Also, his best game is without a doubt the 2nd leg vs Bayern, where he got 8 from La Stampa and 7.5 from both Gazzetta and Guerin. Everyone however said that he was struggling with injury and lifestyle at this point, but his genious was still great enough to overcome everything and succedd After Bayern 2nd game, Gazzetta claim that Maradona was at 60% of his overall ability, and was still decisive.
The average ratings (Guerin Sportivo - La Stampa - La Repubblica) in the first final (Diego below average): Napoli: Giuliani 4,67 — Ferrara 6,50, Francini 6,17, Corradini 5,33 (46' Crippa 6,17) - Alemão 6,00, Renica 6,00, Fusi 6,33, De Napoli 6,33 — Careca 7,17, Maradona 6,00, Carnevale 5,50. — coach: O. Bianchi. = avg: 6,01. Stuttgart: Immel 6,50 — Schäfer 6,17, Schröder 6,17, Katanec 6,17, Hartmann 6,50 — Buchwald 5,83, Allgöwer 6,83, Schmäler 6,67, Sigurvinsson 6,33 — Walter 5,17 (75' Zietsch), Gaudino 6,67. — coach: Haan. = avg: 6,27. And Napoli-Bayern München 2-0 Napoli: Giuliani 6,67 — Ferrara 6,50, Francini 6,83, Corradini 6,33, Alemão 6,33, Renica 6,50, Fusi 6,50, De Napoli 6,17, Careca 6,83, Maradona 6,67 (81' Carannante), Carnevale 8,00. — coach: O. Bianchi. = avg: 6,67. Bayern: Aumann 6,00 — Nachtweih 5,67, Flick 6,17, Johnsen 5,17 (81' Grahammer), Augenthaler 6,50, Dörfner 6,50, Kögl 6,67, Reuter 6,00, Wohlfarth 5,33, Thon 6,50, Ekström 5,17 (77' Eck). — coach: Heynckes. = avg: 5,97.
Great surging run of form from striker Carnevale, that has taken the top spot at his position, according to Gazzetta. Meanwhile, the best scorers per minute:
So these 1989-90 ratings are from La Repubblica: https://football-ratings.blogspot.com/2011/12/memory-lane-serie-1989-90.html What about these of 1988-89 you show? (the only 1988-89 ratings on your website for clarity) https://football-ratings.blogspot.com/2011/11/memory-lane-serie-1988-89.html Is that the same paper? (now I log off for the day) Thanks.
That's a good question! La Stampa usually published only the Top 10 positions, so it should La Repubblica again.
GS often showed some avg. of 4 magazines and there is one point that should be considered: These days Tutto's ratings have a heavy Juve bias - not just a bit, but really significantly higher (about 0,5 points or more) Don't know if this was as pronounced back in the 80s, but should be worth looking at.
At this stage of the season AC Milan is doing well in Europe, but Gullit has been suffering injuries, it has deprived him from a full domestic campaign and his goal is to feature in the final rounds of the European Cup.
Aldo Serena has matched Maradona and Gullit from the previous season with 12 top 10 finishes thus far. It must be stated however that this season was expanded to 34 league games, as opposed to 30 in the previous years.
Maradona, lately plagued by injuries, has missed so far 6 league games (including this round vs Bologna) and the results of Napoli have been startling alarming: 0 wins, 4 draws, 2 losses. Out of a possible 12 points the club has only managed 4 points. It’s virtually the difference between first place Inter and second place Napoli.