2007–08 Serie A

Serie A
Season 2007–08
Champions Internazionale
16th title
Relegated Empoli
Parma
Livorno
Champions League Internazionale
Roma
Juventus
Fiorentina
UEFA Cup Milan
Sampdoria
Udinese
Matches played 380
Goals scored 970 (2.55 per match)
Top goalscorer Alessandro Del Piero (21)
Highest scoring Udinese 3–5 Genoa
Roma 4–4 Napoli
Torino 4–4 Parma
Average attendance 23,887

The 2007–08 Serie A football season was the seventy-sixth since its establishment, and started on August 26, 2007 and ended on May 18, 2008.[1] Internazionale successfully defended the championship on the final day of the season, finishing first with 85 points, three ahead of Roma.

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 (Internazionale, Milan, Sampdoria, and Reggina) who stand accused of falsely inflating player values - a practice known as plusvalenze in Italian - in order to qualify financially for the 2005–06 Serie A. If the allegations prove true, penalties could range from fines to point deductions, relegation to Serie B, and even the stripping of Internazionale's 2005-06 scudetto (which was actually stripped from Juventus as a result of the Calciopoli scandal before being awarded to Internazionale).[2]

Serie A 2007-08 team distribution

Lazio fan killed by police

Banner depicting Gabriele Sandri, displayed by Lazio supporters in the Curva Nord of the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

On the morning of November 11, 2007 26-year-old Lazio fan Gabriele Sandri, a DJ from Rome, was killed by a shot in his neck while sitting inside a car,[3] by a policeman, after Some other fans of Lazio violently assaulted with stones a group of Juventus ultras on the A1 Motorway service station of Badia al Pino in Arezzo.[4] Early reports suggested that a stray bullet from a gun, set to distract the group of ultras, hit the Lazio fan in the neck as he sat in a car and killed him.[4] An emergency meeting set up between Lega Calcio president Antonio Matarrese and police chief Antonio Manganelli decided that the game between Inter and Lazio would be called off, but the rest of the fixtures would go ahead that day, starting at a slightly later time (about 10 minutes later).[5] The Atalanta–Milan game was eventually suspended following unrest caused by local ultras attempting to break off the protection glass in order to invade the pitch and stop the match. Later in the afternoon, the Italian Football Federation chose to postpone also the game between AS Roma and Cagliari, whose kick off was scheduled for 8.30 pm at Stadio Olimpico, Rome. However, this did not prevent violent riots, as hundreds of armed hooligans attacked a police barracks and the CONI (Italian Olympic National Committee) headquarters in Rome.[6]

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] and 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 Inter, who managed to secure even an 11-point advantage to rivals Roma in mid-season, lost almost all of it in the final weeks, maintaining only a one-point advantage with only one match to play. In the final week, both Inter and Roma were scheduled to play away matches opposed to relegation-battling sides, respectively Parma and Catania. Both matches were successively forbidden to be attended by Inter and Roma fans. In the end, Inter secured the scudetto with a 2–0 win, with both goals being scored in the second half by Zlatan Ibrahimović, who recovered from a long-time injury in time to play the game, whereas Roma only managed to achieve a 1–1 draw at Stadio Angelo Massimino against Walter Zenga's Catania, a result which allowed the Sicilian side to escape relegation at the expense of Empoli and Parma.

2007–08 teams

Club City Stadium Capacity 2006-2007 season
Atalanta Bergamo Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia 26,378 8th in Serie A
Cagliari Cagliari Stadio Sant'Elia 23,486 16th in Serie A
Catania Catania Stadio Angelo Massimino 23,420 13th in Serie A
Empoli Empoli Stadio Carlo Castellani 19,795 7th in Serie A
Fiorentina Florence Stadio Artemio Franchi 47,282 6th in Serie A
Genoa Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 3rd in Serie B
Internazionale Milan San Siro 82,955 Serie A Champions
Juventus Turin Stadio delle Alpi 69,000 Serie B Champions
Lazio Rome Stadio Olimpico 82,307 3rd in Serie A
Livorno Livorno Stadio Armando Picchi 19,238 11th in Serie A
Milan Milan San Siro 82,955 4th in Serie A
Napoli Naples Stadio San Paolo 60,240 2nd in Serie B
Palermo Palermo Stadio Renzo Barbera 37,242 5th in Serie A
Parma Parma Stadio Ennio Tardini 27,906 12th in Serie A
Reggina Reggio Calabria Stadio Oreste Granillo 27,454 16th in Serie A
Roma Rome Stadio Olimpico 82,307 2nd in Serie A
Sampdoria Genoa Stadio Luigi Ferraris 36,685 9th in Serie A
Siena Siena Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena 15,373 15th in Serie A
Torino Turin Stadio Olimpico di Torino 27,168 17th in Serie A
Udinese Udine Stadio Friuli 41,652 10th in Serie A

Personnels and Sponsoring

Team Head Coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Atalanta Italy Luigi Delneri Asics Sit In Sport- Daihatsu
Cagliari Italy Nedo Sonetti
Italy Davide Ballardini
Umbro Tiscali
Catania Italy Silvio Baldini Legea Energia Siciliana
Empoli Italy Luigi Cagni
Italy Alberto Malesani
Asics Navigare
Computer Gross
Fiorentina Italy Cesare Prandelli Lotto Toyota
Genoa Italy Gian Piero Gasperini Errea Eurobet
Inter Italy Roberto Mancini Nike Pirelli
Juventus Italy Claudio Ranieri Nike New Holland
Lazio Italy Delio Rossi Puma So. Spe
Edileuropa
Livorno Italy Giancarlo Camolese Asics Banca Carige
Milan Italy Carlo Ancelotti Adidas Bwin
Napoli Italy Edoardo Reja Diadora Lete
Parma Italy Domenico Di Carlo Errea Kome
Il Granchio
Gondolino
Coreggio
Palermo Italy Francesco Guidolin Lotto No Sponsor
Reggina Italy Renzo Ulivieri
Italy Massimo Ficcadenti
Italy Nevio Orlandi
Onze Gicos
Roma Italy Luciano Spalletti Kappa WIND
Sampdoria Italy Walter Mazzarri Kappa ERG
Siena Italy Andrea Mandorlini
Italy Mario Beretta
Lotto Montepaschi
Udinese Italy Pasquale Marino Lotto Kia Motors

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 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2 Roma 38 24 10 4 72 37+35 82
3 Juventus 38 20 12 6 72 37+35 72 2008–09 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round
4 Fiorentina 38 19 9 10 55 39+16 66
5 Milan 38 18 10 10 66 38+28 64 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round
6 Sampdoria 38 17 9 12 56 46+10 60
7 Udinese 38 16 9 13 48 535 0571
8 Napoli 38 14 8 16 50 533 50 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
9 Atalanta 38 12 12 14 52 564 48
10 Genoa 38 13 9 16 44 528 48
11 Palermo 38 12 11 15 47 5710 47
12 Lazio 38 11 13 14 47 514 46
13 Siena 38 9 17 12 40 455 44
14 Cagliari 38 11 9 18 40 5616 042*
15 Torino 38 8 16 14 36 4913 40
16 Reggina 38 9 13 16 37 5619 40
17 Catania 38 8 13 17 33 4512 37
18 Empoli (R) 38 9 9 20 29 5223 36 Relegation to Serie B
19 Parma (R) 38 7 13 18 42 6220 34
20 Livorno (R) 38 6 12 20 35 6025 30

Updated to games played on May 18, 2008.
Source: Serie A
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
1 The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.
* Cagliari was docked 3 points for filing an unauthorized lawsuit, but the penalty was later reversed.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

Home ╲ Away ATA CAG CTNEMPFIOGENINTJUVLAZLIVMILNAPPALPARREGROMSAMSIETORUDI
Atalanta 22 00 41 22 20 02 04 21 32 21 51 13 20 22 12 41 22 22 00
Cagliari 10 11 20 21 21 02 23 10 00 12 21 01 11 22 11 03 10 30 01
Catania 12 21 10 01 00 02 11 10 10 11 30 31 00 12 11 20 00 12 20
Empoli 01 41 20 02 11 02 00 10 21 13 00 31 11 11 22 02 02 00 01
Fiorentina 22 51 21 31 31 02 11 10 10 01 10 10 31 20 22 22 30 21 12
Genoa 21 20 21 01 00 11 02 02 11 03 20 33 10 20 01 01 13 30 32
Internazionale 21 21 20 10 20 41 12 30 20 21 21 21 32 20 11 30 22 40 11
Juventus 10 11 11 30 23 10 11 52 51 32 10 50 30 40 10 00 20 00 01
Lazio 30 31 20 00 01 12 11 23 20 10 21 12 10 10 32 21 11 22 01
Livorno 11 12 10 10 03 11 22 13 01 14 12 24 11 11 11 31 00 01 00
Milan 12 31 11 01 11 20 21 00 11 11 52 21 11 51 01 12 10 00 41
Napoli 20 02 20 13 20 12 10 31 22 10 31 10 10 11 02 20 00 11 31
Palermo 00 21 10 20 20 23 00 32 22 10 21 21 11 11 02 01 23 11 11
Parma 23 11 22 10 12 10 02 22 22 32 00 12 21 30 03 12 22 20 20
Reggina 11 20 31 20 00 20 01 21 11 13 01 11 00 21 02 10 40 13 13
Roma 21 20 20 21 10 32 14 22 32 11 21 44 10 40 20 20 30 41 21
Sampdoria 30 11 31 30 20 00 11 33 00 20 05 20 30 31 30 03 10 22 30
Siena 11 10 11 30 10 01 23 10 11 23 11 11 22 20 00 30 12 00 11
Torino 10 20 11 01 01 11 01 01 00 12 01 21 31 44 22 00 10 11 01
Udinese 20 02 21 22 31 35 00 12 22 20 01 05 11 21 20 13 32 20 21

Source: lega-calcio.it (Italian)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Updated to games played May 17, 2008[10]

21 goals
20 goals
19 goals
17 goals
15 goals
14 goals

Coaches

Club Head coach From To
Atalanta Delneri, LuigiLuigi Delneri June 9, 2007[11]
Cagliari Giampaolo, MarcoMarco Giampaolo February 26, 2007[12] November 13, 2007[13]
Sonetti, NedoNedo Sonetti November 13, 2007[14] December 27, 2007[15]
Ballardini, DavideDavide Ballardini December 27, 2007[15]
Catania Baldini, SilvioSilvio Baldini June 3, 2007[16] March 31, 2008[17]
Zenga, WalterWalter Zenga April 1, 2008[18]
Empoli Cagni, LuigiLuigi Cagni January 19, 2006[19] November 26, 2007[20]
Malesani, AlbertoAlberto Malesani November 26, 2007[20] March 31, 2008[21]
Cagni, LuigiLuigi Cagni March 31, 2008[21]
Fiorentina Prandelli, CesareCesare Prandelli June 10, 2005[22]
Genoa Gasperini, Gian PieroGian Piero Gasperini June 29, 2006[23]
Internazionale Mancini, RobertoRoberto Mancini July 7, 2004[24]
Juventus Ranieri, ClaudioClaudio Ranieri June 4, 2007[25]
Lazio Rossi, DelioDelio Rossi June 10, 2005[22]
Livorno Orsi, FernandoFernando Orsi March 21, 2007[26] October 9, 2007[27]
Camolese, GiancarloGiancarlo Camolese October 10, 2007[28] April 28, 2008[29]
Orsi, FernandoFernando Orsi April 28, 2008[29]
Milan Ancelotti, CarloCarlo Ancelotti November 5, 2001[30]
Napoli Reja, EdoardoEdoardo Reja January 18, 2005[31]
Palermo Colantuono, StefanoStefano Colantuono June 7, 2007[32] November 26, 2007[33]
Guidolin, FrancescoFrancesco Guidolin November 26, 2007[33] March 24, 2008[34]
Colantuono, StefanoStefano Colantuono March 24, 2008[34]
Parma Di Carlo, DomenicoDomenico Di Carlo June 12, 2007[35] March 10, 2008[36]
Cúper, HéctorHéctor Cúper March 11, 2008[37] May 12, 2008[38]
Manzo, AndreaAndrea Manzo May 12, 2008[38]
Reggina Ficcadenti, MassimoMassimo Ficcadenti July 1, 2007[39] November 1, 2007[40]
Ulivieri, RenzoRenzo Ulivieri November 1, 2007[41] March 3, 2008[42]
Orlandi, NevioNevio Orlandi March 3, 2008[42]
Roma Spalletti, LucianoLuciano Spalletti June 17, 2005[43]
Sampdoria Mazzarri, WalterWalter Mazzarri May 31, 2007[44]
Siena Mandorlini, AndreaAndrea Mandorlini June 12, 2007[45] November 12, 2007[46]
Beretta, MarioMario Beretta November 12, 2007[46]
Torino Novellino, WalterWalter Novellino June 6, 2007[47] April 16, 2008[48]
De Biasi, GianniGianni De Biasi April 16, 2008[48]
Udinese Marino, PasqualePasquale Marino June 5, 2007[49]

2007-08 events

Footnotes

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