1987–88 Serie A


The 1987–88 Serie A was won by Milan.

Teams

, Pisa and Cesena had been promoted from Serie B.

Season summary

The summer of 1987 brought notable players into the Italian championship: Vincenzo Scifo, Ian Rush, Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten. Napoli started better than rivals, leading the group after five matches. Inter and Juventus, in fact, had several issues.
The reigning champions retained top-place in autumn and winter, not meeting obstacles. In spring Napoli, however, got a slower step: helping Milan's comeback, with the Rossoneri able to recover a good number of points. Their head-to-head match, played on 1 May 1988, smiled to the Northern side that reported a 3–2 win. Milan then got just two points but Napoli did even worse, losing both matches. It led to Milan's 11th title and its first since 1979. This season was the last with 16 teams playing, as two relegations and four promotions from Serie B caused, starting 1988–89, the presence of 18 clubs.

Final classification

Results

UEFA Cup qualification


Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Diego MaradonaNapoli15
2 CarecaNapoli13
3 Pietro Paolo VirdisMilan11
3 Giuseppe GianniniRoma11
5 Gianluca VialliSampdoria10
6 Ruud GullitMilan9
6 Walter SchachnerAvellino9
6 Alessandro AltobelliInternazionale9
6 Toni PolsterTorino9