1996–97 S.S.C. Napoli season

S.S.C. Napoli continued its steady decline with another lacklustre season. Once more, goalscoring was at a premium, with only 28 goals being scored in the 34 league games. Coach Luigi Simoni was sacked and replaced by youth team coach Vincenzo Montefusco, who led the team to the Coppa Italia final against Vicenza, where Napoli won at home thanks to Fabio Pecchia's goal, but lost 3-0 away from home, and therefore failed to win the trophy. The 13th place in the domestic league was the worst for 14 years, and one year on, Napoli was ultimately relegated.

Squad

Serie A

Matches

Parma v Napoli

1	Parma	3–0	Napoli
	D. Baggio  14' Chiesa  22' Zola  87'

Napoli v Reggiana

2	Napoli	1–0	Reggiana
	Caccia  4'

Napoli v Piacenza

3	Napoli	1–1	Piacenza
	Caccia  30'		Luiso  67'

Sampdoria v Napoli

4	Sampdoria	0–1	Napoli
			Beto  73'

Napoli v Udinese

5	Napoli	1–1	Udinese
	Pecchia  59'		Bierhoff  76'

Milan v Napoli

6	Milan	3–1	Napoli
	Weah  40, 58' R. Baggio  77'		André Cruz  61'

Napoli v Bologna

7	Napoli	3–2	Bologna
	Caccia  42' (pen.) Aglietti  51' André Cruz  61'		Nervo  20' P. Bresciani  74'

Juventus v Napoli

8	Juventus	1–1	Napoli
	Zidane  42'		Aglietti  53'

Napoli v Perugia

9	Napoli	4–2	Perugia
	Aglietti  29, 59' Beto  46' André Cruz  90'		Kreek  30' Allegri  66'

Cagliari v Napoli

10	Cagliari	1–1	Napoli
	Muzzi  57'		Pecchia  90'

Atalanta v Napoli

11	Atalanta	2–2	Napoli
	Morfeo  40' Sgrò  75'		Aglietti  46' Caccia  50'

Napoli v Verona

12	Napoli	1–0	Verona
	Milanese  90'

Roma v Napoli

13	Roma	1–0	Napoli
	Aldair  78'

Napoli v Lazio

14	Napoli	1–0	Lazio
	André Cruz  90'

Fiorentina v Napoli

15	Fiorentina	3–0	Napoli
	Colonnese  50' (o.g.) L. Oliveira  54' Robbiati  90'

Napoli v Inter

16	Napoli	1–2	Inter
	Caccia  90'		Branca  43' Djorkaeff  88'

Vicenza v Napoli

17	Vicenza	2–2	Napoli
	Murgita  12' Otero  32'		Méndez  38' (o.g.) Pecchia  55'

Napoli v Parma

18	Napoli	2–1	Parma
	Pecchia  22' André Cruz  56'		Chiesa  32'

Reggiana v Napoli

19	Reggiana	1–1	Napoli
	Beiersdorfer  60'		Aglietti  44'

Piacenza v Napoli

20	Piacenza	1–0	Napoli
	Scienza  34'

Napoli v Sampdoria

21	Napoli	1–1	Sampdoria
	Boghossian  57'		Mihajlović  88'

Udinese v Napoli

22	Udinese	2–2	Napoli
	Poggi  9, 77'		Pecchia  26' Helveg  46' (o.g.)

Napoli v Milan

23	Napoli	0–0	Milan

Bologna v Napoli

24	Bologna	2–1	Napoli
	K. Andersson  40' Kolyvanov  46' (pen.)		Altomare  45'

Napoli v Juventus

25	Napoli	0–0	Juventus

Perugia v Napoli

26	Perugia	1–1	Napoli
	Rapaić  60'		Aglietti  23'

Napoli v Cagliari

27	Napoli	1–1	Cagliari
	Esposito  75' (pen.)		Tovalieri  83'

Napoli v Atalanta

28	Napoli	0–1	Atalanta
			F. Inzaghi  23'

Verona v Napoli

29	Verona	2–0	Napoli
	Maniero  47' De Vitis  89'

Napoli v Roma

30	Napoli	1–0	Roma
	Caccia  32'

Lazio v Napoli

31	Lazio	3–2	Napoli
	Casiraghi  24' Fuser  39, 70'		Ayala  10' Beto  66'

Napoli v Fiorentina

32	Napoli	2–2	Fiorentina
	Aglietti  67' Esposito  83'		L. Oliveira  8, 40'

Inter v Napoli

33	Inter	3–2	Napoli
	Ince  50' Zamorano  66' Djorkaeff  82'		Ince  35' (o.g.) Caccia  90'

Napoli v Vicenza

34	Napoli	1–0	Vicenza
	Beto  4'

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 1996/97