During the 1996-97 season Sampdoria competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.
Summary Unione Calcio Sampdoria had a decent season, in which it troubled the top three in the Serie A, and at half season even threatening to overhaul Juventus's league title, before losing its form during the spring. Vincenzo Montella, brought in from rivals Genoa to replace the departed Enrico Chiesa, sensationally equalled Chiesa's tally of 22 goals.
During December, Sven-Göran Eriksson agreed to be the new Blackburn Rovers head coach for the next season, however, in February the Swedish manager announced a move to Lazio, and in July 1997 brought both Roberto Mancini and Siniša Mihajlović with him. With playmaker Clarence Seedorf departing for Real Madrid, Sampdoria was once again in a predicament. It still possessed Juan Sebastián Verón's unique qualities, however. The Argentinian was a genuine sensation in his first European season, and stayed on for another year.
Players
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Juan Sebastián Verón Boca Juniors €5.70 million FW Vincenzo Montella Genoa C.F.C. €4.39 million GK Fabrizio Ferron Atalanta B.C. - MF Pierre Laigle RC Lens - DF Oumar Dieng Paris Saint-Germain - GK Alessandro Giovinazzo - MF Mattia Biso Derthona - MF Simone Vergassola Carrarese Calcio - MF Nicola Zanini Hellas Verona loan ended FW Marco Carparelli Chievo Verona loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type FW Enrico Chiesa Parma F.C. €13.80 million MF Clarence Seedorf Real Madrid €8.60 million GK Angelo PagottoA.C. Milan FW Filippo Maniero Hellas Verona - FW Claudio Bellucci S.S.C. Napoli -
Winter In Pos. Name from Type Out Pos. Name To Type MF Nicola Zanini Hellas Verona -
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second round
Statistics Players statistics
References