Associazione Calcio Fiorentina came off second best in a competitive battle for fourth in Serie A. Under Alberto Malesani's leadership, Fiorentina played an attacking 3–5–2 formation, where goal scoring duo Gabriel Batistuta and Luís Oliveira scored an accumulated 36 goals between them. Following the end of the season, Malesani accepted an offer from Parma, thus departing the club after only one season in charge. Sensationally, Giovanni Trapattoni became his successor, remarking that Fiorentina was serious about winning the league.
| 1997–98 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |||
| Manager | Alberto Malesani | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Artemio Franchi | |||
| Serie A | 5th | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gabriel Batistuta (21) All: Gabriel Batistuta (24) | |||
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF |  RUS | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| 18 | FW |  ITA | Francesco Flachi |
| 19 | FW | ITA | Davide Dionigi |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Domenico Morfeo |
| 21 | MF | ITA | Mirko Benin |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Valerio Fiori |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Anselmo Robbiati |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Christian Amoroso |
| 25 | FW |  BRA | Luís Oliveira |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Andrea Tarozzi |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Alessandro Atzeni |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Edmundo |
| 32 | MF | ITA | Carlo Carta |
| 26 | MF | ITA | Danilo Stefani |
| 34 | FW | ITA | Francesco Tavano |
Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Domenico Morfeo | Atalanta B.C. | €7.70 million |
| MF | Christian Amoroso | Empoli F.C. | loan ended |
| GK | Valerio Fiori | A.C. Cesena | |
| FW | Francesco Flachi | A.S. Bari | loan ended |
| DF | Stefano Bettarini | Cagliari Calcio | |
| FW | Davide Dionigi | Reggina Calcio | |
| FW | Francesco Tavano | Nola | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Edmundo | CR Vasco da Gama | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Vittorio Pusceddu | Torino F.C. | |
| FW | Francesco Flachi | Ancona | loan |
| FW | Davide Dionigi | Piacenza Calcio | |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Udinese | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | +22 | 64 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Roma | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 59 | |
| 5 | Fiorentina | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57[a] | |
| 6 | Parma | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 57 | |
| 7 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
Source: 1997–98 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]
Notes:
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]
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 23 | +6 |
Last updated: 24 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1998–99 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round; = 1998–99 UEFA Cup First round; = Qualification to Intertoto Cup; = 1998–99 Serie B
Matches
| 31 August 1997 1 | Udinese | 2–3 | Fiorentina | Udine |
Amoroso  29'Poggi 73' | Report | Batistuta 59', 89', 90+3' | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 14 September 1997 2 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Bari | Florence |
| Batistuta 1', 11' Kanchelskis 39' | Report | Ventola 2' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
| 21 September 1997 3 | Internazionale | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Ronaldo 45' Moriero 72'Djorkaeff 81' | Report | Serena 45+1' Batistuta 47' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 28 September 1997 4 | Fiorentina | 1–2 | Empoli | Florence |
| Batistuta 24' | Report | Tonetto 60' Martusciello 90+4' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 5 October 1997 5 | Juventus | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Turin |
| Inzaghi 33' Del Piero 36' | Report | Pessotto 24' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 19 October 1997 6 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Roma | Florence |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 2 November 1997 7 | Piacenza | 0–0 | Fiorentina | Piacenza |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 9 November 1997 8 | Fiorentina | 5–0 | Lecce | Florence |
| Batistuta 18', 90+2' Oliveira 45', 63'Rossi 51' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Lorenzo Branzoni |
| 23 November 1997 9 | Bologna | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna |
| Andersson 35' Paramatti 73' | Report | Oliveira 30' Batistuta 83' | Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Referee: Emilio Pellegrino |
| 30 November 1997 10 | Napoli | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Naples |
| Turrini 34' | Report | Firicano 28' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 7 December 1997 11 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Parma | Florence |
| Morfeo 58' | Report | Apolloni 54' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 14 December 1997 12 | Vicenza | 1–5 | Fiorentina | Vicenza |
| Di Napoli 81' | Report | Oliveira 7', 54' Batistuta 43'Serena 59'Schwarz 65' | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 21 December 1997 13 | Fiorentina | 5–0 | Atalanta | Florence |
| Padalino 27' Serena 48'Oliveira 77'Batistuta 83'Robbiati 90+1' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Alfredo Trentalange |
| 4 January 1998 14 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Sampdoria | Florence |
| Batistuta 7' | Report | Montella 78' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Domenico Messina |
| 11 January 1998 15 | Brescia | 1–3 | Fiorentina | Brescia |
| Hübner 53' (pen.) | Report | Morfeo 48' Batistuta 61'Rui Costa 81' | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 18 January 1998 16 | Fiorentina | 1–3 | Lazio | Florence |
| Cois 29' | Report | Bokšić 31' Rambaudi 78'Nedvěd 84' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graziano Cesari |
| 25 January 1998 17 | Milan | 0–2 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Report | Oliveira 3' Morfeo 52' | Stadium: San Siro Referee: Gennaro Borriello |
| 1 February 1998 18 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Udinese | Florence |
| Oliveira 75' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 8 February 1998 19 | Bari | 0–1 | Fiorentina | Bari |
| Report | Morfeo 71' | Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 11 February 1998 20 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Internazionale | Florence |
| Batistuta 42' | Report | Ronaldo 26' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Robert Anthony Boggi |
| 15 February 1998 21 | Empoli | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Empoli |
| Esposito 74' | Report | Oliveira 52' | Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani Referee: Massimo De Santis |
| 22 February 1998 22 | Fiorentina | 3–0 | Juventus | Florence |
| Firicano 31' Oliveira 34'Robbiati 79' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
| 1 March 1998 23 | Roma | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Paulo Sérgio 12' Delvecchio 32', 41'Totti 56' | Report | Batistuta 71' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 8 March 1998 24 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Piacenza | Florence |
| Morfeo 71' (pen.) | Report | Dionigi 28' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto |
| 15 March 1998 25 | Lecce | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Lecce |
| Rossi 69' | Report | Oliveira 87' | Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Referee: Pierpaolo Rossi |
| 22 March 1998 26 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Bologna | Florence |
| Oliveira 36' (pen.) | Report | R. Baggio 40' (pen.) | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
| 29 March 1998 27 | Fiorentina | 4–0 | Napoli | Florence |
| Batistuta 40', 67' Robbiati 80'Edmundo 86' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 5 April 1998 28 | Parma | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Parma |
| Crespo 58' | Report | Edmundo 54' Rui Costa 77' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Cosimo Bolognino |
| 11 April 1998 29 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Vicenza | Florence |
| Oliveira 33' | Report | Méndez 11' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
| 19 April 1998 30 | Atalanta | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Bergamo |
| Boselli 59' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 26 April 1998 31 | Sampdoria | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Genoa |
| Montella 38', 77' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 3 May 1998 32 | Fiorentina | 5–1 | Brescia | Florence |
| Batistuta 1', 40' Oliveira 35'Edmundo 38'Schwarz 48' | Report | Hübner 53' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Tarcisio Serena |
| 10 May 1998 33 | Lazio | 1–4 | Fiorentina | Rome |
| Serena 42' (o.g.) | Report | Oliveira 13' Edmundo 24'Batistuta 41'Rui Costa 84' | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Stefano Farina |
| 16 May 1998 34 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Milan | Florence |
| Rui Costa 50' Kanchelskis 55' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Massimo De Santis |
Coppa Italia
Quarter-finals
| 7 January 1998 First leg | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Juventus | Florence |
| Rui Costa 5' Montero 42' (o.g.) | Inzaghi 64' Zidane 73' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
| 20 January 1998 Second leg | Juventus | 0–0 (2–2 agg.) | Fiorentina | Torino |
| Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ITA | Toldo | 37 | -40 | 34 | -36 | 3 | -4 |
| 2 | DF | ITA | Falcone | 30 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ITA | Padalino | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ITA | Firicano | 37 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Serena | 35 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  SWE | Schwarz | 26 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Cois | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ITA | Morfeo | 29 | 6 | 19+5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |  POR | Rui Costa | 37 | 5 | 32 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |  ARG | Batistuta | 36 | 24 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 25 | FW | BRA | Oliveira | 36 | 15 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | ITA | Fiori | 4 | -1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Tarozzi | 33 | 0 | 18+10 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | RUS | Kanchelskis | 19 | 2 | 14+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ITA | Robbiati | 28 | 4 | 7+18 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ITA | Bettarini | 22 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | BRA | Edmundo | 10 | 4 | 7+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Amoroso | 17 | 0 | 3+12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ITA | Bigica | 12 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ITA | Piacentini | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Mirri | 9 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ITA | Flachi | 7 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ITA | Dionigi | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | FW | ITA | Atzeni | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 32 | MF | ITA | Carta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ITA | Benin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ITA | Stefani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | FW | ITA | Tavano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | DF | ITA | Agostini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | MF | ITA | Musso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | ITA | Spigoli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ITA | Bartoloni | ||||||
Goalscorers
Gabriel Batistuta 21
Luís Oliveira 14 (1)
Domenico Morfeo 5 (1)
Edmundo 4- Anselmo Robbiati 4
Rui Costa 4
References
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