SSC Napoli got extremely close to a shock relegation to Serie B, and only held on to its top-flight status by two points. This was just three years since the club led by playmaker and legend Diego Maradona won the domestic league title. It actually spent Christmas of 1992 in the relegation zone, and climbed out of it thanks to a strong January '93 run. The reason Napoli survived was the above-average offensive skills. Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca and Careca was a trio capable of leading any teams' attack, and the club looked set to suffer when Zola (Parma) and Careca (Japan) departed at the end of the season. Fonseca's season is mostly remembered for an extremely unusual five goals in one match, as Napoli beat Valencia 5-1 away from home in the UEFA Cup. Then it lost to Paris SG in the next round, rendering it was out of Europe.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Daniel Fonseca Cagliari Calcio MF Jonas Thern Benfica DF Paolo Ziliani Brescia Calcio loan MF Fausto Pari Sampdoria MF Roberto Policano Torino MF Luca Altomare AC Reggiana MF Angelo Carbone AS Bari FW Marco Ferrante Pisa loan ended DF Carlo Cornacchia Atalanta BC Out Pos. Name To Type FW Diego Maradona Sevilla FC U$7,50 million DF Laurent Blanc Nîmes Olympique loan MF Alemão Atalanta BC FW Michele Padovano Genoa CFC FW Andrea Silenzi Torino MF Fernando De Napoli AC Milan MF Stefano De Agostini Atalanta BC
Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Sebastiano Nela A.S. Roma FW Giorgio Bresciani Cagliari Calcio Out Pos. Name To Type FW Marco Ferrante Parma F.C.
Competitions Serie A
League table
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second round
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Statistics Players statistics
References
Sources RSSSF - Italy 1992/93