Season summary Between the end of spring and the beginning of summer, Torino changed his chairman: Mario Gerbi replaced Sergio Rossi. Foreign contingent was also substituted, with Anton Polster and Klaus Berggreen called to do not make regret Wim Kieft and Leo Junior.
Polster copied the former striker, throwing several balls in net during his initial appearances. Torino knocked out the citizen rivals in domestic cup but lost the final in face of Sampdoria. En other, Juventus got a heavier revenge: due to equal points in league (31) it needs a play-off for last UEFA Cup spot, awarded in a match that "bianconeri" won on shoot-out.
Squad
Goalkeepers Fabrizio Lorieri Alessandro Zaninelli
Defenders Silvano Benedetti Giancarlo Corradini Roberto Cravero Riki De Bin Giacomo Ferri Ezio Rossi
Midfielders Klaus Berggreen Antonio Comi Massimo Crippa Diego Fuser Gianluigi Lentini Antonio Sabato
Attackers Anton Polster Giorgio Bresciani Tullio Gritti
Competitions Serie A
League table
Matches
Topscorers Anton Polster 9 Tullio Gritti 7 Antonio Comi 3 Roberto Cravero 3 Massimo Crippa 3
UEFA Cup qualification
Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.
Coppa Italia
First round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References
Sources RSSSF – Italy 1987/88