1995–96 SSC Napoli season

In the 1995-96 S.S.C. Napoli season, the club finished in the lower midfield of the table, once again missing out on the international competitions. Goalscoring was at a premium, but the tight defence led by Latin Americans Roberto Ayala and André Cruz, ensured that Napoli did not go close to relegation. Goalkeeper Giuseppe Taglialatela also strengthened his reputation with a solid season.

Napoli

1995-96 season
Owner	Corrado Ferlaino
President	Gian Marco Inoccenti
Manager	Vujadin Boškov
Stadium	San Paolo
Serie A	12th
Coppa Italia	Last 32
Top goalscorer	Arturo Di Napoli (5)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Giuseppe Taglialatela 2 DF  ARG Roberto Ayala 3 DF  ITA Massimo Tarantino 4 MF  ITA Roberto Bordin 5 DF  BRA André Cruz 6 DF  ITA Salvatore Matrecano 7 MF  ITA Renato Buso 8 MF  FRA Alain Boghossian 9 FW  ITA Massimo Agostini 10 FW  ITA Fausto Pizzi 11 MF  ITA Fabio Pecchia 12 GK  ITA Raffaele Di Fusco 13 DF  ITA Alessandro Sbrizzo

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ITA Fausto Pari 15 DF  ITA Francesco Baldini 16 DF  ITA Francesco Colonnese 18 MF  ITA Raffaele Longo 19 FW  ITA Carmelo Imbriani 20 FW  ITA Arturo Di Napoli 21 MF  ITA Roberto Policano 22 GK  ITA Federico Infanti 24 MF  ITA Luca Altomare 25 DF  ITA Mirko Taccola 26 DF  ITA Ciro Caruso

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Roberto Ayala	River Plate	€3.20 million
DF	Salvatore Matrecano	Parma F.C.
FW	Arturo Di Napoli	Gualdo
DF	Francesco Colonnese	A.S. Roma	loan
DF	Francesco Baldini	Lucchese
FW	Fausto Pizzi	Udinese Calcio

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Fabio Cannavaro	Parma F.C.	€6.70 million
MF	Freddy Rincon	Palmeiras	loan ended
MF	Benito Carbone	Internazionale
MF	Eugenio Corini	Sampdoria	loan ended
MF	Gaetano De Rosa	Savoia
FW	Franco Lerda	Brescia Calcio

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1995–96 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Cagliari	34	11	8	15	34	47	−13	41[a]
11	Udinese	34	11	8	15	41	49	−8	41
12	Napoli	34	10	11	13	28	41	−13	41
13	Atalanta	34	11	6	17	38	50	−12	39
14	Piacenza	34	9	10	15	31	48	−17	37

Source: 1995–96 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]
Notes:

1. CAG 7pts. UDI 6pts. NAP 4pts.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W
Position	7	4	3	2	2	5	2	4	4	5	7	7	7	10	10	7	10	6	7	6	7	9	11	11	11	12	13	13	10	12	13	11	11	12

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1996–97 UEFA Cup First round;   = 1996-97 Serie B

Matches

Bari v Napoli

27 August 1995 1	Bari	1–1	Napoli	Bari
	Protti 3'		André Cruz 86' (pen.)	Stadium: San Nicola

Napoli v Padova

10 September 1995 2	Napoli	2–0	Padova	Napoli
	Pecchia 7' Agostini 70'			Stadium: San Paolo

Atalanta v Napoli

17 September 1995 3	Atalanta	1–3	Napoli
	Vieri 4'		Buso 31' Imbriani 63' Agostini 74'

Napoli v Inter

24 September 1995 4	Napoli	2–1	Inter	Napoli
	Imbriani 33' Buso 66'		Fontolan 46'	Stadium: San Paolo

Juventus v Napoli

1 October 1995 5	Juventus	1–1	Napoli
	Vialli 55'		52' Pecchia

Napoli v Fiorentina

15 October 1995 6	Napoli	0–2	Fiorentina	Napoli
			Tarantino 78' (o.g.) Orlando 86'	Stadium: San Paolo

Piacenza v Napoli

22 October 1995 7	Piacenza	0–1	Napoli
			Taibi 69' (o.g.)

Napoli v Cremonese

29 October 1995 8	Napoli	0–0	Cremonese	Napoli
				Stadium: San Paolo

Torino v Napoli

5 November 1995 9

Torino

0–0

Napoli

Napoli v Vicenza

19 November 1995 10	Napoli	1–1	Vicenza	Napoli
	Agostini 45'		Otero 9'	Stadium: San Paolo

Cagliari v Napoli

26 November 1995 11	Cagliari	2–0	Napoli
	Firicano 21, 90'

Napoli v Parma

3 December 1995 12	Napoli	1–1	Parma	Napoli
	Pizzi 38'		Zola 52' (pen.)	Stadium: San Paolo

Milan v Napoli

10 December 1995 13

Milan

0–0

Napoli

Napoli v Roma

17 December 1995 14	Napoli	0–2	Roma	Napoli
			Thern 13' Delvecchio 70'	Stadium: San Paolo

Sampdoria v Napoli

23 December 1995 15	Sampdoria	2–2	Napoli
	André Cruz 45' (o.g.) Chiesa 48'		Di Napoli 54' Buso 75'

Napoli v Lazio

7 January 1996 16	Napoli	1–0	Lazio	Napoli
	Di Napoli 25'			Stadium: San Paolo

Udinese v Napoli

14 January 1996 17	Udinese	3–2	Napoli	Napoli
	Bertotto 11' Poggi 53' Bia 60'		Agostini 13' Pecchia 56'	Stadium: San Paolo

Napoli v Bari

21 January 1996 18	Napoli	1–0	Bari	Napoli
	Di Napoli 7'			Stadium: San Paolo

Padova v Napoli

28 January 1996 19	Padova	4–2	Napoli
	Vlaović 6, 67' Amoruso 49' Fiore 85'		Pizzi 54' Di Napoli 87'

Napoli v Atalanta

4 February 1996 20	Napoli	2–0	Atalanta	Napoli
	Boghossian 14' A. Paganin 85' (o.g.)			Stadium: San Paolo

Inter v Napoli

11 February 1996 21	Inter	4–0	Napoli
	Ganz 32' 57' (pen.) Branca 67, 80'

Napoli v Juventus

18 February 1996 22	Napoli	0–1	Juventus	Napoli
			Ravanelli 81'	Stadium: San Paolo

Fiorentina v Napoli

25 February 1996 23	Fiorentina	3–0	Napoli
	Batistuta 36, 76' Baiano 79'

Napoli v Piacenza

3 March 1996 24	Napoli	0–0	Piacenza	Napoli
				Stadium: San Paolo

Cremonese v Napoli

10 March 1996 25	Cremonese	1–1	Napoli
	Tentoni 22'		Buso 5'

Napoli v Torino

24 March 1996 26	Napoli	1–0	Torino	Napoli
	Boghossian 30'			Stadium: San Paolo

Vicenza v Napoli

31 March 1996 27	Vicenza	3–0	Napoli
	Di Carlo 13' Murgita 21' Ambrosetti 35'

Napoli v Cagliari

6 April 1996 28	Napoli	0–0	Cagliari	Napoli
				Stadium: San Paolo

Parma v Napoli

10 April 1996 29	Parma	1–0	Napoli
	Apolloni 13'

Napoli v Milan

14 April 1996 30	Napoli	0–1	Milan	Napoli
			Panucci 13'	Stadium: San Paolo

Roma v Napoli

20 April 1996 31	Roma	4–1	Napoli
	Delvecchio 43, 81, 85' André Cruz 50' (o.g.)		Pecchia 72'

Napoli v Sampdoria

28 April 1996 32	Napoli	1–0	Sampdoria	Napoli
	Di Napoli 86' (pen.)			Stadium: San Paolo

Lazio v Napoli

5 May 1996 33	Lazio	1–0	Napoli
	Di Matteo 19'

Napoli v Udinese

12 May 1996 34	Napoli	2–1	Udinese	Napoli
	Pizzi 41' (pen.) Policano 71'		Pecchia 28' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Paolo

Topscorers

• Arturo Di Napoli 5
• Massimo Agostini 4
• Fabio Pecchia 4
• Renato Buso 4
• Fausto Pizzi 3

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Taglialatela	34	-41	34	-41
15	DF	ITA	Francesco Baldini	27	0	20+7	0
2	DF	ARG	Roberto Ayala	29	0	28+1	0
5	DF	BRA	André Cruz	29	1	29	1
3	DF	ITA	Massimo Tarantino	26	0	26	0
10	MF	ITA	Fausto Pizzi	32	3	32	3
4	MF	ITA	Roberto Bordin	29	0	29	0
14	MF	ITA	Fausto Pari	31	0	31	0
11	MF	ITA	Fabio Pecchia	28	4	27+1	4
7	FW	ITA	Renato Buso	32	4	32	4
9	FW	ITA	Massimo Agostini	30	4	30	4
12	GK	ITA	Raffaele Di Fusco	0	0	0	0
19	FW	ITA	Carmelo Imbriani	25	2	17+8	2
8	MF	FRA	Alain Boghossian	23	2	15+8	2
20	FW	ITA	Arturo Di Napoli	27	5	8+19	5
16	DF	ITA	Francesco Colonnese	16	0	7+9	0
18	MF	ITA	Raffaele Longo	12	0	4+8	0
25	DF	ITA	Mirko Taccola	5	0	3+2	0
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Policano	17	1	2+15	1
24	MF	ITA	Luca Altomare	2	0	0+2	0
6	DF	ITA	Salvatore Matrecano	1	0	0+1	0
26	DF	ITA	Ciro Caruso	1	0	0+1	0
13	DF	ITA	Alessandro Sbrizzo	0	0	0	0
22	GK	ITA	Federico Infanti	0	0	0	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/rose/1995/1091/