The 1988–89 Serie A was won by Inter, who won the title comfortably by an 11-point margin over runners-up Napoli. Milan's triumph in the European Cup meant Italy would be entering two teams – both the two Milan sides – into the European Cup for the 1989–90 season. Torino, Pescara, Pisa and Como were relegated to Serie B.
Teams Bologna, Lecce, Lazio and Atalanta had been promoted from Serie B.
Events Following the expansion of the league, a fourth relegation was added.
Final classification
Results
UEFA Cup qualification
Fiorentina qualified for 1989–90 UEFA Cup.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 Aldo Serena Internazionale 22 2 Marco van Basten Milan 19 Careca Napoli 4 Roberto Baggio Fiorentina 15 5 Stefano Borgonovo Fiorentina 14 Gianluca Vialli Sampdoria 7 Andrea Carnevale Napoli 13 8 Ramón Díaz Internazionale 12 Rui Barros Juventus 10 Massimo Agostini Cesena 11 Müller Torino12 Rudi Völler Roma10 Bruno Giordano Ascoli Pietro Paolo Virdis Milan Evair Atalanta
Italy Championship 1988/89 Capocannonieri
Attendances Source:
No. Club Average 1 Milan 72,309 2 Napoli 61,793 3 Internazionale 58,175 4 Roma 34,913 5 Lazio 32,125 6 Juventus 30,350 7 Torino 27,551 8 Hellas Verona 25,234 9 Atalanta 24,708 10 Fiorentina 24,553 11 Lecce 22,696 12 Bologna 22,623 13 Pescara 21,910 14 Sampdoria 17,959 15 Cesena 17,320 16 Pisa 13,461 17 Ascoli 12,214 18 Como 10,279
References and sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni,
External links
:it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1989 - Italian version with pictures and info. Italy Championship 1988/89 - All results on RSSSF Website.