1987–88 Torino Calcio season

Torino F.C.

1987–88 season
President	Mario Gerbi
Head Coach	Luigi Radice
Serie A	7th place
Coppa Italia	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Anton Polster (9) All: Polster (14)
Highest home attendance	54,860 vs. Juventus (3 January 1988)
Lowest home attendance	17,146 vs. Empoli (13 December 1987)
All statistics correct as of 24 May 1988.

Season summary

Between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, Torino changed his chairman: Mario Gerbi replaced Sergio Rossi.[1] Foreign contingent was also substituted, with Anton Polster and Klaus Berggreen called to do not make regret Wim Kieft and Leo Junior.[2]

Polster copied the former striker, throwing several balls in net during his initial appearances.[3] Torino knocked out the citizen rivals in domestic cup but lost the final in face of Sampdoria.[4] En other, Juventus got a heavier revenge: due to equal points in league (31) it needs a play-off for last UEFA Cup spot, awarded in a match that "bianconeri" won on shoot-out.[5]

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Fabrizio Lorieri
• Alessandro Zaninelli

Defenders

• Silvano Benedetti
• Giancarlo Corradini
• Roberto Cravero
• Riki De Bin
• Giacomo Ferri
• Ezio Rossi

Midfielders

• Klaus Berggreen
• Antonio Comi
• Massimo Crippa
• Diego Fuser
• Gianluigi Lentini
• Antonio Sabato

Attackers

• Anton Polster
• Giorgio Bresciani
• Tullio Gritti

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1987–88 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Internazionale	30	11	10	9	42	35	+7	32	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6	Juventus[lower-alpha 1]	30	11	9	10	35	30	+5	31
7	Torino	30	8	15	7	33	30	+3	31
8	Fiorentina	30	9	10	11	29	33	−4	28
9	Cesena	30	7	12	11	23	32	−9	26

Source: 1987–88 Serie A,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]
Notes:

1. Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Matches

Avellino v Torino

13 September 1987 1	Avellino	2-1	Torino	Avellino
	Schachner 34' Bertoni 77'	Report	Polster 48'	Stadium: Partenio

Torino v Sampdoria

20 September 1987 2	Torino	4-1	Sampdoria	Torino
	Polster  6 ' Rossi 36 ' Polster 46 ' Polster 82 '	Report	Vialli 87 '	Stadium: Comunale

Ascoli v Torino

27 September 1987 3	Ascoli	3-0	Torino	Ascoli Piceno
	Scarafoni  19 ' Giovannelli 48' ( pen) Carannante 89 '	Report		Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca

Torino v Inter

4 October 1987 4	Torino	1-1	Inter	Torino
	Ferri 55 '	Report	Matteoli 62 '	Stadium: Comunale

Cesena v Torino

11 October 1987 5	Cesena	0-0	Torino	Cesena
		Report		Stadium: Dino Manuzzi

Torino v Fiorentina

25 October 1987 6	Torino	2-1	Fiorentina	Torino
	Polster 22 ' Polster 67 '	Report	Baggio 72 ' (pen )	Stadium: Comunale

Milan v Torino

1 November 1987 7	Milan	0-0	Torino	Milano
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Torino v Hellas Verona

8 November 1987 8	Torino	1-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Cravero 78 '	Report	Paccione  27 '	Stadium: Comunale

Napoli v Torino

22 November 1987 9	Napoli	3-1	Torino	Napoli
	Diego Maradona  3 ' Careca 44 ' Careca 90 '	Report	Berggreen 76 '	Stadium: San Paolo

Pescara v Torino

29 November 1987 10	Pescara	2-2	Torino	Pescara
	Sliskovic 45 ' ( pen) Silskovic 57 '	Report	Polster 12 ' Gritti 65 '	Stadium: Adriatico

Torino v Empoli

13 December 1987 11	Torino	0-1	Empoli	Torino
		Report	Luca Della Scala  40 '	Stadium: Comunale

Como v Torino

20 December 1987 12	Como	0-0	Torino	Como
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Torino v Juventus

3 January 1988 13	Torino	2-2	Juventus	Torino
	Crippa 40 ' Gritti 66 '	Report	Alessio 57 ' Rossi 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Comunale

Roma v Torino

10 January 1988 14	Roma	1-1	Torino	Roma
	Rudi Völler 55 '	Report	Tullio Gritti 78 '	Stadium: Olimpico

Torino v Pisa

17 January 1988 15	Torino	3-1	Pisa	Torino
	Gritti 12' Berggreen 46' Gritti  56'	Report	Lucarelli 6'	Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Avellino

24 January 1988 16	Torino	0-0	Avellino	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Sampdoria v Torino

31 January 1988 17	Sampdoria	1-1	Torino	Genova
	Mannini 33'	Report	Comi 44'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Torino v Ascoli

7 February 1988 18	Torino	2-1	Ascoli	Torino
	Comi 39' Crippa 65 '	Report	Giuseppe Greco 84' (pen)	Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Torino

14 February 1988 19	Inter	0-1	Torino	Milano
		Report	Roberto Cravero 12' (pen)	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Torino v Cesena

28 February 1988 20	Torino	2-2	Cesena	Torino
	Cravero 70' (pen) Bresciani 86'	Report	Lorenzo 12 ' Di Bartolomei 45' (pen)	Stadium: Comunale

Fiorentina v Torino

6 March 1988 21	Fiorentina	1-0	Torino	Firenze
	Diaz 90' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Milan

13 March 1988 22	Torino	1-1	Milan	Torino
	Bresciani 77 '	Report	Ancelotti 78 '	Stadium: Comunale

Hellas Verona v Torino

20 March 1988 23	Hellas Verona	0-2	Torino	Verona
		Report	Rossi 8 ' Tullio Gritti 47 '	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Torino v Napoli

27 March 1988 24	Torino	0-0	Napoli	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Pescara

10 April 1988 25	Torino	2-0	Pescara	Torino
	Berggreen 52 ' Polster 62 '	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Empoli v Torino

17 April 1988 26	Empoli	0-0	Torino	Empoli
		Report		Stadium: Carlo Castellani

Torino v Como

24 April 1988 27	Torino	1-1	Como	Torino
	Comi 52 '	Report	Giunta 45 '	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Torino

1 May 1988 28	Juventus	2-1	Torino	Torino
	Tricella 29 ' Rush 88 '	Report	Polster 43 '	Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Roma

8 May 1988 29	Torino	2-0	Roma	Torino
	Gritti  54 ' Crippa 88 '	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Pisa v Torino

15 May 1988 30	Pisa	2-0	Torino	Pisa
	Mario Faccenda  8 ' Mario Faccenda 67 '	Report		Stadium: Arena Garibaldi

Topscorers

• Anton Polster 9
• Tullio Gritti 7
• Antonio Comi 3
• Roberto Cravero 3
• Massimo Crippa 3

UEFA Cup qualification

Main article: 1987–88 Serie A § UEFA Cup qualification

Juventus v Torino

23 May 1988	Juventus	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Torino	Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo, Turin
				Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)
	Penalties
	Vignola De Agostini Brio Cabrini Rush		Cravero Bresciani Comi Benedetti

Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1987–88 Coppa Italia

First round

Cosenza v Torino

23 August 1987 1	Cosenza	0-1	Torino	Cosenza
20:30 UTC+2			62' Gritti	Stadium: Stadio San Vito Attendance: 14 218 Referee: Luci

Torino v Atalanta

26 August 1987 2	Torino	2-1	Atalanta	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Polster  4' Gritti  56'		14' Nicolini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 18.376 Referee: Amendolia

Arezzo v Torino

30 August 1987 3	Arezzo	1-5	Torino	Arezzo
20:30 UTC+2	Tovalieri  77'		2' Gritti  60' E. Rossi  74', 78' Polster  89' Bresciani	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 4.100 Referee: Fabricatore (Roma)

Vicenza v Torino

2 September 1987 4	Vicenza	0-1	Torino	Vicenza
20:30 UTC+2			50' Polster	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 6.957 Referee: Frigerio (Milano)

Torino v Sampdoria

6 September 1987 5	Torino	0-2	Sampdoria	Torino
20:30 UTC+2			60', 90' (pen.) Vialli	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 20 245 Referee: Agnolin

Eightfinals

Verona v Torino

6 January 1988	Verona	1-0	Torino	Verona
14:30 UTC+1	Elkjaer  62'			Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 16.500 Referee: Luci

Torino v Verona

20 January 1988	Torino	1-0 (3-1 p)	Verona	Torino
18:00 UTC+1	Benedetti  5'			Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Longhi
	Penalties
	Cravero Polster Bresciani Benedetti		Verza Galia Volpecina Berthold

Quarterfinals

Torino v Napoli

10 February 1988	Torino	1-1	Napoli	Torino
20:30 UTC+1	Comi  4'		9' Renica	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 35.974 Referee: Casarin

Napoli v Torino

2 March 1988	Napoli	2-3	Torino	Napoli
20:30 UTC+1	Maradona  37', 50'		28' Gritti  75' Comi  80' Polster	Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 40.784 Referee: Bergamo

Semifinals

Torino v Juventus

6 April 1988	Torino	2-0	Juventus	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Gritti  56' E. Rossi  68'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 39.900 Referee: Casarin

Juventus v Torino

20 April 1988	Juventus	2-1	Torino	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Brio  55' De Agostini  63' (pen.)		19' (o.g.) De Agostini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 39.500 Referee: D'Elia

Final

Main article: 1988 Coppa Italia Final

Sampdoria v Torino

5 May 1988	Sampdoria	2-0	Torino	Genova
16:00 UTC+2	Briegel  10' Vialli  32'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 17.236 Referee: Casarin

Torino v Sampdoria

19 May 1988	Torino	2-1aet (2-3a agg.)	Sampdoria	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Vierchowod  5' (o.g.) A. Paganin  35' (o.g.)		112' Salsano	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 33 000 Referee: Agnolin

References

1. Licia Granello (May 31, 1987). "Il Torino svenduto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 44.
2. Gianni Mura (July 26, 1987). ""Un Torino giovane e così Dossena sarà dimenticato"". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
3. Marco Azzi (September 22, 1987). "Il Torino ride con Polster". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
4. Gianni Mura (May 20, 1988). "Altre fatiche per il Torino". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
5. Licia Granello (May 24, 1988). "Juve in Coppa grazie a Rush". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
6. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1987/88