In the 1992/93 Serie A season, Palma scored 47 goals and conceded 44 points (on a two-point scale) with 16 wins, 9 draws and 9 defeats, and won the trophy in the European Cup Winners' Cup against Antwerp, Belgium. It is also worth mentioning that the Colombian wonder boy Asprila ended the 58-game unbeaten myth of AC Milan this season.
Coach:
Nevio Scala, a meritorious coach who rose to prominence at Parma in the early 1990s, was born on November 22, 1947 in Lozo Artestino, Italy. From July 1989, he was the head coach of The Serie B team Parma, and in the 1989/90 season he finished fourth and took the last train to enter Serie A. With the support of Palmarat founder Calisto Tanzi, he built the new Serie A force into a powerful force in Europe, leading the team to win the Coppa Italia in 1991/92, the European Cup Winners' Cup the following year, and the European Super Cup. In 1994/95 he finished third in Serie A, the best record he achieved in Serie A with Parma. Parma won the second European trophy in the club's history, the UEFA Cup, that season. He stepped down in June 1996 as a meritorious coach in parma club history.
Team Foreign Aid:
George Glenn (Belgium), Tafarell (Brazil), Thomas Brolin (Sweden), Fastino Asprila (Colombia), Sergio Berti (Argentina)
Main transfers in the 1992/93 season:
Transfers in: Fastinó Aspriella (Colombia/from National Athletic medellín), Gabrielle Pin (Italy/from Lazio), Marco Ferrante (Italy/from Naples), Sergio Berti (Argentina/loan from River Plate), Fasto Picci (Italy/from Inter Milan), Salvatore Matrecano (Italy/from Foggia)
Massimo Agostini signs for Ancona star card (top left)
Transfers out: Massimo Agostini (Italy/joins Ancona), Giovanni Biya (Italy/joins Cosenza), Aldo Monza (Italy/joins Cosenza), Tacitio Catanese (Italy/joins Bologna)
The team's top scorer of the season:
Alessandro Melli, An Italian striker, made 28 Serie A appearances and scored 12 goals.