1985–86 Torino Calcio season

Torino F.C.
1985–86 season
President	Sergio Rossi
Head Coach	Luigi Radice
Serie A	5th place
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Antonio Comi (7); All: Comi (13)
Highest home attendance	58,630 vs. Juventus (13 October 1985)
Lowest home attendance	656 vs. Lecce (28 May 1986)
	← 1984–85 1986–87 →
	All statistics correct as of 14 June 1986.

Season summary[edit]

Unlike the previous year, Torino was unable to stay in the top 3.^[1] Torino managed to end their season in the top 5, collecting a new qualification for UEFA Cup.^[2]

Squad[edit]

Goalkeepers[edit]

Defenders[edit]

Midfielders[edit]

Attackers[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Serie A[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Roma	30	19	3	8	51	27	+24	41	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3	Napoli	30	14	11	5	35	21	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Torino	30	11	11	8	31	26	+5	33
5	Fiorentina	30	10	13	7	29	23	+6	33
6	Internazionale	30	12	8	10	36	33	+3	32

Source: RSSSF.com
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).^[3]

Matches[edit]

8 September 1985 1	Udinese	0-0	Torino	Udine
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 31 696 Referee: D'Elia

15 September 1985 2	Torino	2-1	Fiorentina	Torino
16:00 UTC+2	Junior 25' Corradini 60'	Report	86' D. Pellegrini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 29 485 Referee: Paparesta (Bari)

22 September 1985 3	Lecce	0-0	Torino	Lecce
16:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 41.565 Referee: Redini (Pisa)

29 September 1985 4	Torino	1-0	Sampdoria	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Junior 64' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 32.459 Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

6 October 1985 5	Roma	2-0	Torino	Roma
15:00 UTC+1	Conti 41' Tovalieri 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60.111 Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)

13 October 1985 6	Torino	1-2	Juventus	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Scirea 39' (aut.)	Report	4' Serena 28' Platini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 58.630 Referee: Agnolin (Bassano del Grappa)

20 October 1985 7	Milan	1-0	Torino	Milan
14:30 UTC+1	Di Bartolomei 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 52.243 Referee: Redini

27 October 1985 8	Torino	2-1	Napoli	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Sabato 45' Comi 54'	Report	87' Maradona	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39.899 Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

3 November 1985 9	Torino	1-0	Bari	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	E. Rossi 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 26.798 Referee: Bianciardi (Siena)

10 November 1985 10	Avellino	0-0	Torino	Avellino
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 26.176 Referee: Lanese

24 November 1985 11	Torino	4-1	Pisa	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Sabato 35' Corradini 57' Schachner 69' Francini 85'	Report	2' Berggreen	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 18.979 Referee: Sguizzato

1 December 1985 12	Como	1-1	Torino	Como
14:30 UTC+1	Borgonovo 31'	Report	81' Comi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 12.008 Referee: Redini

8 December 1985 13	Inter	3-3	Torino	Milan
14:30 UTC+1	Brady 21' (rig.) Rummenigge 55' Bergomi 75'	Report	34' Comi 44' Pusceddu 64' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 41.538 Referee: Paparesta

15 December 1985 14	Torino	0-0	Atalanta	Torino
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.817 Referee: Coppetelli

22 December 1985 15	Hellas Verona	1-0	Torino	Verona
14:30 UTC+1	Galderisi 37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 24.692 Referee: D'Elia

5 January 1986 16	Torino	2-0	Udinese	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	Comi 15' Junior 58'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 21 974 Referee: Bianciardi

12 January 1986 17	Fiorentina	0-0	Torino	Firenze
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 38.593 Referee: Pezzella (Frattamaggiore)

19 January 1986 18	Torino	3-1	Lecce	Torino
14:30 UTC+1	S. Di Chiara 46' (aut.) Corradini 68' Junior 75'	Report	27' Pasculli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.338 Referee: Luci (Firenze)

26 January 1986 19	Sampdoria	0-0	Torino	Genova
14:30 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31.281 Referee: Paparesta (Bari)

9 February 1986 20	Torino	0-1	Roma	Torino
15:00 UTC+1		Report	35' Pruzzo	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 29 251 Referee: Pieri (Genova)

16 February 1986 21	Juventus	1-1	Torino	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Laudrup 25'	Report	87' Zaccarelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 49.874 Referee: Casarin (Milan)

23 February 1986 22	Torino	2-0	Milan	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Comi 16', 65'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39.467 Referee: D'Elia (Salerno)

2 March 1986 23	Napoli	3-1	Torino	Napoli
15:00 UTC+1	Ferri 15' (aut.) Caffarelli 16' Bagni 50'	Report	14' Mariani	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 68.425 Referee: Magni (Bergamo)

9 March 1986 24	Bari	1-0	Torino	Bari
15:00 UTC+1	Bivi 57' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 24.019 Referee: Longhi (Roma)

16 March 1986 25	Torino	1-0	Avellino	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Pusceddu 87'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 21.935 Referee: Coppetelli (Tivoli)

23 March 1986 26	Pisa	0-0	Torino	Pisa
15:00 UTC+1		Report		Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 22 475 Referee: Lanese (Messina)

6 April 1986 27	Torino	1-3	Como	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Sabato 53'	Report	4' Maccoppi 40' Corneliusson 81' Tempestilli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 19 983 Referee: Lombardo (Marsala)

13 April 1986 28	Torino	1-0	Inter	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Comi 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 34 234 Referee: Lo Bello (Siracusa)

20 April 1986 29	Atalanta	2-2	Torino	Bergamo
15:30 UTC+2	Donadoni 49' Magrin 86'	Report	72' Dossena 89' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25 738 Referee: Boschi (Parma)

27 April 1986 30	Torino	2-1	Verona	Torino
15:30 UTC+2	Francini 36', 61'	Report	25' Vignola	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25.496 Referee: Fabricatore (Roma)

Topscorers[edit]

Coppa Italia[edit]

First Round

21 August 1985 1	Sambenedettese	1-2	Torino	San Benedetto del Tronto
20:45 UTC+2	Fattori 13'		38' Comi 44' Schachner	Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme Referee: Redini

25 August 1985 2	Rimini	1-4	Torino	Rimini
20:45 UTC+2	Pircher 49'		12' Corradini 38', 80' Comi 83' Dossena	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri Referee: Sguizzato

28 August 1985 3	Triestina	1-1	Torino	Trieste
20:30 UTC+2	De Falco 18'		27' Pileggi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Referee: Longhi

1 September 1985 4	Torino	2-2	Varese	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Schachner 15', 36'		58' (rig.) Lucchi 75' Pescatori	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Vecchiatini

4 September 1985 5	Torino	2-0	Como	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Junior 32' (rig.) Comi 86'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Lanese

Eightfinals

12 February 1986	Messina	0-2	Torino	Messina
20:30 UTC+1			29' Corradini 42' Junior	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Celeste Referee: Pirandola

26 February 1986 ^[4]	Torino	2-0	Messina	Torino
15:00 UTC+1	Sabato 65' E. Rossi 68'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Tuveri

Quarterfinals

7 May 1986	Sampdoria	2-0	Torino	Genova
20:30 UTC+2	E. Rossi 55' (aut.) Mancini 90'			Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Lanese

24 May 1986 ^[5]	Torino	3-4	Sampdoria	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Francini 33' Mariani 47' Schachner 66'		38' Matteoli 42', 90' (rig.) Mancini 64' Lorenzo	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: D'Elia

UEFA Cup[edit]

First round

18 September 1985	Torino	2-1	Panathinaikos	Torino
20:30 UTC+2	Comi 48' Mavridis 87' (aut.)		51' Saravakos	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Fredriksson

2 October 1985	Panathinaikos	1-1	Torino	Athens
20:00 UTC+1	Saravakos 70' (rig.)		1' Comi	Stadium: Olympic Attendance: 79.679 Referee: Vautrot

Second round

23 October 1985	Torino	1-1	Hajduk Split	Torino
20:30 UTC+1	Francini 74'		35' Slišković	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 40.993 Referee: Ponnet

6 November 1985	Hajduk Split	3-1	Torino	Split
17:00 UTC+1	Asanović 2' Slišković 29' Zl. Vujović 55' (rig.)		15' (rig.) Junior	Stadium: Stadio Poljud Referee: Tritschler

References[edit]

^ Aldo Pacor (October 3, 1985). "Prima tanto Torino, poi la rissa finale". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
^ Gianni Mura (February 25, 1986). "Ecco come dividere i buoni dai cattivi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Suspended on 29 January due to snow. "La neve ostacola la Coppa Italia", la Repubblica, p. 21, 11 February 1986
^ Suspended match on 21 May at 55' due to rain (with score 1-1).

Sources[edit]

RSSSF - Italy 1985/86

[1] Aldo Pacor (October 3, 1985). "Prima tanto Torino, poi la rissa finale". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.

[2] Gianni Mura (February 25, 1986). "Ecco come dividere i buoni dai cattivi". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.

[3] "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[4] Suspended on 29 January due to snow. "La neve ostacola la Coppa Italia", la Repubblica, p. 21, 11 February 1986

[5] Suspended match on 21 May at 55' due to rain (with score 1-1).

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