1984–85 Hellas Verona season

Hellas Verona F.C.
1984–85 season
Chairman	Celestino Guidotti
Manager	Osvaldo Bagnoli
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Galderisi (11); All: Elkjær, Galderisi (11)
Highest home attendance	45,860 vs. Avellino (19 May 1985)
Lowest home attendance	32,703 vs. Atalanta (6 January 1985)
Average home league attendance	40,111
Home colours	Away colours

In the 1984–85 season, manager Osvaldo Bagnoli guided Hellas Verona F.C. to its only Serie A championship, shocking the Italian football public.

Season

Hellas Verona added to its lineup Briegel (fullback), Preben Elkjær (centre forward), Fanna (winger), Di Gennaro (midfielder) and Galderisi (striker).^[1] Bagnoli's side had a good first half of league, losing only a game: it was on Avellino's pitch, where - in the last few minutes - Hellas gave up a 2–1 knockout.^[2]

In retour matches, the team achieved its best results in key games.^[3]^[4] This path - unexpected by most part of its supporters - came to climax on 12 May 1985, the Sunday on which, by drawing at Atalanta's home, Verona clinched its first domestic title.^[5]

Squad

Goalkeepers

Claudio Garella
Sergio Spuri

Defenders

Midfielders

Luciano Bruni
Antonio Di Gennaro
Dario Donà
Pietro Fanna
Luigi Sacchetti
Domenico Volpati

Attackers

Transfers

In
P.	Name	from
D	Hans-Peter Briegel	FC Kaiserslautern
D	Fabio Marangon (II)	Alessandria
C	Dario Donà	Bologna F.C.
A	Preben Elkjær	Lokeren
A	Franco Turchetta	Varese

Out
P.	Name	to
D	Władysław Żmuda	Cremonese
D	Mario Guidetti	Ancona Calcio
D	Massimo Storgato	S.S. Lazio
C	Francesco Guidolin	Venezia
A	Joe Jordan	Southampton F.C.
A	Maurizio Iorio	A.S. Roma

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Hellas Verona (C)	30	15	13	2	42	19	+23	43	Qualification to European Cup
2	Torino	30	14	11	5	36	22	+14	39	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Internazionale	30	13	12	5	42	28	+14	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Sampdoria	30	12	13	5	36	21	+15	37	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Milan	30	12	12	6	31	25	+6	36^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification to UEFA Cup

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).^[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1984/903/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1985–86 European Cup; = 1985–86 UEFA Cup Following UEFA ranking changes and the English ban, Italy gained a third berth.

Matches

16 September 1984 1	Hellas Verona	3-1	Napoli	Verona
	Briegel 26' Galderisi 33' Di Gennaro 75'	Report	Daniel Bertoni 58'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Maurizio Mattei

23 September 1984 2	Ascoli	1-3	Hellas Verona	Ascoli Piceno
	Hernandez 75'		Di Gennaro 50' Briegel 60' Elkjær 70'	Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca Referee: Pierluigi Magni

30 September 1984 3	Hellas Verona	1-0	Udinese	Verona
	Giuseppe Galderisi (59 pen)	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Luigi Agnolin

7 October 1984 4	Inter	0-0	Hellas Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Carlo Longhi (Roma)

14 October 1984 5	Hellas Verona	2-0	Juventus	Verona
	Galderisi 62' Elkjær 81'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Paolo Bergamo (Livorno)

21 October 1984 6	Roma	0-0	Hellas Verona	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata)

28 October 1984 7	Hellas Verona	2-1	Fiorentina	Verona
	Moz 25'og Galderisi 40'	Report	Pecci 58'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Massimo Ciulli (Roma)

11 November 1984 8	Cremonese	0-2	Hellas Verona	Cremona
		Report	Galderisi 74' (pen) Briegel 84'	Stadium: Giovanni Zini Referee: Giancarlo Redini(Pisa)

18 November 1984 9	Hellas Verona	0-0	Sampdoria	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

25 November 1984 10	Torino	1-2	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Briegel 20'	Report	Dossena 24' Marangon 60'	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

2 December 1984 11	Verona	0-0	Milan	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Maurizio Mattei (Macerata)

16 December 1984 12	Lazio	0-1	Verona	Roma
		Report	Podavini 60' (og)	Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Claudio Pieri (Genova)

23 December 1984 13	Como	0-0	Verona	Como
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia Referee: Egidio Ballerini (La Spezia)

6 January 1985 14	Verona	1-1	Atalanta	Verona
	Luciano Bruni (35)	Report	Marco Pacione (85)	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Romeo Paparesta (Bari)

13 January 1985 15	Avellino	2-1	Verona	Avellino
	Domenico Volpati (32 og)Angelo Colombo (84)	Report	Luciano Marangon (38)	Stadium: Partenio Referee: Giancarlo Redini (Pisa)

20 January 1985 16	Napoli	0-0	Verona	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto (Torino)

27 January 1985 17	Verona	2-0	Ascoli	Verona
	Galderisi 28' Sacchetti 33'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pietro D'Elia (Salerno)

10 February 1985 18	Udinese	3-5	Hellas Verona	Udine
	Edinho 45' Carnevale 53' Mauro 59'	Report	Briegel 3' Galderisi 20' Preben Elkjær 45' Preben Elkjær 61' Briegel 63'	Stadium: Friuli Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan)

17 February 1985 19	Hellas Verona	1-1	Inter	Verona
	Briegel 48'	Report	Altobelli 39'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

24 February 1985 20	Juventus	1-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	Briaschi 74'	Report	Di Gennaro 76'	Stadium: Comunale

3 March 1985 21	Verona	1-0	Roma	Verona
	Elkjær 66'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

17 March 1985 22	Fiorentina	1-3	Hellas Verona	Firenze
	Monelli 11'	Report	Fontolan 57' Galderisi 70' (pen) Galderisi 83'	Stadium: Comunale

24 March 1985 23	Hellas Verona	3-0	Cremonese	Verona
	Di Gennaro 39' Elkjær 61' Briegel 90'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

31 March 1985 24	Sampdoria	1-1	Verona	Genova
	Renica 11'	Report	Galderisi 5'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Paolo Casarin (Milan)

14 April 1985 25	Verona	1-2	Torino	Verona
	Briegel 77'	Report	Serena 53' Schachner 65'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Salvatore Lombardo (Marsala)

21 April 1985 26	Milan	0-0	Verona	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Carlo Longhi (Roma)

28 April 1985 27	Verona	1-0	Lazio	Verona
	Fanna 78'	Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

5 May 1985 28	Verona	0-0	Como	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi

12 May 1985 29	Atalanta	1-1	Hellas Verona	Bergamo
	Perico 43'	Report	Preben Elkjær 51'	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia

19 May 1985 30	Verona	4-2	Avellino	Verona
	Fanna 8' Garuti 40' (og) Galderisi 61 ' (pen) Preben Elkjær 90'	Report	Faccini 42' Diaz 46'	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Gennaro Testa (Prato)

Coppa Italia

First round

22 August 1984 1	Hellas Verona	4-2	Benevento	Verona
	Elkjær 7', 13', 35' Di Gennaro 10' (rig.)		36' Lunerti 74' Orati	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Testa

26 August 1984 2	Campobasso	0-0	Hellas Verona	Campobasso
				Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Romagnoli Referee: Ballerini

30 August 1984 3	Hellas Verona	5-0	Casarano	Verona
	Briegel 16', 19' Di Gennaro 42' Secchi 45' (aut.) Donà 72'			Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Leni

2 September 1984 4	Catania	2-3	Hellas Verona	Siracusa
	Ermini 29' Luvanor 87'		28' Galderisi 41' Di Gennaro 77' Tricella	Stadium: Stadio Nicola De Simone Referee: Bianciardi

4 September 1984 5	Verona	1-0	Ascoli	Verona
	Bruni 34'			Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Ciulli

Eightfinals

13 February 1985	Genoa	0-1	Hellas Verona	Genova
			46' Elkjær	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Referee: Bianciardi

27 February 1985	Hellas Verona	2-1	Genoa	Verona
	Di Gennaro 70', 76'		79' Policano	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Pirandola

Quarterfinals

12 June 1985	Verona	3-0	Internazionale	Verona
	Sacchetti 32' Galderisi 71' (rig.) Bruni 87'			Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Agnolin

19 June 1985	Internazionale	5-1 (5-4 aet agg.)	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Rummenigge 18', 25' Altobelli 50' Causio 96' Brady 117'		107' Elkjær	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Referee: Mattei

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Claudio Garella	35	-22	30	-19	5	-3
	DF	ITA	Mauro Ferroni	28	0	15+5	0	8	0
	DF	ITA	Roberto Tricella	37	1	30	0	7	1
	DF	ITA	Silvano Fontolan	33	1	28	1	5	0
	DF	ITA	Luciano Marangon	36	2	29	2	7	0
	MF	FRG	Hans-Peter Briegel	36	11	27	9	9	2
	MF	ITA	Antonio Di Gennaro	38	9	29	4	9	5
	MF	ITA	Domenico Volpati	38	0	29+1	0	8	0
	MF	ITA	Pietro Fanna	36	2	29	2	7	0
	FW	DEN	Preben Elkjær Larsen	32	13	22+1	8	9	5
	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Galderisi	36	13	29	11	7	2
	GK	ITA	Sergio Spuri	6	-7	0+1	0	5	-7
	MF	ITA	Luciano Bruni	35	3	15+12	1	8	2
	MF	ITA	Luigi Sacchetti	18	2	11+4	1	3	1
	FW	ITA	Franco Turchetta	23	0	4+12	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Dario Donà	18	1	2+10	0	6	1
	DF	ITA	Fabio Marangon	10	0	1+2	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Antonio Terracciano	1	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ITA	Residori	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Matteoni	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1984/912/

References

↑ Franco Rossi (June 28, 1984). "Due svedesi per l' Atalanta". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
↑ Mario Sconcerti (January 22, 1985). "Bagnoli, Socrates e troppe parole". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 27.
↑ Gianni Brera (February 12, 1985). "Se il Verona facesse tanto rumore per tutto?". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 31.
↑ Gianni Brera (March 19, 1985). "Ragionando ragionando il Verona ha già vinto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 29.
↑ Gianni Brera (May 21, 1985). "Tutte le verità dell' acclamato modulo Bagnoli". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.
↑ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.