# 1995–96 UC Sampdoria season

Unione Calcio Sampdoria was once again condemned to midfield mediocrity, despite the services of super striker Enrico Chiesa, who netted 22 goals in just 27 appearances. Sven-Göran Eriksson continued with an attacking style of play, leading to Sampdoria scoring 59 goals in 34 matches, only bettered by champions Milan and Lazio. The backside was the many conceded goals it led to, with even relegated Torino having a better defensive record than the Genua team. Playmaker duo Clarence Seedorf and Christian Karembeu had great seasons, both compensating for the losses of Jugović, Lombardo and David Platt in the summer. The duo caught the attention of Real Madrid, and moved to Spain, with Karembeu staying put until the end of the 1996–97 season.

## Players

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 |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Walter Zenga |
| 23 | GK | ITA | Angelo Pagotto |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Matteo Sereni |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Riccardo Ferri |
| 13 | DF | ITA | David Balleri |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Stefano Sacchetti |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Emanuele Pesaresi |
| 11 | DF | YUG | Siniša Mihajlović |
| 22 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Invernizzi |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Marco Franceschetti |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 8 | MF | NED | Clarence Seedorf |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Christian Karembeu |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Fausto Salsano |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Alberigo Evani |
| 19 | MF | ITA | Vincenzo Iacopino |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Giovanni Abate |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Enrico Chiesa |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Filippo Maniero |
| 16 | FW | ITA | Claudio Bellucci |
| 21 | FW | ITA | Mauro Bertarelli |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Enrico Chiesa | U.S. Cremonese | €0.200 million |
| MF | Christian Karembeu | FC Nantes | - |
| MF | Clarence Seedorf | Ajax Amsterdam | - |
| FW | Filippo Maniero | Calcio Padova | - |
| DF | David Balleri | Calcio Padova | - |
| DF | Emanuele Pesaresi | A.C. Ancona | - |
| FW | Claudio Bellucci | U.S. Fiorenzuola 1922 | - |
| DF | Marco Franceschetti | Calcio Padova | - |
| GK | Angelo Pagotto | AC Pistoiese | - |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| FW | Ruud Gullit | Chelsea F.C. | - |
| MF | David Platt | Arsenal F.C. | - |
| MF | Vladimir Jugovic | Juventus | |
| MF | Attilio Lombardo | Juventus | - |
| DF | Pietro Vierchowod | Juventus | - |
| DF | Michele Serena | Fiorentina | - |
| DF | Marco Rossi | Club América | - |
| GK | Giulio Nuciari | | retired |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Internazionale | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 30 | +21 | 54 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 52 | |
| 9 | Vicenza | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 49 | |
| 10 | Cagliari | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 41 | |
* ↑ CAG 7pts. UDI 6pts. NAP 4pts.

#### Results summary

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

#### 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches
### Coppa Italia
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Pagotto | 26 | -35 | 23+1 | -33 | 2 | -2 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Mannini | 29 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Balleri | 34 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | YUG | Mihajlovic | 32 | 4 | 29+1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Karembeu | 34 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ITA | Salsano | 29 | 1 | 20+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ITA | Invernizzi | 32 | 0 | 25+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Evani | 30 | 0 | 24+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NED | Seedorf | 34 | 4 | 28+4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Chiesa | 27 | 22 | 27 | 22 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Mancini | 28 | 12 | 25+1 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Zenga | 7 | -6 | 7 | -6 |
| 9 | DF | ITA | Sacchetti | 26 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Ferri | 16 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ITA | Pesaresi | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Lamonica | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Franceschetti | 17 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ITA | Maniero | 27 | 6 | 12+13 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Sereni | 4 | -8 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ITA | Zito | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Iacopino | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ITA | Di Terlizzi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Abate | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Bellucci | 17 | 1 | 7+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ITA | Bertarelli | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1995/1102/