1994–95 U.C. Sampdoria season

Unione Calcio Sampdoria spent the 1994-95 season mired in the midfield, since its remarkable offensive play from the 1993-94 season failed to occur. Despite this, it came close to another European final, but stumbled at Arsenal following penalties in the semi finals. Following the end of the season, creative midfielders David Platt, Attilio Lombardo and Vladimir Jugović all left the club, bringing further uncertainty of the future direction of the club.

Sampdoria

1994–95 season
President	Enrico Mantovani
Manager	Sven-Göran Eriksson
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Semi-finals
Supercoppa Italiana	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Ruud Gullit, Roberto Mancini (9) All: Roberto Mancini (11)

Players

Goalkeepers

• Walter Zenga
• Giulio Nucari

Defenders

• Moreno Mannini
• Riccardo Ferri
• Pietro Vierchowod
• Stefano Sacchetti
• Michele Serena
• Siniša Mihajlović
• Marco Rossi

Midfielders

• Giovanni Invernizzi
• Attilio Lombardo
• Vladimir Jugović
• David Platt
• Riccardo Maspero
• Fausto Salsano
• Alberigo Evani

Forwards

• Roberto Mancini
• Ruud Gullit
• Alessandro Melli
• Claudio Bellucci
• Mauro Bertarelli
• Maurizio Sala

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1994–95 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Internazionale	34	14	10	10	39	34	+5	52	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
7	Napoli	34	13	12	9	40	45	−5	51
8	Sampdoria	34	13	11	10	51	37	+14	50
9	Cagliari	34	13	10	11	40	39	+1	49
10	Fiorentina	34	12	11	11	61	57	+4	47

Source: 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).[1]

Matches

Sampdoria v Padova

4 September 1994 1	Sampdoria	5–0	Padova	Genoa
	R. Mancini  13' Evani  42' Platt  52' Mihajlović  67' Melli  80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Reggiana v Sampdoria

11 September 1994 2	Reggiana	0–2	Sampdoria	Reggio Emilia
		Report	R. Mancini  85' Lombardo  90'	Stadium: Stadio Giglio Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Sampdoria v Foggia

18 September 1994 3	Sampdoria	1–1	Foggia	Genoa
	Bertarelli  43'	Report	Bianchini  81' Di Biagio  86' F. Mancini  88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Marcello Cardona

Juventus v Sampdoria

25 September 1994 4	Juventus	1–0	Sampdoria	Turin
	Di Livio  34'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Attendance: 51,000 Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Roma v Sampdoria

2 October 1994 5	Roma	1–0	Sampdoria	Rome
	Balbo  56'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Sampdoria v Parma

16 October 1994 6	Sampdoria	3–1	Parma	Genoa
	Maspero  75', 81' R. Mancini  87' (pen.)	Report	Zola  43' Di Chiara  86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gianni Beschin

Milan v Sampdoria

23 October 1994 7	Milan	0–0	Sampdoria	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Sampdoria v Napoli

30 October 1994 8	Sampdoria	0–0	Napoli	Genoa
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Cremonese v Sampdoria

6 November 1994 9	Cremonese	2–0	Sampdoria	Cremona
	Tentoni  43' Florijančič  82'	Report	Mihajlović  45'	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Sampdoria v Torino

20 November 1994 10	Sampdoria	1–1	Torino	Genoa
	Jugović  50'	Report	Osio  72' Torrisi  74'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

27 November 1994 11	Fiorentina	2–2	Sampdoria	Florence
	Batistuta  60' (pen.) Luppi  71' Vierchowod  73' (o.g.)	Report	Platt  39' (pen.) Gullit  88'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Roberto Bettin

Sampdoria v Genoa

4 December 1994 12	Sampdoria	3–2	Genoa	Genoa
	Vierchowod  15' Lombardo  24' Maspero  83'	Report	Miura  14' Galante  87'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Brescia v Sampdoria

11 December 1994 13	Brescia	0–0	Sampdoria	Brescia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Giuseppe Rosica

Sampdoria v Cagliari

18 December 1994 14	Sampdoria	5–0	Cagliari	Genoa
	Lombardo  8' Gullit  14', 19' R. Mancini  45' Bellucci  67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Stefano Braschi

Sampdoria v Lazio

8 January 1995 15	Sampdoria	3–1	Lazio	Genoa
	Mihajlović  8' Platt  35' (pen.), 50'	Report	Signori  12', 57'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Internazionale v Sampdoria

15 January 1995 16	Internazionale	2–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Festa  57' Fontolan  67'	Report	Vierchowod  55'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Virginio Quartuccio

Sampdoria v Bari

22 January 1995 17	Sampdoria	1–1	Bari	Genoa
	Platt 28' Lombardo  79'	Report	Tovalieri  8'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Padova v Sampdoria

29 January 1995 18	Padova	1–4	Sampdoria	Padua
	Zattarin  88'	Report	Platt  14' Maspero  48' R. Mancini  69' Jugović  75'	Stadium: Stadio Euganeo Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Sampdoria v Reggiana

12 February 1995 19	Sampdoria	2–1	Reggiana	Genoa
	Sgarbossa  45' (o.g.) Lombardo  89'	Report	Padovano  32' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Gennaro Borriello

Foggia v Sampdoria

19 February 1995 20	Foggia	1–1	Sampdoria	Foggia
	Bresciani  44'	Report	Gullit  64'	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Sampdoria v Juventus

26 February 1995 21	Sampdoria	0–1	Juventus	Genoa
		Report	Vialli  80'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi

Sampdoria v Roma

5 March 1995 22	Sampdoria	3–0	Roma	Genoa
	Rossi  26' Gullit  47', 77'	Report	Moriero  37'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Parma v Sampdoria

12 March 1995 23	Parma	3–2	Sampdoria	Parma
	Zola  19', 75', 67' Asprilla  22'	Report	Lombardo  55' (pen.) Gullit  64' Mannini  77'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Sampdoria v Milan

19 March 1995 24	Sampdoria	0–3	Milan	Genoa
	Mannini  52'	Report	Simone  11' Albertini  71', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Roberto Bettin

Napoli v Sampdoria

2 April 1995 25	Napoli	2–0	Sampdoria	Naples
	Carbone  32' Agostini  43'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Stefano Braschi

Sampdoria v Cremonese

9 April 1995 26	Sampdoria	2–1	Cremonese	Genoa
	R. Mancini  13' Jugović  87'	Report	Chiesa  55' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Torino v Sampdoria

15 April 1995 27	Torino	0–0	Sampdoria	Turin
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi Referee: Daniele Tombolini

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

23 April 1995 28	Sampdoria	2–2	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Gullit  9', 72'	Report	Batistuta  75' Baiano  79'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Genoa v Sampdoria

30 April 1995 29	Genoa	2–1	Sampdoria	Genoa
	van 't Schip  68' Skuhravý  76' (pen.)	Report	Platt  53'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Sampdoria v Brescia

7 May 1995 30	Sampdoria	2–1	Brescia	Genoa
	Platt  86' (pen.), 90'	Report	Baronchelli  2' Corini 51'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Massimo De Santis

Cagliari v Sampdoria

14 May 1995 31	Cagliari	0–2	Sampdoria	Cagliari
	Herrera  70' Oliveira  90'	Report	R. Mancini  62', 73'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Referee: Roberto Bettin

Lazio v Sampdoria

21 May 1995 32	Lazio	1–0	Sampdoria	Rome
	Winter  81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto

Sampdoria v Internazionale

28 May 1995 33	Sampdoria	2–2	Internazionale	Genoa
	Vierchowod  25' Platt  57' Bellucci  66'	Report	Festa  5' Bergkamp 57' Bianchi  86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Bari v Sampdoria

4 June 1995 34	Bari	1–2	Sampdoria	Bari
	Amoruso  69'	Report	Mihajlović  28' R. Mancini  43'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1994–95 Coppa Italia

Second round

Sampdoria v Vicenza

31 August 1994 First leg	Sampdoria	5–1	Vicenza	Genoa
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	R. Mancini  10' Lopez  23' (o.g.), 77' (o.g.) Lombardo  55' Bertarelli  89'		Briaschi  49'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Cosimo Bolognino

Vicenza v Sampdoria

21 September 1994 Second leg	Vicenza	2–1	Sampdoria	Vicenza
	Capecchi  26' Beghetto  76'		Lombardo  52'	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 1,123 Referee: Massimo De Santis

Round of 16

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

12 October 1994 First leg	Fiorentina	2–1	Sampdoria	Florence
	Robbiati  72' Batistuta  87'		Melli  4' Invernizzi  89'	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Giuseppe Rosica

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

26 October 1994 Second leg	Sampdoria	1–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Melli  77' (pen.)		Batistuta  54'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Main article: 1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Bodø/Glimt v Sampdoria

15 September 1994 First leg	Bodø/Glimt	3–2	Sampdoria	Oslo, Norway
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Staurvik  2' Johnsen  32', 58'	Report	Bertarelli  47' Platt  67'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Stephen Lodge (England)

Sampdoria v Bodø/Glimt

29 September 1994 Second leg	Sampdoria	2–0	Bodø/Glimt	Genoa, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Platt  13' Lombardo  37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28,656 Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia)

Second round

Sampdoria v Grasshopper

20 October 1994 First leg	Sampdoria	3–0	Grasshopper	Genoa, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Melli  45' Mihajlović  76' Maspero  83'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,316 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik (Poland)

Grasshopper v Sampdoria

3 November 1994 Second leg	Grasshopper	3–2	Sampdoria	Zurich, Switzerland
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Willems  13' Bickel  52' Koller  55'	Report	Melli  17' Lombardo  40'	Stadium: Hardturm Attendance: 12,100 Referee: John Blankenstein (Netherlands)

Quarter-finals

Sampdoria v Porto

2 March 1995 First leg	Sampdoria	0–1	Porto	Genoa, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	Yuran  65'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,004 Referee: David Elleray (England)

Porto v Sampdoria

16 March 1995 Second leg	Porto	0–1 (3–5 p)	Sampdoria	Porto, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)		Report	R. Mancini  48' Platt  117'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 35,076 Referee: Marc Batta (France)
	Penalties
	Emerson Latapy Domingos Folha		Mihajlović Jugović Maspero Salsano Lombardo

Semi-final

Arsenal v Sampdoria

6 April 1995 First leg	Arsenal	3–2	Sampdoria	London, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bould  34', 37' Wright  69'	Report	Jugović  51', 78'	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,100 Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

Sampdoria v Arsenal

20 April 1995 Second leg	Sampdoria	3–2 (2–3 p)	Arsenal	Genoa, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	R. Mancini  14' Bellucci  85', 86'	Report	Wright  60' Schwarz  89'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)
	Penalties
	Mihajlović Jugović Maspero Mannini Lombardo		Dixon McGoldrick Hartson Adams Merson

Supercoppa Italiana

Main article: 1994 Supercoppa Italiana

Milan v Sampdoria

28 August 1994	Milan	1–1 (4–3 p)	Sampdoria	Milan
	Gullit  83'		Mihajlović  36'	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 26,767 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
	Penalties
	Albertini Boban Simone Costacurta		Platt Vierchowod Evani Jugović Mihajlović

Statistics

Goalscorers

• Ruud Gullit 9
• Roberto Mancini 9
• David Platt 8
• Attilio Lombardo 6
• Riccardo Maspero 4

References

1. 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.