1987–88 A.C. Fiorentina season
# 1987–88 A.C. Fiorentina season

A.C. Fiorentina had its first season under Swedish coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, posting a stable mid-table season. Eriksson's compatriot Glenn Hysén arrived from UEFA Cup champions IFK Göteborg, the centre half becoming a crucial player for La Viola. Starlet Roberto Baggio finally got his breakthrough, scoring six league goals.

## Squad

### Goalkeepers

* Paolo Conti
* Marco Landucci
* Alessandro Misefori

### Defenders

* Stefano Carobbi
* Renzo Contratto
* Glenn Hysén
* Ernesto Calisti
* Celeste Pin
* Andrea Rocchigiani

### Midfielders

* Simone Sereni
* Sergio Battistini
* Roberto Bosco
* Nicola Berti
* Roberto Onorati
* Roberto Gelsi
* Alberto Di Chiara

### Attackers

* Paolo Ciucchi
* Roberto Baggio
* Fabio Graccaneli
* Ramón Díaz
* Davide Pellegrini
* Stefano Rebonato

## Competitions

### Serie A

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Cesena | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 26 | |
| 10 | Hellas Verona | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 25 | |

* ↑ Juventus won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Torino 0–0*(4:2) then qualified to 1988–89 UEFA Cup.

### Coppa Italia

**First round**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PKW | PKL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Napoli | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 15 |
| 2 | Fiorentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
| 3 | Livorno | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 7 |
| 4 | Udinese | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 |
| 5 | Padova | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 |
| 6 | Modena | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 2 |

## Statistics

### Topscorers

* Ramón Díaz 12 (1)
* Roberto Baggio 9 (4)
* Davide Pellegrini 4
* Alberto Di Chiara 4
