| Reggiana beat Perugia 3-1 (A) on 5 Jan 1997 |
| Perugia beat Sampdoria 1-0 (H) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| Sampdoria beat Inter 4-3 (A) on 15 Dec 1996 |
| Inter beat Parma 3-1 (H) on 27 Oct 1996 |
| Parma beat Napoli 3-0 (H) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| Napoli beat Hellas Verona 1-0 (H) on 8 Dec 1996 |
| Hellas Verona beat Roma 2-1 (H) on 20 Oct 1996 |
| Roma beat Cagliari 3-1 (H) on 17 Nov 1996 |
| Cagliari beat Atalanta 2-0 (H) on 8 Sep 1996 |
| Atalanta beat Lazio 2-1 (H) on 27 Oct 1996 |
| Lazio beat Piacenza Calcio 3-1 (A) on 17 Nov 1996 |
| Piacenza Calcio beat Vicenza Calcio 1-0 (H) on 29 Sep 1996 |
| Vicenza Calcio beat Juventus 2-1 (H) on 13 Oct 1996 |
| Juventus beat Udinese 4-1 (A) on 11 Dec 1996 |
| Udinese beat Fiorentina 2-0 (H) on 15 Dec 1996 |
| Fiorentina beat Milan 1-0 (H) on 27 Oct 1996 |
| Milan beat Bologna 2-1 (A) on 22 Sep 1996 |
| Bologna beat Reggiana 3-1 (A) on 17 Nov 1996 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.