# 1990–91 Serie A

The 1990-91 season saw Sampdoria win the Serie A title for the first time in their history, finishing five points ahead of second placed Milan. Third placed Internazionale were victorious in the UEFA Cup, with ninth-placed Roma compensating for their sub-standard league season with glory in the Coppa Italia, while Juventus's seventh-placed finish meant that they would be without European action for the first season in three decades. Lecce, Pisa, Cesena and Bologna were all relegated.
A notable record was set on 9 December 1990 in a Serie A fixture, when Bologna player Giuseppe Lorenzo was sent off after just 10 seconds for striking an opponent in the match against Parma. This was reportedly the fastest sending off in senior football worldwide at the time.
This is the most recent Serie A season to date in which a team won their first Italian title.

## Personnel and sponsoring

| Team | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Atalanta | Bruno Giorgi | Ennerre | Tamoil |
| Bari | Gaetano Salvemini | Adidas | Sud Factoring |
| Bologna | Luigi Radice | Uhlsport | Mercatone Uno |
| Cagliari | Claudio Ranieri | Umbro | Formaggi Ovini Sardi |
| Cesena | Alberto Batistoni | Adidas | Amadori |
| Fiorentina | Sebastião Lazaroni | ABM | La Nazione |
| Genoa | Osvaldo Bagnoli | Erreà | Mita |
| Internazionale | Giovanni Trapattoni | Uhlsport | Misura |
| Juventus | Luigi Maifredi | Kappa | UPIM |
| Lazio | Dino Zoff | Umbro | Cassa di Risparmio di Roma |
| Lecce | Zbigniew Boniek | Adidas | Dreher |
| Milan | Arrigo Sacchi | Adidas | Mediolanum |
| Napoli | Alberto Bigon | Ennerre | Mars |
| Parma | Nevio Scala | Umbro | Parmalat |
| Pisa | Luca Giannini | Gems | Giocheria |
| Roma | Ottavio Bianchi | Ennerre | Barilla |
| Sampdoria | Vujadin Boškov | Asics | Erg |
| Torino | Emiliano Mondonico | ABM | Indesit |

## Final classification

| Pos | Team | 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 |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 7 | Juventus | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 37 | |
| 8 | Napoli | 34 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | |
| 9 | Roma | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 36 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 10 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 35 | |
| 11 | Lazio | 34 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 35 | |
| 12 | Fiorentina | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 31 | |
| 13 | Bari | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 29 | |
| 14 | Cagliari | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 29 | |
| 15 | Lecce (R) | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 47 | −27 | 25 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | Pisa (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 34 | 60 | −26 | 22 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 17 | Cesena (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 58 | −30 | 19 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 18 | Bologna (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ Parma qualified for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup as a substitute for the banned Milan.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ATA | BAR | BOL | CAG | CES | FIO | GEN | INT | JUV | LAZ | LEC | MIL | NAP | PAR | PIS | ROM | SAM | TOR |
| Atalanta | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Bari | 4–1 | — | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Bologna | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Cagliari | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Cesena | 0–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Fiorentina | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Genoa | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Internazionale | 3–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 6–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Juventus | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lazio | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| Lecce | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Milan | 0–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Napoli | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 |
| Parma | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Pisa | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Roma | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 |
| Sampdoria | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–2 |
| Torino | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
* ↑ The match was played at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Gianluca Vialli | Sampdoria | 19 |
| 2 | Lothar Matthäus | Internazionale | 16 |
| 3 | Carlos Aguilera | Genoa | 15 |
| 3 | Tomáš Skuhravý | Genoa | 15 |
| 5 | Roberto Baggio | Juventus | 14 |
| 5 | Jürgen Klinsmann | Internazionale | 14 |
| 7 | Giorgio Bresciani | Torino | 13 |
| 7 | Massimo Ciocci | Cesena | 13 |
| 7 | Alessandro Melli | Parma | 13 |
| 7 | João Paulo | Bari | 13 |

## Sources

* Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005