1956–57 AC Milan season
1956–57 season | |||
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Chairman | Andrea Rizzoli | ||
Manager | Giuseppe Viani | ||
Stadium | San Siro | ||
Serie A | 1º (in European Cup) | ||
Latin Cup | 3º | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bean (17) All: Bean (17) | ||
Average home league attendance | 30,487[1] | ||
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During 1956–57 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.
Summary
[edit]After seven successful seasons and 221 goals scored, Gunnar Nordahl left the club to go and play with Roma. To make up for the Swedish striker, the club signed several players including Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Carlo Galli, Per Bredesen, Gastone Bean[2] and brought Alfio Fontana back after a year on loan at Triestina. Change also occurred in the managerial role, where Giuseppe Viani replaced Héctor Puricelli.[3]
The league saw Milan winning the title for the sixth time in its history. The Rossoneri could count on a squad that included, in addition to the aforementioned signings, Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Nils Liedholm, who became captain after the departure of Nordahl.
In the first few days Sampdoria took the lead, but was soon overtaken by Milan and Fiorentina. The Rossoneri. Bean and Cucchiaroni were suddenly struck by typhus and forced to spend much of the second half of the season confined to a clinic in Monza. This did not affect the progress of the team, which, on 17 March moved to a nine-points lead on Fiorentina and, controlling the standings until the end of the tournament, won its sixth scudetto with three rounds still to be played, trailing the Viola by 6 points.
In June, Milan also participated in the last edition of the Latin Cup, where they meet Real Madrid in the semifinals. The match recorded a defeat for the Devil by 5-1. In the match that assigned the third place, Milan beat Saint-Étienne by 4-3, thus gaining their second third place in this tournament which, together with the two successes in 1951 and 1956 (shared record) and the second place in 1953, makes Milan one of the most successful teams in this competition.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
FW | Gastone Bean | Piacenza Calcio | - |
MF | Per Bredesen | Udinese | - |
FW | Ernesto Cucchiaroni | Boca Juniors | - |
FW | Emiliano Farina | Treviso | - |
DF | Alfio Fontana | Triestina | - |
FW | Carlo Galli | A.S. Roma | - |
FW | Walter Gómez | River Plate | - |
FW | Gianni Meanti | Crema | - |
GK | Narciso Soldan | Triestina | - |
MF | Luigi Zannier | Atalanta B.C. | - |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
FW | Italo Carminati | Asssociazione Calcio Monza | - |
GK | Santino Ciceri | Reggina | - |
FW | Giorgio Dal Monte | Genoa Cricket and Football Club | - |
FW | Giancarlo Danova | Spezia | - |
DF | Eros Fassetta | Monza | - |
MF | Amleto Frignani | Udinese | - |
DF | Gianfranco Ganzer | Torino | - |
FW | Gunnar Nordahl | A.S. Roma | - |
DF | Franco Pedroni | Alessandria | - |
MF | Omero Tognon | Pordenone | - |
FW | Valentino Valli | Atalanta | - |
FW | Albano Vicariotto | Palermo | - |
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Milan (C) | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 48 | Qualification to European Cup and for the Latin Cup |
2 | Fiorentina | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 42 | |
3 | Lazio | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 41 | |
4 | Udinese | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 58 | +1 | 36 | |
5 | Internazionale | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 35 |
(C) Champions
Matches
[edit]16 September 1956 1 | Milan | 2-1 | Triestina | Milan |
Schiaffino ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mario Maurelli |
23 September 1956 2 | Bologna | 1-2 | Milan | Bologna |
Cervellati ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 37,000 Referee: ![]() |
30 September 1956 3 | Milan | 1-0 | Palermo | Milan |
Mariani ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Canepa |
7 October 1956 4 | Milan | 3-5 | Napoli | Milan |
Schiaffino ![]() Galli ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto |
14 October 1956 5 | Padova | 2-0 | Milan | Padova |
Moro ![]() Paolo Coppola ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Attendance: 18,000 Referee: ![]() |
21 October 1956 6 | Milan | 1-1 | Inter | Milan |
Bredesen ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini |
28 October 1956 7 | Fiorentina | 0-3 | Milan | Firenze |
Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
18 November 1956 8 | Milan | 2-0 | Udinese | Milan |
Bean ![]() Mariani ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29 000 Referee: Canepa |
25 November 1956 9 | Juventus | 0-1 | Milan | Torino |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 35 000 Referee: ![]() |
2 December 1956 10 | Atalanta | 2-2 | Milan | Bergamo |
Mion ![]() Longoni ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni |
16 December 1956 11 | Milan | 3-2 | Lazio | Milan |
Bean ![]() Cucchiaroni ![]() Galli ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30000 Referee: Iginio Rigato |
23 December 1956 12 | Sampdoria | 3-2 | Milan | Genova |
Conti ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 20000 Referee: Cesare Jonni |
30 December 1956 13 | Milan | 2-0 | Genoa | Milan |
Schiaffino ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15000 Referee: Menchini |
6 January 1957 14 | Milan | 3-1 | Torino | Milan |
Bean ![]() Grosso ![]() Schiaffino ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20000 Referee: Annoscia |
13 January 1957 15 | Roma | 0-0 | Milan | Roma |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55 000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto |
20 January 1957 16 | SPAL | 1-3 | Milan | Ferrara |
Zannier ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
27 January 1957 17 | Milan | 4-2 | Lanerossi | Milan |
Bergamaschi ![]() Galli ![]() Bredesen ![]() Bean ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 26 000 Referee: Moriconi |
27 February 1957 18[4] | Triestina | 1-3 | Milan | Trieste |
Clemente ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 10 000 Referee: ![]() |
10 February 1957 19 | Milan | 1-0 | Bologna | Milan |
Bean ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: ![]() |
17 February 1957 20 | Palermo | 1-2 | Milan | Palermo |
Zamperlini ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Moriconi |
24 February 1957 21 | Napoli | 2-2 | Milan | Napoli |
Vinício ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Cesare Jonni |
3 March 1957 22 | Milan | 2-0 | Padova | Milan |
Galli ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Angelini |
10 March 1957 23 | Inter | 1-1 | Milan | Milan |
Invernizzi ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70 000 Referee: ![]() |
17 March 1957 24 | Milan | 2-0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
Galli ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65 000 Referee: Moriconi |
24 March 1957 25 | Udinese | 2-1 | Milan | Udine |
Frignani ![]() Lindskog ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese |
31 March 1957 26 | Milan | 4-1 | Juventus | Milan |
![]() Galli ![]() Bredesen ![]() Liedholm ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Maurelli |
7 April 1957 27 | Milan | 4-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
Galli ![]() Liedholm ![]() Farina ![]() | Report | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28 000 Referee: Iginio Rigato |
14 April 1957 28 | Lazio | 3-0 | Milan | Roma |
Vivolo ![]() Tozzi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 45 000 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello |
28 April 1957 29 | Milan | 2-1 | Sampdoria | Milan |
Bean ![]() Farina ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto |
5 May 1957 30 | Genoa | 0-1 | Milan | Genova |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 40 000 Referee: ![]() |
19 May 1957 31[6] | Torino | 2-2 | Milan | Torino |
Arce ![]() Jeppson ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Iginio Rigato |
2 June 1957 32 | Milan | 3-1 | Roma | Milan |
Bean ![]() Liedholm ![]() Maldini ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35000 Referee: Menchini |
9 June 1957 33 | Milan | 0-1 | SPAL | Milan |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22 000 Referee: Cesare Jonni |
16 June 1957 34 | Lanerossi | 3-1 | Milan | Vicenza |
Savoini ![]() Lojacono ![]() Valentinuzzi ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Moriconi |
Latin Cup
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]20 June 1957 | Real Madrid | 5-1 | Milan | Madrid |
Gento ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() Joseíto ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 62,000 Referee: ![]() |
Final 3º/4º place
[edit]23 June 1957 | Milan | 4-3 | Saint-Etienne | Madrid |
Ricagni ![]() Mariani ![]() Bredesen ![]() Liedholm ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,000 Referee: ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]Competition | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
Serie A | 48 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 40 | +25 |
Coppa Latina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -3 |
Total | - | 17 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 36 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 70 | 48 | +22 |
Appearances
[edit]- 10.
Osvaldo Bagnoli
- 25.
Gastone Bean
- 22.
Eros Beraldo
- 22.
Mario Bergamaschi
- 29.
Per Bredesen
- 18.
Lorenzo Buffon
- 15.
Ernesto Cucchiaroni
- 7.
Emiliano Farina
- 34.
Alfio Fontana
- 23.
Carlo Galli
- 28.
Nils Liedholm
- 23.
Cesare Maldini
- 31.
Amos Mariani
- 2.
Gianni Meanti
- 3.
Luigi Radice
- 2.
Cesare Reina
- 2.
Eduardo Ricagni
- 29.
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- 18.
Narciso Soldan
- 15.
Francesco Zagatti
- 36.
Luigi Zannier
Goalscorers
[edit]- 17.
Gastone Bean
- 14.
Carlo Galli
- 9.
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
- 7.
Per Bredesen
- 5.
Nils Liedholm
- 4.
Ernesto Cucchiaroni
- 4.
Emiliano Farina
- 3.
Amos Mariani
- 1.
Osvaldo Bagnoli
- 1.
Mario Bergamaschi
- 1.
Cesare Maldini
- 1.
Eduardo Ricagni
References
[edit]- ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "bean". 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
- ^ Giuseppe Bagnati; Vito Maggio; Vincenzo Prestigiacomo. Il Palermo racconta: storie, confessioni e leggende rosanero. Grafill, Palermo,2004.
- ^ Rescheduled from 3 February 1957, suspended due to fog at 75' with score 3-1 by Milan, Galli (2), Bean and Szoke (Triestina).
- ^ Secondo alcune fonti il gol sarebbe considerato una autorete del bianconero Nay.
- ^ With these draw Milan clinched the title.
External links
[edit]- Almanacco illustrato del Milan, edition 2, 2005. Panini.
- "Stagione 1956-1957". acmilan.it.
- "Stagione 1956-1957". Magliarossonera.it.