Piacenza Calcio crashed out of Serie A, following a dismal season. With ex-Inter coach Luigi Simoni at the helm, the club was looking to climb into midtable in Serie A, but the absence of Simone Inzaghi and the ageing of several key players rendered disastrous form, and Simoni was soon sacked. In the end, Piacenza finished rock bottom of the table and their five-year stint in the top flight was ended.
| 1999–2000 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Luigi Simoni Maurizio Braghin Daniele Bernazzani |
| Serie A | 18th |
| Coppa Italia | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | Arturo Di Napoli (4) |
Squad edit
Goalkeepers edit
Defenders edit
Giordano Caini- Daniele Delli Carri
- Gianluca Lamacchi
- Alessandro Lucarelli
- Andrea Maccagni
- Gian Paolo Manighetti
- Cleto Polonia
- Stefano Sacchetti
- Matteo Savioni
- Pietro Vierchowod
Midfielders edit
- Renato Buso
- Paolo Cristallini
- Carmine Gautieri
- Alessandro Mazzola
- Stefano Morrone
- Gianpietro Piovani
- Francesco Statuto
- Giovanni Stroppa
- Andrea Tagliaferri
- Francesco Zitolo
Attackers edit
Serie A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Bari | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 39 | |
| 15 | Torino (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 36 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | Venezia (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 60 | −30 | 26 | |
| 17 | Cagliari (R) | 34 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 54 | −25 | 22 | |
| 18 | Piacenza (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 21 |
Source: 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]
(R) Relegated
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]
(R) Relegated
Matches edit
| 3 | Piacenza | 1–1 | Lecce | |
Dionigi  4' |
C. Lucarelli 41' |
| 7 | Piacenza | 2–0 | Fiorentina | |
| Cristallini 83' Di Napoli 89' (pen.) |
| 14 | Lazio | 2–0 | Piacenza | |
| Salas 9' Mihajlović 88' |
| 16 | Cagliari | 3–0 | Piacenza | |
| Luís Oliveira 49' Mboma 89, 90' |
| 18 | Roma | 2–1 | Piacenza | |
| Di Francesco 47' Totti 75' |
Piovani 45' |
| 22 | Piacenza | 1–3 | Inter | |
| Delli Carri 69' |
Blanc 20, 78' Vieri 88' |
| 24 | Fiorentina | 2–1 | Piacenza | |
| Balbo 58' Rui Costa 81' |
Di Napoli 89' |
| 25 | Piacenza | 0–2 | Juventus | |
| F. Inzaghi 70, 76' |
| 29 | Piacenza | 2–1 | Bari | |
| Gilardino 27' Gautieri 60' |
D. Andersson 66' |
Top scorers edit
- Arturo Di Napoli 4 (3)
- Alberto Gilardino 3
- Davide Dionigi 3 (1)
- Gianpietro Piovani 2
- Massimo Rastelli 2
References edit
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.