| Riunite Messina beat Bari 3-0 (H) on 8 Jan 1989 |
| Bari beat Sambenedettese 2-0 (H) on 23 Oct 1988 |
| Sambenedettese beat Taranto FC 1927 2-0 (A) on 31 Dec 1988 |
| Taranto FC 1927 beat Genoa 1893 1-0 (H) on 16 Oct 1988 |
| Genoa 1893 beat Ancona Calcio 2-0 (A) on 25 Sep 1988 |
| Ancona Calcio beat Licata Calcio 1-0 (H) on 31 Dec 1988 |
| Licata Calcio beat Parma 3-0 (A) on 23 Oct 1988 |
| Parma beat Avellino 2-1 (H) on 9 Oct 1988 |
| Avellino beat Monza 1-0 (H) on 11 Dec 1988 |
| Monza beat Brescia Calcio 2-0 (H) on 16 Oct 1988 |
| Brescia Calcio beat Cosenza Calcio 2-0 (H) on 18 Sep 1988 |
| Cosenza Calcio beat Reggina Calcio 3-1 (H) on 23 Oct 1988 |
| Reggina Calcio beat Udinese 2-1 (H) on 11 Sep 1988 |
| Udinese beat Barletta Calcio 3-1 (H) on 23 Oct 1988 |
| Barletta Calcio beat Piacenza 3-1 (H) on 13 Nov 1988 |
| Piacenza beat Padova 3-1 (H) on 31 Dec 1988 |
| Padova beat Cremonese 2-0 (H) on 4 Dec 1988 |
| Cremonese beat Catanzaro 1-0 (A) on 18 Dec 1988 |
| Catanzaro beat Empoli 2-0 (H) on 30 Oct 1988 |
| Empoli beat Riunite Messina 1-0 (H) on 25 Sep 1988 |
HWC: Thick arrows show the earliest chain of wins that passes through every team and returns to its start.