1995 UEFA Cup Final
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The 1995 UEFA Cup Final was played between two Italian teams Juventus
and Parma
, and was played over two legs. The first match between these two sides was played at the Ennio Tardini Stadium
(Parma's home stadium) and it ended in a 1–0 victory for the home team. The following leg was then played at the San Siro
in Milan with this encounter ending in a 1–1 draw for the home side. This was also AC Parma's very first UEFA cup final victory, with Juventus having won several in the past.
. It was Parma's first appearance in a UEFA Cup final, but represented the third consecutive year in which they had contested a European final, following Cup Winners' Cup final appearances in 1993 and 1994. It was Juventus' fourth appearance in a UEFA Cup final. The previous finals were all two-legged affairs ending in victory for the Turin
club. These were against Athletic Bilbao
in 1977
on the away goals rule
, against Fiorentina in 1990 and against Borussia Dortmund
in 1993
.
Parma's only previous experience in Europe against another Italian side was in the 1993 European Super Cup when they emerged victorious over A.C. Milan
by two goals to one over two legs, having lost the first leg at home by a single goal. Juventus were meanwhile attempting to complete the third leg of a treble of titles: Serie A
, Coppa Italia
and the UEFA Cup
While Parma played their home tie at their home ground, Stadio Ennio Tardini
, Juventus played at the home ground of the famous Milan
ese clubs, Internazionale and A.C. Milan
, because they had difficulties with the landlord of their own stadium, Stadio delle Alpi
.
The two sides would also meet the following month in the 1995 Coppa Italia Final.
, which they held and subsequently took to the return at Milan's San Siro.
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JUVENTUS:
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GK
1
Michelangelo Rampulla
DF
2
Massimo Carrera
DF
4
Luca Fusi
DF
6
Alessio Tacchinardi
DF
3
Robert Jarni
MF
5
Paulo Sousa
MF
7
Angelo Di Livio
MF
8
Didier Deschamps
FW
10
Roberto Baggio
FW
11
Fabrizio Ravanelli
FW
9
Gianluca Vialli
Substitutes:
GK
12
Lorenzo Squizzi
DF
13
Sergio Porrini
MF
14
Giancarlo Marocchi
MF
16
Simone Tognon
FW
15
Alessandro Del Piero
Manager:
Marcello Lippi
restored parity in the tie overall before Dino Baggio
struck again to give Parma a 2–1 aggregate victory. Thus provincial Parma added the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup they had won two years before.
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PARMA A.C.:
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GK
1
Luca Bucci
DF
2
Antonio Benarrivo
DF
3
Alberto Di Chiara
DF
4
Lorenzo Minotti
DF
5
Massimo Susic
DF
6
Fernando Couto
MF
7
Stefano Fiore
MF
8
Dino Baggio
MF
9
Massimo Crippa
FW
10
Gianfranco Zola
FW
11
Faustino Asprilla
Substitutes:
GK
12
Giovanni Galli
DF
13
Marcello Castellini
FW
14
Marco Branca
DF
15
Roberto Mussi
FW
16
Tomas Brolin
Manager:
Nevio Scala
Juventus F.C.
Juventus Football Club S.p.A. , commonly referred to as Juventus and colloquially as Juve , are a professional Italian association football club based in Turin, Piedmont...
and Parma
Parma F.C.
Parma Football Club , commonly referred to as just Parma, is an Italian professional football club based in Parma, Emilia–Romagna that will compete in Serie A for the 2011–12 season, having finished in twelfth position last season. Founded as Verdi Foot Ball Club in July 1913, the club changed its...
, and was played over two legs. The first match between these two sides was played at the Ennio Tardini Stadium
Stadio Ennio Tardini
Stadio Ennio Tardini, commonly referred to as just Il Tardini, is a football stadium in Parma, Italy, located near the centre of Parma, between the town centre and the city walls. It is currently the home of Parma F.C.. The stadium was built in 1923 and was named after one of Parma's former...
(Parma's home stadium) and it ended in a 1–0 victory for the home team. The following leg was then played at the San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
in Milan with this encounter ending in a 1–1 draw for the home side. This was also AC Parma's very first UEFA cup final victory, with Juventus having won several in the past.
Background
The final was the fifth time a final had been played by two teams from the same country and the third all-Italian final. The first all-Italian final also featured Juventus, who overcame Fiorentina by three goals to one over two legs in the 1990 UEFA Cup Final1990 UEFA Cup Final
The 1990 UEFA Cup Final was a football tie played on 2 May 1990 and 16 May 1990 between Juventus F.C. and ACF Fiorentina of Italy. Juventus won 3–1 on aggregate...
. It was Parma's first appearance in a UEFA Cup final, but represented the third consecutive year in which they had contested a European final, following Cup Winners' Cup final appearances in 1993 and 1994. It was Juventus' fourth appearance in a UEFA Cup final. The previous finals were all two-legged affairs ending in victory for the Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
club. These were against Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions...
in 1977
1977 UEFA Cup Final
The 1977 UEFA Cup Final was played on May 4, 1977 and May 18, 1977 between Juventus F.C. of Italy and Athletic Bilbao of Spain. Juventus won 2-2 on away goals. This is the only triumph for an Italian side in an official European tournament without foreigner players in its first team squad.-First...
on the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
, against Fiorentina in 1990 and against Borussia Dortmund
Borussia Dortmund
Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football...
in 1993
1993 UEFA Cup Final
The 1993 UEFA Cup Final was played on 5 May 1993 and 19 May 1993 between Juventus of Italy and Borussia Dortmund of Germany. Juventus won 3–1 and 3–0 to record a 6–1 aggregate victory, a record aggregate score for a UEFA Cup Final. The fixture would be repeated in the 1997...
.
Parma's only previous experience in Europe against another Italian side was in the 1993 European Super Cup when they emerged victorious over A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
by two goals to one over two legs, having lost the first leg at home by a single goal. Juventus were meanwhile attempting to complete the third leg of a treble of titles: Serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
, Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
The Coppa Italia is an Italian football annual cup competition. Its first edition was held in 1922, but the second champions were not crowned until 1936. Roma and Juventus lead the way with nine wins. Roma has contested more finals, 16, while Torino and Juventus follow with 13...
and the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
While Parma played their home tie at their home ground, Stadio Ennio Tardini
Stadio Ennio Tardini
Stadio Ennio Tardini, commonly referred to as just Il Tardini, is a football stadium in Parma, Italy, located near the centre of Parma, between the town centre and the city walls. It is currently the home of Parma F.C.. The stadium was built in 1923 and was named after one of Parma's former...
, Juventus played at the home ground of the famous Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
ese clubs, Internazionale and A.C. Milan
A.C. Milan
Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to as A.C. Milan or simply Milan , is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Lombardy, that plays in the Serie A. Milan was founded in 1899 by English lace-maker Herbert Kilpin and businessman Alfred Edwards among others...
, because they had difficulties with the landlord of their own stadium, Stadio delle Alpi
Stadio delle Alpi
The Stadio delle Alpi was a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy and was the home of both Juventus Football Club and Torino Football Club between 1990 and 2006. In English, the name meant "Stadium of the Alps," a reference to the nearby Alps mountain range...
.
The two sides would also meet the following month in the 1995 Coppa Italia Final.
Road to the final
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| Opponent | Result | Legs | Round | Opponent | Result | Legs |
 Vitesse |
2–1 | 0–1 away; 2–0 home | First round |  CSKA Sofia |
8–1 | 3–0 away; 5–1 home |
| AIK AIK Fotboll AIK, , an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben, , when needed internationally AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish football club based at Råsunda stadium in Solna, a municipality in Stockholm County bordering to Stockholm City Centre... |
3–0 | 1–0 away; 2–0 home | Second round | Marítimo |
3–1 | 1–0 away; 2–1 home |
 Athletic BilbaoAthletic Bilbao Athletic Club, also known as Athletic Bilbao, is an association football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Spain. The club has played in the Primera División of La Liga since its start in 1928. They have won La Liga on eight occasions... |
4–3 | 0–1 away; 4–2 home | Third round |  Admira-Wacker WienVfB Admira Wacker Mödling FC Admira Wacker Mödling is an Austrian football club from Mödling. The club was originally formed in 1905 as SK Admira Vienna in the Austrian capital... |
5–2 | 3–1 home; 2–1 away |
 Odense BKOdense BK Odense Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga and their home field is TRE-FOR Park in Odense on Funen... |
1–0 | 1–0 home; 0–0 away | Quarter-finals |  Eintracht FrankfurtEintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt is a German sports club, based in Frankfurt, Hesse that is best known for its association football club.- Club origins :... |
4–1 | 1–1 away; 3–0 home |
| Bayer Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the most well-known department of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, a sports club whose members also participate in athletics, gymnastics, basketball and other sports.-Origins and early years:On 27 November... |
5–1 | 2–1 away; 3–0 home | Semi-finals | Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia Dortmund, commonly BVB, are a German sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. Dortmund are one of the most successful clubs in German football history. Borussia Dortmund play in the Bundesliga, the top league of German football... |
4–3 | 2–2 home; 2–1 away |
Summary
Parma, the home team, went into a fifth-minute lead through Dino BaggioDino Baggio
Dino Baggio is a retired Italian football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team.-Clubs and achievements:...
, which they held and subsequently took to the return at Milan's San Siro.
Details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | PARMA AC: | |||
| GK | 1 | Luca Bucci Luca Bucci Luca Bucci is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.-Club career:After a few years in the third and second levels, Bucci made his Serie A debut playing for Parma F.C., in a league match against Udinese Calcio on August 29, 1993... |
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| DF | 2 | Antonio Benarrivo Antonio Benarrivo Antonio Benarrivo is a former Italian footballer who covered the role of defender. One of the best full-backs in the world in the 90's, Benarrivo was comfortable on both flanks, and was known for his attacking prowess, even though almost never scoring, and was sometimes employed as a makeshift... |
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| DF | 3 | Alberto Di Chiara Alberto Di Chiara Alberto Di Chiara is a retired Italian professional footballer who played for Roma, Reggiana, Lecce, Fiorentina, Parma and Perugia, as well as for the Italian national side. His brother is Stefano Di Chiara.-External links:*... |
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| DF | 4 | Lorenzo Minotti Lorenzo Minotti Lorenzo Minotti is an Italian former football player in defender role. Minotti was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna.-Playing career:... |
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| DF | 5 | Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni Luigi Apolloni is a retired Italian football player, who last served as head coach of Serie B club Grosseto.- Club career :... |
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| DF | 6 | Fernando Couto Fernando Couto Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,... |
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| MF | 7 | Gabriele Pin Gabriele Pin Gabriele Pin , is an Italian football coach. He is currently working as Cesare Prandelli's assistant with the Italy, after working with him during the former's stint at Fiorentina.... |
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| MF | 8 | Dino Baggio Dino Baggio Dino Baggio is a retired Italian football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team.-Clubs and achievements:... |
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| MF | 9 |  Roberto Néstor SensiniRoberto Néstor Sensini Roberto Néstor Sensini is an Argentine former association football player in the role of defender, and currently a manager.-Career:... |
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| FW | 10 | Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi... |
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| FW | 11 | Faustino Asprilla Faustino Asprilla Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his voracious appetite... |
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| GK | 12 | Giovanni Galli Giovanni Galli Giovanni Galli is an Italian former football goalkeeper and currently a politician.-Club:Galli started his professional career with ACF Fiorentina, where he played nine seasons. In 1986–87, he joined A.C. Milan, being first choice for three of his four years... |
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| MF | 13 | Massimo Susic Massimo Susic Massimo Susic is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*... |
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| FW | 14 | Marco Branca Marco Branca Marco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:... |
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| DF | 15 | Roberto Mussi Roberto Mussi Roberto Mussi is a former Italian footballer in defender role, centre-back or right-back.-Club career:In his career, Mussi played for U.S. Massese, Parma, Milan and Torino... |
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| MF | 16 | Stefano Fiore Stefano Fiore Stefano Fiore is an Italian football manager and former player, who can play as an attacking midfielder or on the wing. He is currently in charge as manager technical area of Cosenza in Serie D.-Parma and early years:... |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Nevio Scala Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
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Michelangelo RampullaMichelangelo Rampulla
Michelangelo Rampulla is a former Italian football goalkeeper.-Playing career:After a short stint with Sicilian amateurs Pattese followed by three seasons at Varese, Rampulla joined Cremonese in 1993 and became a protagonist in the club's rise to the Serie A league.He is best remembered for being...
Massimo CarreraMassimo Carrera
Massimo Carrera is a former Italian football player. He is nicknamed "la bandera".- Club :...
Luca FusiLuca Fusi
Luca Fusi is a retired Italian footballer turned manager, who last served as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Foligno.During his club career he played for Como, Sampdoria, Napoli, Torino and Juventus...
Alessio TacchinardiAlessio Tacchinardi
Alessio Tacchinardi is a retired Italian footballer who played as defensive midfielder and spent the vast majority of his career playing for Juventus FC, winning 17 official trophies with the club...
Robert JarniRobert Jarni
Robert Jarni is a retired Croatian footballer who played as left winger or wingback. He is now a manager, but is currently without a club after resigning from his managerial post at Istra 1961 in September 2010....
Paulo SousaPaulo Sousa
Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”...
Angelo Di LivioAngelo Di Livio
Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank....
Didier DeschampsDidier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
Roberto BaggioRoberto Baggio
Roberto Baggio is a retired Italian footballer. Widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of his generation, Baggio won both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1993. He is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. He is also one of the top 5 all-time...
Fabrizio RavanelliFabrizio Ravanelli
Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996....
Gianluca VialliGianluca Vialli
Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia....
Lorenzo SquizziLorenzo Squizzi
Lorenzo Squizzi is an Italian footballer who plays for A.C. ChievoVerona.Squizzi started his career at Serie A team Juventus F.C., but has spent most of his career in the lower divisions. In summer 2006, he signed for his second Serie A club Chievo.-Early career:Born in Domodossola, Piedmont,...
Sergio PorriniSergio Porrini
Sergio Porrini is an Italian former football coach and former player, mostly famous for his periods at Juventus and Scottish club Rangers...
Giancarlo MarocchiGiancarlo Marocchi
Giancarlo Marocchi is a former Italian footballer. He was a central midfielder.During his club career he played for Bologna and Juventus . He earned 11 caps for the Italy national football team from 1988 to 1991, and was included in the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad when Italy finished third on home...
Simone Tognon Alessandro Del PieroAlessandro Del Piero
Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain....
Marcello LippiMarcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008...
Summary
Gianluca VialliGianluca Vialli
Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia....
restored parity in the tie overall before Dino Baggio
Dino Baggio
Dino Baggio is a retired Italian football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team.-Clubs and achievements:...
struck again to give Parma a 2–1 aggregate victory. Thus provincial Parma added the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup they had won two years before.
Details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | JUVENTUS: | |||
| GK | 1 | Angelo Peruzzi Angelo Peruzzi Angelo Peruzzi, Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian former World Cup-winning football goalkeeper, and a three-time winner of the Serie A Goalkeeper of the Year award.... |
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| DF | 2 | Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara Ciro Ferrara is a former Italian footballer and current head coach of the Italy U-21 team. He spent his playing career as a defender initially at Napoli and later on at Juventus. He is also a former manager of Juventus.-Napoli:... |
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| DF | 5 | Sergio Porrini Sergio Porrini Sergio Porrini is an Italian former football coach and former player, mostly famous for his periods at Juventus and Scottish club Rangers... |
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| DF | 4 | Moreno Torricelli Moreno Torricelli Moreno Torricelli is an Italian football manager and former defender.-Player:Torricelli, born in Erba was one of 3 children, twin brother Paulo and sister Ariann. He started playing football when he was around 8 in the town he was living in, Verano Brianza... |
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| DF | 3 | Robert Jarni Robert Jarni Robert Jarni is a retired Croatian footballer who played as left winger or wingback. He is now a manager, but is currently without a club after resigning from his managerial post at Istra 1961 in September 2010.... |
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| MF | 6 | Paulo Sousa Paulo Sousa Paulo Manuel Carvalho de Sousa, CavIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and a current manager.He was a member of the “Portuguese Golden Generation”... |
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| MF | 7 | Angelo Di Livio Angelo Di Livio Angelo di Livio is a former Italian football midfielder. He was given the nickname il soldatino during his playing career due to his characteristic way of running up and down the flank.... |
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| MF | 8 | Giancarlo Marocchi Giancarlo Marocchi Giancarlo Marocchi is a former Italian footballer. He was a central midfielder.During his club career he played for Bologna and Juventus . He earned 11 caps for the Italy national football team from 1988 to 1991, and was included in the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad when Italy finished third on home... |
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| FW | 10 | Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio is a retired Italian footballer. Widely regarded as one of the finest footballers of his generation, Baggio won both the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1993. He is the only Italian player ever to score in three World Cups. He is also one of the top 5 all-time... |
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| FW | 11 | Fabrizio Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli Fabrizio Ravanelli is a former international Italian football player, who won five titles with Juventus, including a Serie A championship in 1995 and a Champions League title in 1996.... |
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| FW | 9 | Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli Gianluca Vialli is an Italian football manager and former player. Since retiring, he has gone into management and punditry and is a commentator for Sky Sport Italia.... |
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| GK | 12 | Michaelangelo Rampulla |
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| DF | 14 | Luca Fusi Luca Fusi Luca Fusi is a retired Italian footballer turned manager, who last served as head coach of Lega Pro Prima Divisione team Foligno.During his club career he played for Como, Sampdoria, Napoli, Torino and Juventus... |
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| DF | 13 | Massimo Carrera Massimo Carrera Massimo Carrera is a former Italian football player. He is nicknamed "la bandera".- Club :... |
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| MF | 16 | Simone Tognon |
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| FW | 15 | Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Alessandro Del Piero Ufficiale OMRI is an Italian World Cup-winning footballer who plays for Serie A club Juventus, of which he is also club captain.... |
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| Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi Marcello Lippi, Commendatore OMRI is a former Italian World Cup-winning football manager and former player. He served as Italian national team head coach from 16 July 2004 to 12 July 2006 and led Italy to win the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was re-appointed as Italian head coach in the summer of 2008... Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
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Luca BucciLuca Bucci
Luca Bucci is a retired Italian football goalkeeper.-Club career:After a few years in the third and second levels, Bucci made his Serie A debut playing for Parma F.C., in a league match against Udinese Calcio on August 29, 1993...
Antonio BenarrivoAntonio Benarrivo
Antonio Benarrivo is a former Italian footballer who covered the role of defender. One of the best full-backs in the world in the 90's, Benarrivo was comfortable on both flanks, and was known for his attacking prowess, even though almost never scoring, and was sometimes employed as a makeshift...
Alberto Di ChiaraAlberto Di Chiara
Alberto Di Chiara is a retired Italian professional footballer who played for Roma, Reggiana, Lecce, Fiorentina, Parma and Perugia, as well as for the Italian national side. His brother is Stefano Di Chiara.-External links:*...
Lorenzo MinottiLorenzo Minotti
Lorenzo Minotti is an Italian former football player in defender role. Minotti was born in Cesena, Emilia-Romagna.-Playing career:...
Massimo SusicMassimo Susic
Massimo Susic is a retired Italian professional football player.-External links:*...
Fernando CoutoFernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender.During a 21-year professional career, he played in a number of top teams in Portugal, Spain and Italy , appearing in nearly 600 official games and winning the national league title of each country,...
Stefano FioreStefano Fiore
Stefano Fiore is an Italian football manager and former player, who can play as an attacking midfielder or on the wing. He is currently in charge as manager technical area of Cosenza in Serie D.-Parma and early years:...
Dino BaggioDino Baggio
Dino Baggio is a retired Italian football defensive midfielder. He has 60 caps at international level for the Italian national team.-Clubs and achievements:...
Massimo CrippaMassimo Crippa
Massimo Crippa , is a former Italian international footballer; he played as a midfielder.-Club career:A determined and physically powerful player, Crippa began his playing career in the Eccellenza Lombardy - the sixth tier of Italian club football - playing for FBC Saronno for two seasons before...
Gianfranco ZolaGianfranco Zola
Gianfranco Zola, OBE, Ufficiale OMRI is a retired Italian footballer and manager, who most recently managed West Ham United from 2008 to 2010, after having been assistant manager of the Italy U-21 under Pierluigi Casiraghi...
Faustino AsprillaFaustino Asprilla
Faustino Hernán "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza is a former Colombian football player. He was known by his supporters in his home country as The Octopus for his voracious appetite...
Giovanni GalliGiovanni Galli
Giovanni Galli is an Italian former football goalkeeper and currently a politician.-Club:Galli started his professional career with ACF Fiorentina, where he played nine seasons. In 1986–87, he joined A.C. Milan, being first choice for three of his four years...
Marcello CastelliniMarcello Castellini
Marcello Castellini is an Italian footballer who currently without a club. Castellini has played over 300 matches at Serie A and capped once for Italy.-Perugia & Parma:...
Marco BrancaMarco Branca
Marco Branca is an Italian former football striker who is currently head of the technical staff of Serie A club Internazionale.-Career:...
Roberto MussiRoberto Mussi
Roberto Mussi is a former Italian footballer in defender role, centre-back or right-back.-Club career:In his career, Mussi played for U.S. Massese, Parma, Milan and Torino...
Tomas BrolinTomas Brolin
Per Tomas Brolin is a Swedish former professional football player who had a successful period with A.C. Parma during the early nineties winning the 1992 Coppa Italia, the 1993 Cup Winners' Cup, the 1993 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 UEFA Cup.Brolin also played for the Swedish national team,...
Nevio Scala