1996–97 Piacenza Calcio season

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 3–1 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.

Piacenza
1996–97 season
ManagerBortolo Mutti
Serie A14th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
Top goalscorerPasquale Luiso (14)

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.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Roma 34 10 11 13 46 47 −1 41[lower-alpha 1]
13 Napoli 34 9 14 11 38 45 −7 41
14 Piacenza 34 7 16 11 29 45 −16 37[lower-alpha 2] Relegation tie-breaker
15 Cagliari (R) 34 9 10 15 45 55 −10 37[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Serie B after tie-breaker
16 Perugia (R) 34 10 7 17 48 62 −14 37[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to Serie B
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]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.
  2. CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  3. CAG: 7 pts; PIA: 5 pts; PER: 4 pts.
  4. Relegated to 1997-98 Serie B for direct matches.

Position by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Piacenza1516141114128131414131113151514141414141414141414141414151415151614
Source: Serie A
  = Relegation to 1997–98 Serie B

Matches
1Roma3–1Piacenza
Aldair  13'
Balbo  38'
Fonseca  73'		 Luiso  50' (pen.)
2Piacenza0–0Parma
3Napoli1–1Piacenza
Caccia  30' Luiso  67'
4Piacenza1–0Vicenza
Luiso  44'
5Inter2–0Piacenza
Branca  45'
Branca  48'
6Piacenza3–0Reggiana
Luiso  23, 76'
Di Francesco  88'
7Piacenza2–0Verona
Luiso  41' (pen.)
Scienza  57'
8Sampdoria3–0Piacenza
Mancini  16, 79'
Carparelli  53'
9Piacenza1–3Lazio
Scienza  27' Signori  5', 40' (pen.), 54'
10Fiorentina1–1Piacenza
Robbiati  26' Luiso  64' (pen.)
11Piacenza3–2Milan
Valoti  9'
Di Francesco  44'
Luiso  71'		 Dugarry  47, 68'
12Bologna1–1Piacenza
Paramatti  52' Tentoni  89'
13Atalanta4–0Piacenza
F. Inzaghi  14, 32'
Rotella  54'
Sgrò  62'
14Piacenza1–1Juventus
Delli Carri  86' Padovano  59'
15Cagliari1–0Piacenza
Lønstrup  79'
16Piacenza0–0Udinese
17Perugia1–1Piacenza
Negri  16' Scienza  74'
18Piacenza0–0Roma
19Parma1–0Piacenza
Chiesa  58'
20Piacenza1–0Napoli
Scienza  34'
21Vicenza1–1Piacenza
Beghetto  14' Piovani  4'
22Piacenza0–3Inter
Ince  39, 45'
Ganz  54'
23Reggiana0–0Piacenza
24Verona0–0Piacenza
25Piacenza2–2Sampdoria
Tramezzani  14'
Piovani  30'		 Montella  39'
Pesaresi  48'
26Lazio2–0Piacenza
Signori  31' (pen.)
Rambaudi  73'
27Piacenza1–1Fiorentina
Luiso  66' Amoruso  56'
28Milan0–0Piacenza
29Piacenza1–1Bologna
Di Francesco  17' K. Andersson  86'
30Piacenza3–1Atalanta
Luiso  15, 65'
M. Conte  30'		 F. Inzaghi  31'
31Juventus4–1Piacenza
Zidane  51'
Vieri  54, 88'
Jugović  76'		 Luiso  56'
32Piacenza1–1Cagliari
Luiso  7' Tovalieri  44'
33Udinese4–0Piacenza
Sergio  13'
Scienza  18' (o.g.)
Poggi  45'
Cappioli  85'
34Piacenza2–1Perugia
Luiso  30'
Lucci  48' (pen.)		 Dicara  90'

Relegation tie-breaker
Cagliari1–3Piacenza
Tovalieri  65' Report Luiso  5'
Berretta  38' (o.g.)
Luiso  91'
Attendance: 25 000

Cagliari relegated to 1997–98 Serie B.

Top scorers
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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.

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