# 1990–91 UC Sampdoria season

UC Sampdoria won their first ever Serie A title, thanks to a remarkable season for a team playing at its absolute peak. Gianluca Vialli was the league top scorer on 19 goals, and Roberto Mancini, Attilio Lombardo, goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca plus centre half Pietro Vierchowod were also instrumental in Sampdoria's success story.

## 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 | Gianluca Pagliuca |
| — | GK | ITA | Giulio Nuciari |
| — | DF | ITA | Moreno Mannini |
| — | DF | ITA | Pietro Vierchowod |
| — | DF | ITA | Luca Pellegrini |
| — | DF | ITA | Marco Lanna |
| — | DF | ITA | Giovanni Dall'Igna |
| — | MF | ITA | Ivano Bonetti |
| — | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Dossena |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Toninho Cerezo |
| — | MF | ITA | Attilio Lombardo |
| — | MF | ITA | Fausto Pari |
| — | MF | YUG | Srečko Katanec |
| — | MF | ITA | Giovanni Invernizzi |
| — | MF | URS | Alexei Mikhailichenko |
| — | FW | ITA | Gianluca Vialli |
| — | FW | ITA | Roberto Mancini |
| — | FW | ITA | Marco Branca |
| — | FW | ITA | Umberto Calcagno |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| MF | Alexei Mikhailichenko | Dynamo Kyiv |
| MF | Ivano Bonetti | Bologna F.C. |
| FW | Marco Branca | Udinese Calcio |
| FW | Umberto Calcagno | |
| FW | Michele Mignani | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To |
| DF | Amedeo Carboni | A.S. Roma |
| MF | Víctor Muñoz | Real Zaragoza |
| MF | Roberto Breda | Salernitana |
| MF | Fausto Salsano | A.S. Roma |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sampdoria (C) | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 51 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Milan | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 46 | Banned from European competition |
| 3 | Internazionale | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Genoa | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Torino | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
* ↑ In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 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

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | W | D |
| Position | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Top scorers

* Gianluca Vialli 19
* Roberto Mancini 12
* Marco Branca 5
* Toninho Cerezo 3
* Alexei Mikhailichenko 3
* Attilio Lombardo 3
* Pietro Vierchowod 3

### European Super Cup
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa | ECWC | ECWC |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Pagliuca | 49 | -37 | 33 | -22 | 10 | -10 | 6 | -5 |
| | DF | ITA | Mannini | 38 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Lanna | 39 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Vierchowod | 44 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | YUG | Katanec | 37 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Lombardo | 46 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Pari | 49 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Invernizzi | 44 | 5 | 17+14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Dossena | 47 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Mancini | 45 | 16 | 29+1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| | FW | ITA | Vialli | 36 | 23 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| | GK | ITA | Nuciari | 2 | -2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Pellegrini | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Bonetti | 36 | 1 | 15+10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | URS | Mikhailichenko | 37 | 3 | 18+6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | MF | BRA | Toninho Cerezo | 21 | 3 | 11+1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Branca | 32 | 8 | 8+12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| | FW | ITA | Calcagno | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Dall'Igna | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Mignani | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/dettagli_giocatore/1990/2758/