Associazione Calcio Fiorentina did not manage to repeat its spectacular 1995–96 season, and did not win any trophies the following year. A relatively meagre goalscoring season from superstar Gabriel Batistuta was one of the reasons for the declining performance, for which head coach Claudio Ranieri was sacked at the end of the season. The highlight of Fiorentina's season was reaching the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it lost to Barcelona 2–0 at the Camp Nou, following a 1–1 draw in Florence.
Players
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Luis OliveiraCagliari Calcio DF Aldo FiricanoCagliari Calcio DF Vittorio PuscedduCagliari Calcio DF Giulio FalconeTorino MF Danilo StefaniMaceratese Out Pos. Name To Type FW Giacomo BanchelliCagliari Calcio DF Andrea SottilAtalanta B.C. DF Alberto MalusciOlympique Marseille DF Alessandro OrlandoUdinese Calcio MF Christian AmorosoEmpoli F.C. loan MF Cristiano ZanettiVenezia F.C.
Winter In Pos. Name from Type MF Andrei KanchelskisEverton F.C. Out Pos. Name To TypeFW Francesco Flachi A.S. Bari
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Position by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Final phase
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Statistics Players statistics
Goalscorers Gabriel Batistuta 13 (2) Anselmo Robbiati 12 Luís Oliveira 9
References