1998–99 AC Fiorentina season explained

Club:Fiorentina
Season:1998–99
Manager:Giovanni Trapattoni
Chairman:Vittorio Cecchi Gori
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Stadio Artemio Franchi
League:Serie A
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Runners-up
Cup2:UEFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:
Gabriel Batistuta (21)
Season Topscorer:
Gabriel Batistuta (26)
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Prevseason:1997–98
Nextseason:1999–2000

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina enjoyed its best season in the 1990s on the pitch, but was left wondering what might have been. Leading the domestic Serie A championship a long way into the season, Fiorentina's title charge fell to pieces, as it lost unnecessary points while eventual champions Milan and runners-up Lazio continued winning their matches. In the end, Fiorentina salvaged third place in the league, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League in 1999–2000.

Its European adventure in 1998–99 however, ended early, when a handmade bomb was thrown at a linesman in the victory against Swiss side Grasshoppers. The linesman escaped serious injury, but Fiorentina were declared losers of the match, despite its victory on the pitch, and were thus thrown out of the tournament. However, it avoided further sanctions. Fiorentina also lost the Coppa Italia Final to Parma, marking another season without titles.

Several players were impressive, with the trio Gabriel Batistuta, Rui Costa and Francesco Toldo being the players really standing out. The defensive line-up and the many goals conceded were the main reasons Fiorentina would not win the title.

Players

Transfers

In
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DF Moreno Torricelli
MF Jorg Heinrich
FW Carmine Esposito
DF Tomas Repka
MF Barcelona
Out
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FW
GK Valerio Fiori
DF Michele Serena
MF Stefan Schwarz
MF Andrei Kanchelskis
MF Domenico Morfeoloan

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: article and 1998–99 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: article and 1998–99 Coppa Italia.

Final

See main article: 1999 Coppa Italia Final.

UEFA Cup

See main article: article and 1998–99 UEFA Cup.

First round

See main article: article.

Second round

See main article: article.

Other matches and friendlies

Statistics

Goalscorers