1984–85 U.C. Sampdoria season

Sampdoria 1984-85 football season

Sampdoria1984-85 season

Chairman| Paolo Mantovani
Manager| Eugenio Bersellini
Serie A| 4th
Coppa Italia| Winners
Top goalscorer| League:
Trevor Francis
Fausto Salsano
(6 each)
All:
Trevor Francis (15 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

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U.C. Sampdoria recorded its best league season since 1960-61, thanks to a fourth place-finish. President Mantovani had surprised the football world by signing Liverpool stalwart Graeme Souness to the squad, and it paid off, with Souness adapting quickly to Italian football, also helping the team to win the 1985 edition of Coppa Italia, which was the first ever title for the club. The defensive line, with Moreno Mannini, Pietro Vierchowod and Antonio Paganin among the crew, was the main reason for the success, Sampdoria conceding just 23 goals in 30 league matches played. Quite a few of the players were still with the club when it finally won the league title in 1991.

## Contents

* 1 Squad
* 1.1 Goalkeepers
* 1.2 Defenders
* 1.3 Midfielders
* 1.4 Attackers
* 2 Competitions
* 2.1 Serie A
* 2.1.1 League table
* 2.1.2 Matches
* 2.1.3 Topscorers
* 2.2 Coppa Italia
* 2.2.1 Final
* 3 Sources

## Squad[edit]

### Goalkeepers[edit]

* Ivano Bordon
* Roberto Bocchino

### Defenders[edit]

* Pietro Vierchowod
* Luca Pellegrini
* Alessandro Renica
* Roberto Galia
* Antonio Paganin
* Enzo Gambaro

### Midfielders[edit]

* Fausto Pari
* Graeme Souness
* Alessandro Scanziani
* Fausto Salsano
* Evaristo Beccalossi
* Francesco Casagrande
* Giovanni Picasso

### Attackers[edit]

* Trevor Francis
* Roberto Mancini
* Gianluca Vialli

## Competitions[edit]

### Serie A[edit]

Main article: 1984–85 Serie A

#### League table[edit]

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2  | Torino | 30  | 14  | 11  | 5  | 36  | 22  | +14  | 39  | Qualification to UEFA Cup
3  | Internazionale | 30  | 13  | 12  | 5  | 42  | 28  | +14  | 38
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
6  | Juventus[b] | 30  | 11  | 14  | 5  | 48  | 33  | +15  | 36[a] | Qualification to European 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).[1]
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1. ^ a b Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.
2. ^ Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

#### Matches[edit]

Sampdoria v Cremonese 16 September 1984 1|  Sampdoria | 1-0|  Cremonese | Genoa

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| Souness 37' | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Napoli v Sampdoria 23 September 1984 2|  Napoli | 1-1|  Sampdoria | Napoli

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| Maradona 62'pen | Report | Fausto Salsano 72' | Stadium: San Paolo

Sampdoria v Ascoli 30 September 1984 3|  Sampdoria | 2-0|  Ascoli | Genoa

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| Scanziani 21'
Bogoni 90'og | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Roma v Sampdoria 7 October 1984 4|  Roma | 1-1|  Sampdoria | Roma

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| Pruzzo 14'pen | Report | Souness 16'pen) | Stadium: Olimpico

Sampdoria v Fiorentina 14 October 1984 5|  Sampdoria | 2-0|  Fiorentina | Genoa

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| Alessandro Renica 52'
Passarella 67'og | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Udinese v Sampdoria 21 October 1984 6|  Udinese | 1-0|  Sampdoria | Udine

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| Edinho 33' | Report |  | Stadium: Friuli

Sampdoria v Torino 28 October 1984 7|  Sampdoria | 2-2|  Torino | Genoa

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| Souness 20'
Francis 90' | Report | Galbiati 13'
Júnior 28' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria v Como 11 November 1984 8|  Sampdoria | 1-0|  Como | Genoa

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| Mancini 7' | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Verona v Sampdoria 18 November 1984 9|  Verona | 0-0|  Sampdoria | Verona

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Milan v Sampdoria 25 November 1984 10|  Milan | 0-1|  Sampdoria | Milan

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|  | Report | Francis 64'pen | Stadium: San Siro

Sampdoria v Lazio 2 December 1984 11|  Sampdoria | 2-2|  Lazio | Genoa

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| Mancini 3'
Salsano 19' | Report | Calisti 78'
Batista 83' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria v Avellino 16 December 1984 12|  Sampdoria | 1-0|  Avellino | Genoa

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| Vialli 73' | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Inter v Sampdoria 23 December 1984 13|  Inter | 2-0|  Sampdoria | Milan

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| Altobelli 9'
Rummenigge 82' | Report |  | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza

Sampdoria v Juventus 6 January 1985 14|  Sampdoria | 1-1|  Juventus | Genoa

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| Souness 74' | Report | Platini 5' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Atalanta v Sampdoria 13 January 1985 15|  Atalanta | 0-0|  Sampdoria | Bergamo

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Cremonese v Sampdoria 20 January 1985 16|  Cremonese | 1-1|  Sampdoria | Cremona

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| Nicoletti 78' | Report | Salsano 35' |

Sampdoria v Napoli 27 January 1985 17|  Sampdoria | 0-0|  Napoli | Genoa

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Ascoli v Sampdoria 10 February 1985 18|  Ascoli | 2-0|  Sampdoria | Ascoli

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| Iachini 80'
Nicolini 85'pen | Report |  |

Sampdoria v Roma 17 February 1985 19|  Sampdoria | 3-0|  Roma | Genoa

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| Vialli 45'
Galia 58'
Righetti 67'og | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Fiorentina v Sampdoria 24 February 1985 20|  Fiorentina | 0-3|  Sampdoria | Firenze

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|  | Report | Salsano 17'
Francis 27'
Francis 68' (pen) | Stadium: Artemio Franchi

Sampdoria v Udinese 3 March 1985 21|  Sampdoria | 1-0|  Udinese | Genoa

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| Vialli 58' | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Torino v Sampdoria 17 March 1985 22|  Torino | 1-1|  Sampdoria | Torino

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| Júnior 21' (pen) | Report | Corradini 62' (og) | Stadium: Comunale

Como v Sampdoria 24 March 1985 23|  Como | 0-0|  Sampdoria | Como

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Sampdoria v Hellas Verona 31 March 1985 24|  Sampdoria | 1-1|  Hellas Verona | Genoa

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| Renica 11' | Report | Galderisi 6' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Sampdoria v Milan 14 April 1985 25|  Sampdoria | 2-1|  Milan | Genoa

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| Vierchowod 40'
Souness 72' | Report | Battistini 83' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Lazio v Sampdoria 21 April 1985 26|  Lazio | 0-3|  Sampdoria | Roma

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|  | Report | Scanziani 23'
Salsano 45'
Vierchowod 54' | Stadium: Olimpico

Avellino v Sampdoria 28 April 1985 27|  Avellino | 2-1|  Sampdoria | Avellino

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| Diaz 80'
Renica 86' | Report | Francis 47' | Stadium: Partenio

Sampdoria v Inter 5 May 1985 28|  Sampdoria | 1-2|  Inter | Genoa

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| Scanziani 81' | Report | Brady 40'pen
Altobelli 65' | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Juventus v Sampdoria 12 May 1985 29|  Juventus | 1-1|  Sampdoria | Torino

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| Michel Platini 57' | Report | Alessandro Scanziani 76' | Stadium: Comunale

Sampdoria v Atalanta 19 May 1985 30|  Sampdoria | 3-0|  Atalanta | Genoa

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| Trevor Francis 11'
Fausto Salsano 19'
Roberto Mancini 53' | Report |  | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

#### Topscorers[edit]

* Trevor Francis 6
* Fausto Salsano 6
* Graeme Souness 5
* Alessandro Scanziani 4
* Roberto Mancini 3
* Gianluca Vialli 3

### Coppa Italia[edit]

Main article: 1984–85 Coppa Italia

Group phase

Group 6  Pos | Team

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1  | Sampdoria | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 17  | 6  | +11  | 8
2  | Bari | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 10  | 4  | +6  | 7
3  | Catanzaro | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 7
4  | Udinese | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 5
5  | Lecce | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 3
6  | Cavese | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 2  | 24  | −22  | 0

Source:[citation needed]

Eightfinals

Pisa v Sampdoria 13 February 1985 |  Pisa | 1-2|  Sampdoria | Pisa

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Sampdoria v Pisa 27 February 1985 |  Sampdoria | 2-0|  Pisa | Genoa

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Quarterfinals

Sampdoria v Torino 12 June 1985 |  Sampdoria | 4-2|  Torino | Genoa

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Torino v Sampdoria 19 June 1985 |  Torino | 0-0|  Sampdoria | Torino

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Semifinals

Fiorentina v Sampdoria 23 June 1985 |  Fiorentina | 0-0|  Sampdoria | Firenze

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Sampdoria v Fiorentina 26 June 1985 |  Sampdoria | 3-1|  Fiorentina | Genoa

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#### Final[edit]

Main article: 1985 Coppa Italia Final

30 June 1985

Milan| 0–1| Sampdoria

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|  | Souness 24'

San Siro, Milan

Referee: Giancarlo Redini

3 July 1985

Sampdoria| 2–1| Milan

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Mancini 41' (pen.)
Vialli 61' |  | Virdis 66'

Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa

Referee: Luigi Agnolin

## Sources[edit]

RSSSF - Italy 1984/85

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1984–85 in Italian football

| Domestic leagues|

* Serie A
* Serie B
* Serie C1
* Serie C2

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Domestic cups|

* Coppa Italia
* Final
* Coppa Italia Serie C
* Coppa Italia Dilettanti

European competitions|

* European Cup (Final)
* UEFA Cup
* Cup Winners' Cup

Club seasons

Serie A|

* Ascoli
* Atalanta
* Avellino
* Como
* Cremonese
* Fiorentina
* Internazionale
* Juventus
* Lazio
* Milan
* Napoli
* Roma
* Sampdoria
* Torino
* Udinese
* Verona

Serie C1|

* Vicenza

1. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points