U.C. Sampdoria had its most successful season ever, winning the Coppa Italia and reaching the final of the Cup Winners' Cup, where it came up short to Barcelona with 2–0. It finished fifth in Serie A with 14 goals from Gianluca Vialli marking the international breakthrough for the striker.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Gianluca Pagliuca

Guido Bistazzoni

Defenders

Moreno Mannini

Pietro Vierchowod

Luca Pellegrini

Marco Lanna

Amedeo Carboni

Stefano Pellegrini

Emilio Affuso

Midfielders

Fulvio Bonomi

Fausto Pari

Mirco Gubellini

Toninho Cerezo

Fausto Salsano

Víctor Muñoz

Giuseppe Dossena

Roberto Breda

Attackers

Enrico Chiesa

Roberto Mancini

Gianluca Vialli

Loris Pradella

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Matches

Topscorers

Gianluca Vialli 14

Roberto Mancini 9

Giuseppe Dossena 5

Coppa Italia

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Supercoppa

European Cup Winners' Cup

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

References

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1988/89

UC Sampdoria seasons

Sampdoria

1988–89 UC Sampdoria season