# 1986–87 UC Sampdoria season

UC Sampdoria started its march towards an eventual Serie A championship and European Cup final with its appointment of Yugoslav coach Vujadin Boškov. With Britons Graeme Souness and Trevor Francis leaving the squad, Boškov built his team around young Italian players, with Roberto Mancini, Gianluca Vialli, Pietro Vierchowod and Moreno Mannini among the bulwark of the squad as Sampdoria finished 6th in a tight battle involving several teams for 3rd in the championship.

## 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 |
| — | GK | ITA | Guido Bistazzoni |
| — | GK | ITA | Roberto Bocchino |
| — | GK | ITA | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| — | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini |
| — | DF | ITA | Pietro Vierchowod |
| — | DF | ITA | Luca Pellegrini |
| — | DF | ITA | Antonio Paganin |
| — | DF | ITA | Enzo Gambaro |
| — | DF | ITA | Michele Zanutta |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRG | Hans-Peter Briegel |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari |
| — | MF | BRA | Toninho Cerezo |
| — | MF | ITA | Luca Fusi |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Salsano |
| — | FW | ITA | Gianluca Vialli |
| — | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini |
| — | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Lorenzo |
| — | FW | ITA | Maurizio Ganz |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| MF | Toninho Cerezo | AS Roma |
| DF | Hans-Peter Briegel | Hellas Verona |
| MF | Luca Fusi | Como |
| GK | Guido Bistazzoni | Triestina |
| DF | Enzo Gambaro | AC Prato |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | to |
| MF | Graeme Souness | Glasgow Rangers |
| FW | Trevor Francis | Glasgow Rangers |
| MF | Gianfranco Matteoli | Internazionale |
| GK | Ivano Bordon | |
| DF | Roberto Galia | |
| MF | Alessandro Scanziani | |
| FW | Fabio Aselli | |
| DF | Andrea Veronici | |
| MF | Fiondella | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 35 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 35 | |
| 7 | Roma | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 33 | |
| 8 | Avellino | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 30 | |
* ↑ Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Worldfootball

#### Position 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | N |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | - | W | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |

#### UEFA Cup qualification

Milan qualified for 1987-88 UEFA Cup.

### Coppa Italia
#### Group stage (Group 3)

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Juventus | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 8 |
| 2 | Cremonese | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sampdoria | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| 4 | Lecce | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 |
| 5 | Monza | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| 6 | Reggiana | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 |

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Spareggio | Spareggio |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Guido Bistazzoni | 31 | -22 | 30 | -21 | 1 | -1 |
| | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini | 29 | 1 | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Pietro Vierchowod | 29 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Luca Pellegrini | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | FRG | Hans-Peter Briegel | 25 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Toninho Cerezo | 29 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Luca Fusi | 31 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Fausto Salsano | 30 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Gianluca Vialli | 29 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini | 27 | 6 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Roberto Bocchino | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | -0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Antonio Paganin | 18 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Lorenzo | 20 | 3 | 9+10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Enzo Gambaro | 16 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Maurizio Ganz | 12 | 0 | 0+12 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Michele Zanutta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Gianluca Pagliuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1986/940/