1986–87 Hellas Verona season

Hellas Verona
1986–87 season
Manager	Osvaldo Bagnoli
Serie A	4th
Coppa Italia	Last 16
Top goalscorer	Preben Elkjær (8)

Hellas Verona F.C. came back strongly following its disappointing defense of the 1985 Serie A crown, with a fourth place and European qualification. A notable signing prior to the season was former World Cup hero Paolo Rossi, who spent his final footballing season at Hellas, scoring four goals.^[1]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Luciano Bruni
Antonio Di Gennaro
Roberto Galia
Mauro Roberto
Luigi Sacchetti
Walter Ugolini
Vinicio Verza
Domenico Volpati
Vittorino Zinelli

Attackers

Preben Elkjær
Ferdinando Gasparini
Marco Pacione
Paolo Rossi

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Juventus	30	14	11	5	42	27	+15	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Internazionale	30	15	8	7	32	17	+15	38
4	Hellas Verona	30	12	12	6	36	25	+11	36
5	Milan^[a]	30	13	9	8	31	21	+10	35
6	Sampdoria	30	13	9	8	37	21	+16	35

Source: 1986–87 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).^[2]
Notes:

^ Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Matches

14 September 1986 1	Torino	2-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Kieft 9' Comi 72'	Report	Galia 86'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Longhi

21 September 1986 2	Hellas Verona	1-0	Milan	Verona
	Galia 45'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Paparesta

28 September 1986 3	Roma	0-0	Hellas Verona	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Pairetto

5 October 1986 4	Hellas Verona	1-1	Sampdoria	Verona
	Galia 31'	Report	Vialli 19' (rig.)	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: D'Elia

12 October 1986 5	Udinese	2-2	Hellas Verona	Udine
	Graziani 9' 26'	Report	Verza 7' 43'	Stadium: Friuli Referee: Lombardo

19 October 1986 6	Hellas Verona	2-2	Avellino	Verona
	Rossi 23' (pen.) Pacione 29'	Report	Dirceu 28' Alessio 64'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Baldas

26 October 1986 7	Fiorentina	0-1	Hellas Verona	Firenze
		Report	Pacione 65'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

2 November 1986 8	Hellas Verona	2-1	Atalanta	Verona
	Di Gennaro 44' Galia 54'	Report	Magrin 42'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Baldi

9 November 1986 9	Empoli	1-0	Verona	Empoli
	Vertova 51'	Report		Stadium: Carlo Castellani Referee: Lombardo

23 November 1986 10	Verona	2-1	Ascoli	Verona
	Verza 41' De Agostini 83'	Report	Iachini 87'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Baldas

30 November 1986 11	Napoli	0-0	Hellas Verona	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Magni

14 December 1986 12	Hellas Verona	1-0	Como	Verona
	Rossi 33' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)

21 December 1986 13	Brescia	1-1	Hellas Verona	Brescia
	Branco 70'	Report	Elkjaer 41'	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Referee: Redini

4 January 1987 14	Juventus	2-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Manfredonia 67' Cabrini 88'	Report	Elkjaer 28'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Longhi

11 January 1987 15	Hellas Verona	2-1	Internazionale	Verona
	Elkjaer 40' 88'	Report	Altobelli 32'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lanese

18 January 1987 16	Verona	2-1	Torino	Verona
	Elkjaer 53' Rossi 87'	Report	Pileggi 76'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

1 February 1987 17	Milan	1-0	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Virdis 75'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Mattei

8 February 1987 18	Hellas Verona	0-1	Roma	Verona
		Report	Nela 15'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Casarin

22 February 1987 19	Sampdoria	0-0	Hellas Verona	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Baldas

1 March 1987 20	Verona	3-1	Udinese	Verona
	Di Gennaro 3' Fontolan 74' Rossi 79' (pen.)	Report	Edinho 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Baldi

8 March 1987 21	Avellino	1-1	Hellas Verona	Avellino
	Benedetti 66'	Report	Pacione 64'	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Paparesta

15 March 1987 22	Verona	2-2	Fiorentina	Verona
	Elkjaer 28' Galia 47'	Report	Diaz 73' Antognoni 80'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pezzella (Frattamaggiore)

22 March 1987 23	Atalanta	1-0	Verona	Bergamo
	Magrin 67' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pieri (Genova)

29 March 1987 24	Verona	1-0	Empoli	Verona
	De Agostini 51'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Boschi (Parma)

5 April 1987 25	Ascoli	0-1	Verona	Ascoli Piceno
		Report	Fontolan 72'	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Redini (Pisa)

12 April 1987 26	Verona	3-0	Napoli	Verona
	Pacione 21' Renica 32' (o.g.) Elkjaer 39' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Longhi (Roma)

26 April 1987 27	Como	1-1	Verona	Como
	Albiero 31' (rig.)	Report	Bruno 7' (aut.)	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Fabricatore (Roma)

3 May 1987 28	Verona	4-1	Brescia	Verona
	Verza 6' 64' De Agostini 55' Di Gennaro 79'	Report	Sacchetti 80'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Redini (Pisa)

10 May 1987 29	Verona	1-1	Juventus	Verona
	Elkjaer 68' (rig.)	Report	Manfredonia 74'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Mattei (Macerata)

17 May 1987 30	Internazionale	0-0	Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Paparesta

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hellas Verona	5	4	1	0	8	2	+6	9
2	Roma	5	3	1	1	8	3	+5	7
3	Piacenza	5	1	3	1	6	7	−1	5
4	Bari	5	1	2	2	3	4	−1	4
5	Campobasso	5	0	3	2	0	5	−5	3
6	Perugia	5	0	2	3	2	6	−4	2

Source:

1	Hellas Verona	1-0	Perugia	Verona
				Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

2

Campobasso

0-2

Hellas Verona

3	Bari	1-3	Hellas Verona	Bari
				Stadium: della Vittoria

4

Hellas Verona

1-1

Piacenza

5	Hellas Verona	1-0	Roma	Verona
				Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Eightfinals

	Hellas Verona	0-0	Cremonese	Verona
				Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

Cremonese

0-0
(4-3 p)

Hellas Verona

Cremona

References

^ Hough, Richard (2016-04-11). "The miracle season when Hellas Verona came from nowhere to win Serie A". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_MIL0.84483614603283-2] Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

[1] Hough, Richard (2016-04-11). "The miracle season when Hellas Verona came from nowhere to win Serie A". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

[3] "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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