The 1995–96 Serie A title was won by
Milan
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(15th title for the Milan-based club), with
Juventus
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finishing as runners-up. Fourth placed
Fiorentina
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tasted glory in the
Coppa Italia
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History
The beginning of the tournament was turbulent, due to the complexity of ...
, while seventh-placed
Internazionale
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only narrowly managed to qualify for the
UEFA Cup
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under the management of their new
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head coach
Roy Hodgson
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. In fact Internazionale needed both Fiorentina beating Atalanta in the 1995-96 Coopa Italia Final and their (Internazionales) arch rivals AC Milan and Juventus win the Serie A (Milan) and the 1995-96 UEFA Champions League Final (Juventus). Had one of these three things not occurred Internazionale would have missed out on european football for the second time in four years (having failed to qualify for any of the 1992-93 UEFA club competitions).
Bari
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,
Torino
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,
Cremonese
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and
Padova
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were all relegated.
Teams
Piacenza
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,
Udinese
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,
Vicenza
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and
Atalanta
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had been promoted from
Serie B
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.
Number of teams by region
Personnel and Sponsoring
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
References and sources
*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links
*
Serie A 1995-96, at It.Wikipedia - with pictures and info
Season results at
RSSSF
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Serie A seasons
Italy
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1995–96 in Italian football leagues