In the 1996–97 season, Udinese Calcio had its best season since the days of Zico during the 1980s. With goal-scoring trio Oliver Bierhoff, Márcio Amoroso and Paolo Poggi on top form, Udinese finished fifth. Bierhoff and Poggi scored 13 goals each, while Amoroso scored 12.
Players First-team squad
Transfers In Pos. Name From Type FW Marcio Amoroso Flamengo GK Luigi Turci Cremonese MF Hazem Emam Zamalek MF Massimiliano Cappioli Roma MF Tomas Locatelli Milan DF Regis Genaux Coventry City Out Pos. Name To Type FW Stefano Borgonovo Retired MF Igor Shalimov Bologna FW Francesco Marino Reggina MF Raffaele Ametrano Juventus GK Attilio Gregori Hellas Verona MF Jonathan Bachini Lecce Loan MF David Stefani Savoia Loan DF Stefano Pellegrini Carpi Loan
Competitions Serie A
League table
Position by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second round
Statistics Players statistics
Top scorers Oliver Bierhoff 13 Paolo Poggi 13 Márcio Amoroso 12 Giovanni Bia 4 Massimiliano Cappioli 3
References
Sources RSSSF – Italy 1996/97