2007–08 Serie A
The 2007–08 Serie A (known as the
Events
Plusvalenze investigation
Inquiries are being conducted by the CO.VI.SOC. (Italian football's financial watchdogs) into the finances of four Serie A clubs (
Lazio fan killed by police
On the morning of 11 November 2007 26-year-old
Though Sandri's death was later held by some to have been caused by a tragic error by a policeman who claimed his gun went off as he was running.[7] Prosecutors then opted initially to open an inquiry into manslaughter against the policeman,[8] nevertheless the initial hearing held that Sandri's death was culpable homicide, and the policeman involved (Luigi Spaccarotella) was condemned to 6 years imprisonment. On appeal, the higher court not only confirmed this judgment, but increased the punishment to 9 years and 4 months as an element of intentionality was found.[9]
Final week
The championship was decided in the final week, as
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Personnels and Sponsoring
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Internazionale (C) | 38 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 69 | 26 | +43 | 85 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
2 | Roma
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38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 82 | |
3 | Juventus | 38 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Fiorentina | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 66 | |
5 | Milan
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38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a] |
6 | Sampdoria
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38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 60 | |
7 | Udinese | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 57 | |
8 | Napoli
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38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 50 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[10] |
9 | Atalanta
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38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 48[b] | |
10 | Genoa
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38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 48[b] | |
11 | Palermo
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38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 47 | |
12 | Lazio
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38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 46 | |
13 | Siena
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38 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 | |
14 | Cagliari[c] | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 56 | −16 | 42 | |
15 | Torino
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38 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40[d] | |
16 | Reggina
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38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 40[d] | |
17 | Catania
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38 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 | |
18 | Empoli (R)
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38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 36 | Relegation to Serie B |
19 | Parma (R)
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38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 34 | |
20 | Livorno (R)
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38 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 60 | −25 | 30 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
- ^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Genoa on head-to-head points: Genoa 2-1 Atalanta, Atalanta 2-0 Genoa.
- ^ Cagliari was docked 3 points for filing an unauthorized lawsuit, but the penalty was later reversed.
- ^ a b Torino finished ahead of Reggina on head-to-head points: Torino 2-2 Reggina, Reggina 1–3 Torino.
Results
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[11] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | 21 |
2 | David Trezeguet | Juventus | 20 |
3 | Marco Borriello | Genoa | 19 |
4 | Antonio Di Natale | Udinese | 17 |
Zlatan Ibrahimović | Internazionale | ||
Adrian Mutu | Fiorentina | ||
7 | Amauri | Palermo | 15 |
Kaká | Milan | ||
9 | Goran Pandev | Lazio | 14 |
Tommaso Rocchi | Lazio | ||
Francesco Totti | Roma |
Coaches
Club | Head coach | From | To |
---|---|---|---|
Atalanta
|
Luigi Delneri | June 9, 2007[12] | |
Cagliari | Marco Giampaolo | February 26, 2007[13] | November 13, 2007[14] |
Nedo Sonetti | November 13, 2007[15] | December 27, 2007[16] | |
Davide Ballardini | December 27, 2007[16] | ||
Catania
|
Silvio Baldini | June 3, 2007[17] | March 31, 2008[18] |
Walter Zenga | April 1, 2008[19] | ||
Empoli
|
Luigi Cagni | January 19, 2006[20] | November 26, 2007[21] |
Alberto Malesani | November 26, 2007[21] | March 31, 2008[22] | |
Luigi Cagni | March 31, 2008[22] | ||
Fiorentina | Cesare Prandelli | June 10, 2005[23] | |
Genoa
|
Gian Piero Gasperini | June 29, 2006[24] | |
Internazionale | Roberto Mancini | July 7, 2004[25] | |
Juventus
|
Claudio Ranieri | June 4, 2007[26] | |
Lazio | Delio Rossi | June 10, 2005[23] | |
Livorno
|
Fernando Orsi | March 21, 2007[27] | October 9, 2007[28] |
Giancarlo Camolese | October 10, 2007[29] | April 28, 2008[30] | |
Fernando Orsi | April 28, 2008[30] | ||
Milan
|
Carlo Ancelotti | November 5, 2001[31] | |
Napoli
|
Edoardo Reja | January 18, 2005[32] | |
Palermo
|
Stefano Colantuono | June 7, 2007[33] | November 26, 2007[34] |
Francesco Guidolin | November 26, 2007[34] | March 24, 2008[35] | |
Stefano Colantuono | March 24, 2008[35] | ||
Parma
|
Domenico Di Carlo | June 12, 2007[36] | March 10, 2008[37] |
Héctor Cúper | March 11, 2008[38] | May 12, 2008[39] | |
Andrea Manzo | May 12, 2008[39] | ||
Reggina
|
Massimo Ficcadenti | July 1, 2007[40] | November 1, 2007[41] |
Renzo Ulivieri | November 1, 2007[42] | March 3, 2008[43] | |
Nevio Orlandi | March 3, 2008[43] | ||
Roma | Luciano Spalletti | June 17, 2005[44] | |
Sampdoria
|
Walter Mazzarri | May 31, 2007[45] | |
Siena
|
Andrea Mandorlini | June 12, 2007[46] | November 12, 2007[47] |
Mario Beretta | November 12, 2007[47] | ||
Torino
|
Walter Novellino | June 6, 2007[48] | April 16, 2008[49] |
Gianni De Biasi | April 16, 2008[49] | ||
Udinese | Pasquale Marino | June 5, 2007[50] |
2007–08 events
- Atalanta: on June 9, 2007 Luigi Delneri was announced as new head coach following Stefano Colantuono's departure to Palermo.[12]
- Cagliari: on November 13 Cagliari chairman Massimo Cellino sacked Marco Giampaolo and replaced him with veteran coach Nedo Sonetti, who already served twice with the rossoblu before this new appointment.[14][15] On December 19 Sonetti tendered his resignation, after he managed to achieve only one point in three matches in charge, and Cellino called Giampaolo to serve again as rossoblu head coach.[51] However, Giampaolo, still linked to Cagliari by a contract, turned down the opportunity to return.[52] The next day, the club announced that it had rejected Sonetti's resignation.[53] Sonetti was ultimately sacked only a few days later, on December 27, following a crushing 5–1 loss to Fiorentina, and replaced by Davide Ballardini, who served as Cagliari head coach in the early weeks of the 2005–06 season.[16]
- Catania: on June 3, 2007 Steaua București, at his first coaching experience with a Serie A team.[19]
- Empoli: on November 26, 2007 the Tuscan side chose to sack Sampdoria which left Empoli alone in last place, the board decided to sack Malesani, reinstalling Cagni in charge.[22]
- Juventus: on June 4, 2007 former Parma head coach Claudio Ranieri was unveiled as new boss.[26]
- Livorno: on October 9, 2007 Fernando Orsi was sacked following a string of poor results that brought the team down to bottom place in the league with two points and no win after seven games.[28] The position was then filled by Giancarlo Camolese the next day.[29] Camolese initially managed to improve Livorno's performances; however in the final part of the season Livorno entered into a deep result crisis that led them down to the league bottom, with three matches remaining, and Camolese being ultimately sacked on April 28, 2008, with Orsi re-appointed back at the helm of the amaranto.[30]
- Palermo: on June 7, 2007 Genoa on March 22, 2008 led Zamparini to re-appoint Colantuono at the helm of the rosanero on March 24.[35]
- Parma: on June 12, 2007 Sampdoria.[37] The next day the club announced to have appointed Héctor Cúper as new head coach.[38] The Argentine boss did not manage to improve results, with Parma finding themselves in 18th place with only one remaining match to be played at home against first-placed Internazionale, only two points behind the last Serie A spot. On May 12 Parma chairman Tommaso Ghirardi then surprisingly announced to have sacked Cúper, replacing him with youth team coach Andrea Manzo for the final league matchday in a desperate attempt to escape relegation.[39]
- Reggina: on June 23, 2007 news reports announced Livorno and no wins in the first ten league days,[41] and veteran coach Renzo Ulivieri was appointed to replace him.[42] However, on March 3, 2008 the club management decided to dismiss Ulivieri from his post following a 0–0 home draw to Palermo, as Reggina was filling the 19th place with 22 points, and replaced him with team scout and former youth team coach Nevio Orlandi.[43]
- Sampdoria: on May 31, 2007 Walter Mazzarri was named new Samp boss.[45]
- Siena: on June 12, 2007 Livorno which left the team in last place, and Beretta accepted to return at Siena.[47]
- Torino: on June 6, 2007 former Sampdoria boss Walter Novellino was announced head coach for the new season, replacing Gianni De Biasi.[48] On April 16, 2008, following a string of disappointing results that left the granata only four points ahead the relegation zone, leading to heavy criticisms from the supporting fanbase, Torino president Urbano Cairo chose to sack Novellino and reappoint De Biasi, a fan favourite, as head coach.[49]
- Udinese: on June 5, 2007 former Catania boss Pasquale Marino was officially unveiled as new head coach.[50]
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