# 1987–88 Juventus FC season

Juventus Football Club finished in 6th place in the 1987–88 Serie A season.

## Overview

Following Platini's departure, Juventus tried to find a substitute in Welsh striker Ian Rush. Despite being seasonal top scorer, he disappointed fans' hope about him. Bianconeri passed only a challenge in UEFA Cup, finishing their path in round of 32. Condemned by a slow trend in league Juventus bet his cards on domestic cup, but was defeated by Torino in semifinals. His revenge came anyway after Serie A end, beating granata (on shootout) in a playoff that awarded last UEFA Cup spot.

## 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 | Stefano Tacconi |
| — | GK | ITA | Luciano Bodini |
| — | DF | ITA | Pasquale Bruno |
| — | DF | ITA | Sergio Brio |
| — | DF | ITA | Roberto Tricella |
| — | DF | ITA | Antonio Cabrini |
| — | DF | ITA | Luigi De Agostini |
| — | DF | ITA | Luciano Favero |
| — | DF | ITA | Nicolo Napoli |
| — | DF | ITA | Gaetano Scirea |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | SMR | Massimo Bonini |
| — | MF | ITA | Marino Magrin |
| — | MF | ITA | Massimo Mauro |
| — | MF | ITA | Angelo Alessio |
| — | MF | ITA | Beniamino Vignola |
| — | FW | DEN | Michael Laudrup |
| — | FW | WAL | Ian Rush |
| — | FW | ITA | Renato Buso |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from |
| FW | Ian Rush | Liverpool |
| DF | Roberto Tricella | Hellas Verona |
| DF | Pasquale Bruno | Como |
| MF | Marino Magrin | Atalanta BC |
| MF | Angelo Alessio | Avellino |
| DF | Nicolo Napoli | ACR Messina |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | to | Type |
| MF | Michel Platini | | retired |
| DF | Nicola Caricola | Genoa CFC | |
| DF | Roberto Soldà | Hellas Verona | |
| DF | Stefano Pioli | Hellas Verona | |
| MF | Lionello Manfredonia | AS Roma | |
| FW | Aldo Serena | Internazionale | |
| FW | Massimo Briaschi | Genoa CFC | |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | Juventus | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 31 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Torino | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 33 | 30 | +3 | 31 | |
| 8 | Fiorentina | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 28 | |
* ↑ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 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 | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | D | L |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |

#### UEFA Cup qualification

Juventus qualified for 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

### Coppa Italia

First round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals

## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa | Coppa | UEFA | UEFA |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Stefano Tacconi | 45 | -42 | 30 | -30 | 11 | -9 | 4 | -3 |
| | DF | ITA | Pasquale Bruno | 34 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Sergio Brio | 43 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Roberto Tricella | 42 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Antonio Cabrini | 37 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| | DF | ITA | Luigi De Agostini | 44 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | SMR | Massimo Bonini | 38 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Marino Magrin | 34 | 5 | 20+1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Massimo Mauro | 34 | 2 | 21+3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | DEN | Michael Laudrup | 38 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| | FW | WAL | Ian Rush | 39 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| | GK | ITA | Luciano Bodini | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 |
| | DF | ITA | Luciano Favero | 31 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Angelo Alessio | 41 | 6 | 13+14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| | FW | ITA | Renato Buso | 28 | 3 | 7+10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Nicolo Napoli | 14 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Gaetano Scirea | 11 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Beniamino Vignola | 26 | 2 | 0+13 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1987/956/