S.S.C. Napoli improved by three positions following the arrival of Diego Maradona at the club. The new #10 had been bought from FC Barcelona on a World record transfer fee, and he fulfilled expectations with 14 goals in his debut season, making him the third best scorer in the entire league. The teams' league performance, however, was only average, ending up eight of out 16 teams. The previous season had almost resulted in relegation, so Maradona's arrival certainly boosted the team well before its two scudetti.
Squad
Transfers In Pos. Name fromType FW Diego Maradona FC Barcelona U$ 10,5 million MF Daniel Bertoni Fiorentina DF Walter De Vecchi Ascoli DF Raimondo Marino Catanzaro loan ended MF Salvatore Bagni Inter FW Domenico Penzo Juventus Out Pos. Name To Type MF Dirceu Ascoli DF Ruud Krol Cannes GK Massimo Assante Cavese DF Carmine Della Pietra Campobasso DF Angelo Frappampina Taranto DF Marco Masi Pisa MF Pasquale Casale Avellino MF Ciro Muro Monopoli loan FW Massimo Palanca Foligno FW Claudio Pellegrini Fiorentina
Winter In Pos. Name from type DF Marco De Simone Cagliari Out Pos. Name to type FW Gianni De Rosa Cagliari
Competitions Serie A
League table
Results by round
Matches
Topscorers Diego Maradona 14 Daniel Bertoni 11 Luigi Caffarelli 6
Coppa Italia
Group phase
Eightfinals
Statistics Players statistics
Sources RSSSF - Italy 1984/85 (for stats) Italian Wikipedia (for squad)
References