1992–93 S.S.C. Napoli season
1992-93 season | |||
Chairman | Corrado Ferlaino | ||
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Manager | Claudio Ranieri Ottavio Bianchi |
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Serie A | 11th | ||
Coppa Italia | Quarter Finals | ||
UEFA Cup | Second Round | ||
Top goalscorer | Daniel Fonseca (16) | ||
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S.S.C. Napoli got extremely close to a shock relegation to Serie B, and only held on to its top-flight status by two points. This was just three years since the club led by playmaker and legend Diego Maradona won the domestic league title. It actually spent Christmas of 1992 in the relegation zone, and climbed out of it thanks to a strong January '93 run. The reason Napoli survived was the above-average offensive skills. Gianfranco Zola, Daniel Fonseca and Careca was a trio capable of leading any teams' attack, and the club looked set to suffer when Zola (Parma) and Careca (Japan) departed at the end of the season. Fonseca's season is mostly remembered for an extremely unusual five goals in one match, as Napoli beat Valencia 5-1 away from home in the UEFA Cup. Then it lost to Paris SG in the next round, rendering it was out of Europe.
Contents
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Ciro Ferrara
Giovanni Francini
Fabio Cannavaro
Giancarlo Corradini
Massimo Tarantino
Carlo Cornacchia
Sebastiano Nela
Paolo Ziliani
Midfielders
Jonas Thern
Fausto Pari
Roberto Policano
Massimo Mauro
Massimo Crippa
Luca Altomare
Gaetano De Rosa
Angelo Carbone
Attackers
Serie A
Matches
9 | Napoli | 1–5 | Milan | |
Zola ![]() |
van Basten ![]() Eranio ![]() |
12 | Cagliari | 1–0 | Napoli | |
Francescoli ![]() |
22 | Juventus | 4–3 | Napoli | |
Di Canio ![]() Platt ![]() Ravanelli ![]() Möller ![]() |
Zola ![]() Ferrara ![]() Fonseca ![]() |
28 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Napoli | |
Batistuta ![]() |
Fonseca ![]() |
Topscorers
Daniel Fonseca 16
Gianfranco Zola 12
Careca 7
Roberto Policano 7