| Season | 1988 (1988)–89 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9 October 1988 – 25 June 1989 |
| Champions | Internazionale 13th title |
| Relegated | Torino Pescara Pisa Como |
| European Cup | Internazionale Milan |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Sampdoria |
| UEFA Cup | Napoli Juventus Atalanta Fiorentina |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 645 (2.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aldo Serena (22 goals) |
| Longest winning run | 26 matches Inter Milan |
| Longest unbeaten run | 21 matches Milan |
| Longest winless run | 5 wins Lazio |
| Longest losing run | 18 matches Como |
1989–90 → | |
The1988–89 Serie A was won byInternazionale, who won the title comfortably by an 11-point margin over runners-upNapoli.Milan's triumph in theEuropean Cup meant Italy would be entering two teams – both the two giant Milan sides – into the European Cup for the 1989–90 season. Relegated to Serie B wereTorino,Pescara,Pisa andComo.
Bologna,Lecce,Lazio andAtalanta had been promoted fromSerie B.
Following the expansion of the league, a fourth relegation was added.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale(C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 19 | +48 | 58 | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 47 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 3 | Milan[a] | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 61 | 25 | +36 | 46 | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 43 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 5 | Sampdoria | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 39 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 6 | Atalanta | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 36 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 7 | Fiorentina[b] | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 34 | |
| 8 | Roma | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 34 | |
| 9 | Lecce | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 31 | |
| 10 | Lazio | 34 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 29 | |
| 11 | Hellas Verona | 34 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 18 | 27 | −9 | 29 | |
| 12 | Ascoli | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 41 | −11 | 29 | |
| 13 | Cesena | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 29 | |
| 14 | Bologna | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 29 | |
| 15 | Torino(R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 27 | Relegation toSerie B |
| 16 | Pescara(R) | 34 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 27 | |
| 17 | Pisa(R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 23 | |
| 18 | Como(R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 49 | −25 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ASC | ATA | BOL | CES | COM | FIO | INT | JUV | LAZ | LEC | MIL | NAP | PES | PIS | ROM | SAM | TOR | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascoli | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Atalanta | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Bologna | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Cesena | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 |
| Como | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Fiorentina | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Internazionale | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Juventus | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Lazio | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Lecce | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Milan | 5–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Napoli | 4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | — | 8–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Pescara | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Pisa | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Roma | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| Sampdoria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 5–1 | 2–1 |
| Torino | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Hellas Verona | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Fiorentina qualified for1989–90 UEFA Cup.