# 1987–88 SSC Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli only just failed to defend its inaugural Serie A title, finishing three points behind A.C. Milan. Napoli proved to be the most offensive team in the entire league, with Careca and Diego Maradona dominating the scoring charts. Due to Milan's strong defence that was not enough for the title, and due to a 3-2 defeat at home to the eventual champions, the title defence got out of reach.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Claudio Garella |
| — | GK | ITA | Raffaele Di Fusco |
| — | GK | ITA | Giuseppe Taglialatela |
| — | DF | ITA | Tebaldo Bigliardi |
| — | DF | ITA | Giuseppe Brusculotti |
| — | DF | ITA | Ciro Ferrara |
| — | DF | ITA | Moreno Ferrario |
| — | DF | ITA | Massimo Filardi |
| — | DF | ITA | Giovanni Francini |
| — | DF | ITA | Alessandro Renica |
| — | DF | ITA | Rosario Pergolizzi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Salvatore Bagni |
| — | MF | ITA | Fernando De Napoli |
| — | MF | ITA | Francesco Romano |
| — | MF | ITA | Paolo Miano |
| — | MF | ITA | Luciano Sola |
| — | FW | ITA | Andrea Carnevale |
| — | FW | BRA | Careca |
| — | FW | ITA | Bruno Giordano |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Diego Maradona |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Careca | São Paulo FC | |
| DF | Rosario Pergolizzi | Olbia Calcio | |
| DF | Giovanni Francini | Torino F.C. | |
| FW | Francesco Baiano | Empoli F.C. | loan ended |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| MF | Costanzo Celestini | Ascoli |
| DF | Antonio Carannante | Ascoli |
| DF | Giuseppe Volpecina | Hellas Verona |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Francesco Baiano | Parma F.C. | loan |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Milan (C) | 30 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 14 | +29 | 45 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Napoli | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 27 | +28 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Roma | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | +13 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Internazionale | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 32 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

### Topscorers

* Diego Maradona 15
* Careca 12
* Bruno Giordano 8
* Salvatore Bagni 3
* Andrea Carnevale 2

### Coppa Italia

First round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals

### European Cup

Round of 16

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Garella | 40 | -34 | 29 | -25 | 9 | -6 | 2 | -3 |
| | DF | ITA | Ferrara | 32 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Ferrario | 36 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Renica | 38 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Francini | 38 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Bagni | 33 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | De Napoli | 41 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Romano | 35 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | BRA | Careca | 34 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Giordano | 38 | 11 | 23+4 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Maradona | 38 | 21 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Di Fusco | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2 |
| | DF | ITA | Filardi | 20 | 5 | 11+9 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Bigliardi | 20 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Carnevale | 24 | 4 | 6+13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Miano | 16 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Sola | 17 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Bruscolotti | 10 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Pergolizzi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Baiano | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Taglialatela | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Minopoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/