Modena F.C.	loan
FW	Renato Buso	S.S.C. Napoli	-
MF	Ivano Bonetti	Bologna F.C.	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	19	12	3	36	15	+21	50	Qualified to Champions League
2	Juventus	34	17	13	4	58	25	+33	47	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Sampdoria	34	18	8	8	64	39	+25	44	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4	Lazio	34	17	10	7	55	40	+15	44	Qualification to UEFA Cup
5	Parma	34	17	7	10	50	35	+15	41	Qualification to UEFA Cup

Source: 1993–94 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).^[2]
(C) Champions

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	D	W	D	L
Position	1	1	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	1	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1994–95 UEFA Champions League; = 1994–95 UEFA Cup; = Relegation to 1994–95 Serie B; c = 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

29 August 1993 1	Napoli	1–2	Sampdoria	Naples
	Bresciani 81'	Report	Platt 31' Gullit 43'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

5 September 1993 2	Sampdoria	2–1	Piacenza	Genoa
	Jugovic 35' R. Mancini 45' (pen.)	Report	Bucchioni 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin

8 September 1993 3	Juventus	3–1	Sampdoria	Turin
	Conte 28' R. Baggio 47' Möller 64'	Report	Gullit 27'	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Fabio Baldas

12 September 1993 4	Sampdoria	2–1	Lecce	Genoa
	Jugovic 42' Platt 79'	Report	Gérson Caçapa 44'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Libero Brignoccoli

19 September 1993 5	Udinese	0–2	Sampdoria	Udine
	Branca 34' Desideri 85'	Report	Mannini 28' Platt 54', 72' Lombardo 60' R. Mancini 74' Jugović 74'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 18,560 Referee: Luciano Luci

26 September 1993 6	Sampdoria	1–1	Parma	Genoa
	Lombardo 3'	Report	Sacchetti 29' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

3 October 1993 7	Atalanta	1–4	Sampdoria	Bergamo
	Sauzée 65' (pen.)	Report	Gullit 19', 58' R. Mancini 34' Platt 64'	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Piero Ceccarini

17 October 1993 8	Sampdoria	0–1	Roma	Genoa
		Report	Balbo 44'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Collina

24 October 1993 9	Torino	2–3	Sampdoria	Turin
	Silenzi 40' Poggi 90'	Report	Sacchetti 47' Gullit 53' Cois 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli

31 October 1993 10	Sampdoria	3–2	Milan	Genoa
14:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Katanec 56' R. Mancini 71' (pen.) Gullit 78'	Report	Albertini 11' Laudrup 25'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 38,954 Referee: Marcello Nicchi

7 November 1993 11	Sampdoria	1–2	Cagliari	Genoa
	Bertarelli 3' Vierchowod 70' R. Mancini 76'	Report	Allegri 68' Matteoli 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Angelo Amendolia

21 November 1993 12	Foggia	1–2	Sampdoria	Foggia
	Roy 12' Stroppa 52'	Report	Gullit 24' R. Mancini 32' Lombardo 77'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Virginio Quartuccio

28 November 1993 13	Sampdoria	3–1	Cremonese	Genoa
	Platt 36' Gullit 67', 89' (pen.)	Report	Dezotti 45'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giuseppe Rosica

5 December 1993 14	Genoa	1–1	Sampdoria	Genoa
	Routolo 1'	Report	Platt 43' R. Mancini 63'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianni Beschin

12 December 1993 15	Internazionale	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Battistini 4' Jugovic 29' (o.g.) Bergkamp 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

19 December 1993 16	Sampdoria	1–0	Reggiana	Genoa
	Lombardo 55'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Livio Bazzoli

2 January 1994 17	Lazio	1–1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Signori 37' (pen.)	Report	Gullit 6'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,058 Referee: Marcello Nicchi

9 January 1994 18	Sampdoria	4–1	Napoli	Genoa
	Platt 19' Lombardo 34' Gullit 52' R. Mancini 85', 90'	Report	Fonseca 43', 51'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Fabio Baldas

16 January 1994 19	Piacenza	2–1	Sampdoria	Piacenza
	Piovani 31' Ferrante 67'	Report	Lombardo 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Galleana Referee: Roberto Bettin

23 January 1994 20	Sampdoria	1–1	Juventus	Genoa
	Lombardo 28' (pen.)	Report	Ravanelli 81'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 39,735 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

30 January 1994 21	Lecce	0–3	Sampdoria	Lecce
		Report	R. Mancini 15', 90' Vierchowod 53' Lombardo 55' Ceramicola 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

6 February 1994 22	Sampdoria	6–2	Udinese	Genoa
	Platt 9' Jugovic 20' (pen.), 30' R. Mancini 51', 70' (pen.) Amoruso 60'	Report	Pizzi 52' Desideri 58'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

13 February 1994 23	Parma	2–1	Sampdoria	Parma
	Minotti 78' Zola 90'	Report	Jugovic 28'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Pierluigi Collina

20 February 1994 24	Sampdoria	3–1	Atalanta	Genoa
	Gullit 30', 35' Lombardo 53'	Report	Valentini 85'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,122 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

27 February 1994 25	Roma	0–1	Sampdoria	Rome
		Report	R. Mancini 25'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 44,539 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

6 March 1994 26	Sampdoria	1–0	Torino	Genoa
	Gullit 13'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Virginio Quartuccio

13 March 1994 27	Milan	1–0	Sampdoria	Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Massaro 25'	Report	Sacchetti 90'	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 79,126 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

20 March 1994 28	Cagliari	0–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Luciano Luci

27 March 1994 29	Sampdoria	6–0	Foggia	Genoa
	Nicoli 1' (o.g.) R. Mancini 8', 90' Gullit 60' Platt 81', 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

2 April 1994 30	Cremonese	0–0	Sampdoria	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 9,882 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

10 April 1994 31	Sampdoria	1–1	Genoa	Genoa
	Jugovic 15'	Report	Vink 14'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

17 April 1994 32	Sampdoria	3–1	Internazionale	Genoa
	Vierchowod 21' Evani 70' Amoruso 90'	Report	Battistini 25'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,393 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

24 April 1994 33	Reggiana	1–1	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
	Esposito 72'	Report	Amoruso 66'	Stadium: Stadio Mirabello Attendance: 14,217 Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

1 May 1994 34	Sampdoria	3–4	Lazio	Genoa
	Corino 23' (o.g.) Lombardo 54' Bertarelli 68'	Report	Casiraghi 21' Dall'Igna 59' (o.g.) Signori 64', 70'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,146 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Coppa Italia

Second round

6 October 1993 First leg	Sampdoria	0–0	Pisa	Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

27 October 1993 Second leg	Pisa	0–0 (1–3 p)	Sampdoria	Pisa
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)				Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
	Penalties
	Cristallini Farris Rotella Bosco		Platt Vierchowod Evani Bellucci

Round of 16

1 December 1993 First leg	Sampdoria	2–1	Roma	Genoa
18:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Lombardo 45' Salsano 75'		Benedetti 3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Luciano Luci

16 December 1993 Second leg	Roma	2–1 (6–7 p)	Sampdoria	Rome
	Cappioli 6', 51'		Platt 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Loris Stafoggia
	Penalties
	Comi Cappioli Carboni Festa Giannini Bonacina Benedetti Garzya		Platt Gullit Evani Vierchowod Mancini Lombardo Amoruso Mannini

Quarter-finals

6 January 1994 First leg	Sampdoria	1–0	Internazionale	Genoa
	Lombardo 33'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,643 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

27 January 1994 Second leg	Internazionale	1–1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Jonk 31' Fontolan 70' Tramezzani 85'		Vierchowod 23' Katanec 42' Jugović 43' Evani 74' Gullit 89'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 12,017 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Semifinals

8 February 1994 First leg	Sampdoria	2–1	Parma	Genoa
	Sacchetti 20' Lombardo 55' Platt 56', 59'		Ballotta 10' Asprilla 21', 32' Benarrivo 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17,558 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

23 February 1994 Second leg	Parma	0–1	Sampdoria	Parma
	Benarrivo 56'		Gullit 21' Mannini 31' Vierchowod 44'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Gianni Beschin

Final

6 April 1994 First leg	Ancona	0–0	Sampdoria	Ancona
	Sogliano 23' Centofanti 60'		Sacchetti 21' Dall'Igna 67'	Stadium: Stadio del Conero Attendance: 16,871 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

20 April 1994 Second leg	Sampdoria	6–1	Ancona	Genoa
	Vecchiola 50' (o.g.) Lombardo 58', 75' Vierchowod 65' Bertarelli 80' (pen.) Evani 85' (pen.)		Fontana 36' De Angelis 67' Sogliano 67' Lupo 72'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Luciano Luci

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Gianluca Pagliuca	44	-45	34	-39	10	-6
	DF	ITA	Moreno Mannini	36	0	30	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Pietro Vierchowod	40	3	32	2	8	1
	DF	ITA	Stefano Sacchetti	37	1	27+3	1	7	0
	DF	ITA	Michele Serena	41	0	26+5	0	10	0
	MF	ITA	Attilio Lombardo	44	13	34	8	10	5
	MF	ENG	David Platt	38	11	29	9	9	2
	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani	40	2	30+1	1	9	1
	MF	YUG	Vladimir Jugović	33	6	26+1	6	6	0
	FW	NED	Ruud Gullit	41	17	30+1	15	10	2
	FW	ITA	Roberto Mancini	36	12	30	12	6	0
	GK	ITA	Giulio Nuciari	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Marco Rossi	22	0	14+2	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Invernizzi	20	0	9+5	0	6	0
	FW	ITA	Mauro Bertarelli	19	3	5+11	2	3	1
	MF	ITA	Fausto Salsano	27	1	4+16	0	7	1
	DF	ITA	Giovanni Dall'Igna	15	-1	4+7	-1	4	0
	MF	SVN	Srečko Katanec	7	1	4	1	3	0
	FW	ITA	Nicola Amoruso	10	3	3+5	3	2	0
	DF	ITA	Roberto Bucchioni	5	0	1+3	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Claudio Bellucci	3	0	0+2	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Matteo Sereni	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1993/1065/

Goalscorers

References

^ "1993-94 Serie A Attendances Statistics".
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[1] "1993-94 Serie A Attendances Statistics".

[2] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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