1998–99 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
1998–99 season
President	Enrico Mantovani
Manager	Luciano Spalletti ; (until 13 December 1998); David Platt ; (from 14 December 1998 until ; 31 January 1999); Luciano Spalletti ; (from 2 February 1999)
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	16th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Vincenzo Montella (12); All: ; Vincenzo Montella (16)
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 U.C. Sampdoria season ended with the club's relegation to Serie B just eight years after winning the Serie A title in 1990–91. Similarly to Napoli the year prior, the club was no longer a financial power when it came to signing players, while its high-profile signing, Ariel Ortega, did not deliver to the degree Sampdoria had hoped for.

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
1	GK	ITA	Fabrizio Ferron
2	DF	ITA	Marcello Castellini
3	DF	ITA	Stefano Nava
4	MF	ITA	Marco Franceschetti
5	DF	ITA	Moreno Mannini
6	DF	ITA	David Balleri
7	DF	ITA	Emanuele Pesaresi
7	MF	ITA	Fabio Pecchia
8	MF	FRA	Pierre Laigle
9	FW	ITA	Vincenzo Montella
10	FW	ARG	Ariel Ortega
11	FW	ITA	Francesco Palmieri
12	GK	ITA	Luca Fuselli
13	MF	YUG	Bratislav Živković
14	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Iacopino
15	DF	POR	Hugo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ARG	Fernando Gastón Córdoba
17	FW	BRA	Catê
18	MF	ITA	Marco Sgrò
19	MF	ITA	Simone Vergassola
20	FW	YUG	Zoran Jovičić
21	MF	ITA	Matteo Solari
22	GK	ITA	Marco Ambrosio
23	DF	ITA	Alessandro Grandoni
24	DF	CIV	Saliou Lassissi
25	DF	YUG	Nenad Sakić
26	MF	ITA	Fabrizio Ficini
28	MF	ITA	Guglielmo Stendardo
29	DF	ITA	Giovanni Piredda
30	FW	ITA	Simone Aloe
31	MF	ENG	Lee Sharpe
32	MF	BRA	Doriva

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Ariel Ortega	Valencia
MF	Fabio Pecchia	Juventus
DF	Saliou Lassissi	Parma	loan
FW	Francesco Palmieri	US Lecce
DF	Alessandro Grandoni	SS Lazio
DF	Nenad Sakić	US Lecce
MF	Bratislav Živković	Crvena Zvezda
MF	Vincenzo Iacopino	Hellas Verona	loan ended
FW	Catê	Universidad Catolica
FW	Zoran Jovičić	Crvena Zvezda

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Juan Sebastián Verón	Parma F.C.
MF	Alain Boghossian	Parma F.C.
DF	Siniša Mihajlović	S.S. Lazio
FW	Giuseppe Signori	Bologna F.C.	loan ended
MF	Fausto Salsano	Spezia Calcio
FW	François Omam-Biyik	Atlante F.C.
MF	Alessio Scarchilli	Torino FC	loan ended
FW	Daniele Dichio	Sunderland A.F.C.

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Doriva	Porto
MF	Lee Sharpe	Bradford City	loan
DF	Stefano Nava	Servette

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Paco Soares	Empoli	loan
DF	Emanuele Pesaresi	Napoli	loan
DF	Oumar Dieng	Auxerre
MF	Mattia Biso	Parma F.C.
MF	Gastón Córdoba	Colón
FW	Fabrizio Ficini	Fiorentina

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Perugia^[a]	34	11	6	17	43	61	−18	39	Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round
15	Salernitana (R)	34	10	8	16	37	51	−14	38	Relegation to Serie B
16	Sampdoria (R)	34	9	10	15	38	55	−17	37
17	Vicenza (R)	34	8	9	17	27	47	−20	33
18	Empoli^[b] (R)	34	4	10	20	26	63	−37	20

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[1]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Perugia gained entry to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round after the renounce of several teams.
^ Empoli were docked two points due to attempted bribery of referee during a match against Sampdoria on 25 October 1998.

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	W
Position	6	8	12	9	12	9	12	7	10	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	16	17	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	16

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League Qualifying round; = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1999–2000 Serie B

Matches

13 September 1998 1	Udinese	2–2	Sampdoria	Udine
	Bachini 15' Amoroso 42'		Bertotto 32' (o.g.) Montella 37'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli

20 September 1998 2	Sampdoria	1–1	Perugia	Genoa
	Laigle 21'		Olive 48'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

27 September 1998 3	Cagliari	5–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
	Kallon 7', 76' Muzzi 10' Vasari 69' Berretta 78'			Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia

4 October 1998 4	Sampdoria	2–1	Roma	Genoa
	Palmieri 61' Iacopino 69'		Delvecchio 26'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

18 October 1998 5	Piacenza	4–1	Sampdoria	Piacenza
	Vierchowod 3' Inzaghi 42' (pen.) Manighetti 72' Rastelli 87'		Ortega 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli

25 October 1998 6	Sampdoria	3–0	Empoli	Genoa
	Palmieri 19' Ortega 70' Palmieri 73'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

1 November 1998 7	Juventus	2–0	Sampdoria	Turin
	Inzaghi 44', 59'			Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi

8 November 1998 8	Sampdoria	1–0	Salernitana	Genoa
	Ortega 50' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

15 November 1998 9	Internazionale	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Djorkaeff 6' (pen.), 17' (pen.) Zamorano 80'			Stadium: San Siro

22 November 1998 10	Sampdoria	0–0	Vicenza	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

29 November 1998 11	Venezia	0–0	Sampdoria	Venice
				Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo

6 December 1998 12	Sampdoria	0–2	Parma	Genoa
			Chiesa 45', 47'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

13 December 1998 13	Lazio	5–2	Sampdoria	Rome
	Mihajlović 29', 45', 52' Stanković 82' Salas 90'		Palmieri 37' (pen.), 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

20 December 1998 14	Sampdoria	2–2	Milan	Genoa
	Palmieri 58' Ortega 86'		Leonardo 39' Bierhoff 73'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

6 January 1999 15	Fiorentina	1–0	Sampdoria	Florence
	Costa 28'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi

10 January 1999 16	Sampdoria	1–1	Bologna	Genoa
	Palmieri 62'		Signori 13'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

17 January 1999 17	Bari	3–1	Sampdoria	Bari
	Masinga 35' De Rosa 47' Olivares 70'		Laigle 66'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola

24 January 1999 18	Sampdoria	1–1	Udinese	Genoa
	Ortega 52'		Sosa 3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

31 January 1999 19	Perugia	2–0	Sampdoria	Perugia
	Kaviedes 21' Matrecano 26'

7 February 1999 20	Sampdoria	0–0	Cagliari	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

14 February 1999 21	Roma	3–1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Fábio Júnior 10' Paulo Sérgio 85', 88'		Lassissi (15)	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

21 February 1999 22	Sampdoria	3–2	Piacenza	Genoa
	Montella 23' (pen.) Laigle 34' Ortega 57'		Piovani 70' Dionigi 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

28 February 1999 23	Empoli	0–1	Sampdoria	Empoli
			Pecchia 31'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani

7 March 1999 24	Sampdoria	1–2	Juventus	Genoa
	Ortega 64'		Amoruso 74' Inzaghi 90'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

14 March 1999 25	Salernitana	2–0	Sampdoria	Salerno
	Koloušek 62' Fresi 84'			Stadium: Stadio Arechi

21 March 1999 26	Sampdoria	4–0	Internazionale	Genoa
	Montella 12', 52' (pen.), 66' Ortega 69'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

3 April 1999 27	Vicenza	1–0	Sampdoria	Vicenza
	Otero 33'			Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

11 April 1999 28	Sampdoria	2–1	Venezia	Genoa
	Montella 6' (pen.) Catê 71'		Valtolina 52'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

18 April 1999 29	Parma	1–1	Sampdoria	Parma
	Sensini 43'		Montella 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

25 April 1999 30	Sampdoria	0–1	Lazio	Genoa
			Vieri 60'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

2 May 1999 31	Milan	3–2	Sampdoria	Milan
	Ambrosini 17' Leonardo 79' Castellini 90' (o.g.)		Montella 60' Franceschetti 86'	Stadium: San Siro

9 May 1999 32	Sampdoria	3–2	Fiorentina	Genoa
	Montella 29', 51' Palmieri 78'		Costa 20' (pen.) Heinrich 41'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

16 May 1999 33	Bologna	2–2	Sampdoria	Bologna
	Ingesson 28', 90+5'		Montella 5', 39'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara

23 May 1999 34	Sampdoria	1–0	Bari	Genoa
	Doriva 33'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Topscorers

UEFA Intertoto cup

Second round

4 July 1998 (1998-07-04)	Sampdoria	2–0	Rimavská Sobota	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
	Palmieri 37' Catê 67'	Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Stéphane Bre (France)

11 July 1998 (1998-07-11)	Rimavská Sobota	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Sampdoria	Na Záhradkách Stadium, Rimavská Sobota
	Orabinec 2'	Report		Attendance: 6,223 Referee: Steve Dunn (England)

Third round

18 July 1998 (1998-07-18)	Harelbeke	0–1	Sampdoria	Forestierstadion, Harelbeke
		Report	Montella 89' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

25 July 1998 (1998-07-25)	Sampdoria	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Harelbeke	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
	Palmieri 32' Montella 36', 84' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Hermann Albrecht (Germany)

Fourth round

29 July 1998 (1998-07-29)	Bologna	3–1	Sampdoria	Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna
20:35	Andersson 1' Paramatti 31' Kolyvanov 90'	Report	Palmieri 17'	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Juan Fernández Marín (Spain)

5 August 1998 (1998-08-05)	Sampdoria	1–0 (2–3 agg.)	Bologna	Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa
20:45	Palmieri 27'	Report UEFA Report 2		Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Atanas Uzunov (Bulgaria)

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		Intertoto
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Ferron	39	-44	31	-44	3	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Balleri	38	0	29+1	0	2	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Grandoni	41	0	31	0	4	0	6	0
	DF	YUG	Sakic	33	0	22+3	0	3	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Franceschetti	25	1	23	1	2	0	0	0
	MF	FRA	Laigle	38	3	31	3	3	0	4	0
	MF	BRA	Doriva	17	1	17	1
	AM	ITA	Pecchia	26	3	26	1
	FW	ITA	Montella	29	16	21+1	12	1	1	6	3
	FW	ARG	Ortega	31	9	25+2	8	4	1	0	0
	FW	ITA	Palmieri	42	13	33	8	3	1	6	4
	GK	ITA	Ambrosio	9	-11	3+4	-11	1	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Castellini	31	0	19+8	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	CIV	Lassissi	20	1	18+1	1	1	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Vergassola	23	0	8+11	0	3	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Mannini	17	0	7+3	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	POR	Hugo	15	0	7+8	0
	DF	ITA	Nava	14	0	6+3	0	3	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Ficini	17	0	6+3	0	2	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Sgro	23	0	4+11	0	2	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Iacopino	17	11	4+13	1
	FW	BRA	Catê	23	2	1+14	1	3	0	5	1
	MF	ENG	Sharpe	3	0	1+2	0
	MF	YUG	Zivkovic	10	0	0+4	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Solari	1	0	0+1	0
	FW	YUG	Jovicic	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Aloe	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Fuselli	0	0	0	-0	0	-0	0	-0
	MF	ITA	Mattia Biso	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SEN	Dieng	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ARG	Cordoba	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Pesaresi	4	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Piredda	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	BRA	Paco Soares	1	0	0	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1998/1159/

References

^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[table_note_PER0.58110300990804-1] Perugia gained entry to the 1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round after the renounce of several teams.

[table_note_EMP0.58110300990804-2] Empoli were docked two points due to attempted bribery of referee during a match against Sampdoria on 25 October 1998.

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

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