1939–40 A.S. Ambrosiana-Inter season

The 1939-40 season was Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter's 31st in existence and 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1939–40 season
ChairmanFerdinando Pozzani
ManagerTony Cargnelli
StadiumArena Civica
Serie A1º
Coppa Italiaround of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Guarnieri (15)
All: Guarnieri (16)

Summary

The club clinched the title, fifth in its history,[1] and third as Ambrosiana,[2] in Coppa Italia lost against Torino, in Mitropa Cup the squad is defeated by Újpest and its manager Bella Guttmann. Injured on the left foot Meazza stood in bench almost the entire season.[3] The nerazzurri on the top of the table with Tony Cargnelli as manager, defeating Bologna in the final round and enjoyed the title in San Siro, field of rival Milan, due to attendance was bigger than Arena Civica.[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  ITA Angelo Caimo
— GK  ITA Giuseppe Peruchetti
— DF  ITA Giuseppe Ballerio
— DF  ITA Celso Battaia
— DF  ITA Carmelo Buonocore
— DF  ITA Ugo Locatelli
— DF  ITA Bernardo Poli
— DF  ITA Duilio Setti
— MF  ITA Aldo Campatelli
— MF  ITA Enrico Candiani
— MF  ITA Antonio Caracciolo
— MF  ITA Attilio Demaría
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Giovanni Ferrari
— MF  ITA Ezio Meneghello
— MF  ITA Renato Olmi
— MF  ARG Víctor Pozzo
— FW  ITA Giorgio Barsanti
— FW  ITA Pietro Ferraris II
— FW  ITA Annibale Frossi
— FW  ITA Umberto Guarnieri
— FW  ITA Giuseppe Meazza
— FW  ITA Pietro Rebuzzi
— FW  ITA Vittorio Rovelli

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1939–40 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Ambrosiana-Inter (C) 30 20 4 6 56 23 2.435 44
2 Bologna 30 16 9 5 44 23 1.913 41
3 Juventus 30 15 6 9 45 40 1.125 36
4 Lazio 30 12 11 7 44 36 1.222 35
5 Genova 1893 30 14 5 11 56 47 1.191 33
Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champion.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 September 1939 1 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Juventus Milano
Frossi  63', 69'
Guarnieri  67', 74'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
24 September 1939 2 Venezia 2-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Venezia
De Filippis  13'
Pernigo  42'		 Report  2' (pen) Demaría Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Referee: Francesco Mattea
1 October 1939 3 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Napoli Milano
Ferraris II  15'
Guarnieri  30', 75'
Locatelli  81'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giorgio Moretti
8 October 1939 4 Liguria 0-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Report  31' Candiani
 46' Guarnieri		 Stadium: Stadio del Littorio
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
15 October 1939 5 Bari 3-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bari
Dugini  30'
Begnini  32', 47'		 Report Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
22 October 1939 6 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-0 Roma Milano
Demaría  43'
Guarnieri  49', 67'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
29 October 1939 7 Triestina 2-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Trieste
Trevisan  30'
Rancilio  49'		 Report  3' Guarnieri Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
5 November 1939 8 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Modena Milano
Ferraris II  30'
Demaría  82' (pen)		 Report  35' Montanari Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
19 November 1939 9 Torino 0-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Report  61' Demaría Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
3 December 1939 10 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-0 Fiorentina Milano
Ferraris II  8'
Candiani  26'
Demaría  49'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
10 December 1939 13 Genova 2-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Gabardo  25'
Conti  54'		 Report  13' Candiani
 58' (rig.) Demaría		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
17 December 1939 12 Ambrosiana-Inter 0-3 Milano Milano
Report  19' Chizzo
 56', 75' Boffi		 Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
31 December 1939 13 Lazio 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Piola  56' Report  44' Demaría Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
7 January 1940 14 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Novara Milano
Guarnieri  84' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
14 January 1940 15 Bologna 0-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Attilio Soliani
21 January 1940 16 Juventus 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Gabetto  8' Report Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
28 January 1940 17 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Venezia Milano
Guarnieri  10', 70' Report  18' Alberti Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
4 February 1940 18 Napoli 0-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Napoli
Report  78' Guarnieri Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
11 February 1940 19 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Liguria Milano
Demaría  43' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
18 February 1940 20 Ambrosiana-Inter 0-0 Bari Milano
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
25 February 1940 21 Roma 1-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Alghisi  36' Report  65' Frossi
 84' Ferraris II		 Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
10 March 1940 22 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Triestina Milano
Candiani  25', 36'
Guarnieri  41', 79'
Grezar  85' (aut.)		 Report  15' Tosolini Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Oreste Dellarole
17 March 1940 23 Modena 1-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Modena
Montanari  48' Report  37' Frossi
 42' Candiani		 Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
24 March 1940 24 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Torino Milano
Candiani  1'
Demaría  32' (rig.)
Guarnieri  50'
Frossi  69'
Campatelli  73'		 Report  10' Allasio Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
31 March 1940 25 Fiorentina 0-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Firenze
Report  60' Rebuzzi I
 63' Frossi
 76' Campatelli		 Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
21 April 1940 26 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Genova Milano
Ferraris II  43'
Demaría  55'		 Report  3' Genta Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento
12 May 1940 27 Milano 1-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Milano
Boffi  81' (pen) Report  41' Candiani
 64' (pen) Demaría
 83' Ferraris II		 Stadium: Campo San Siro
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
19 May 1940 28 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Lazio Milano
Barsanti  32', 67'
Demaría  36'
Frossi  37'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
26 May 1940 29 Novara 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Novara
Calzolai  81' Report Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
2 June 1940 30 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Bologna Milano
Ferraris II  9' Report Stadium: Campo San Siro
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1939–40 Coppa Italia

Round of 32
24 December 1939 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-2 Torino Milano
Guarnieri  73'  63' Borsetti
 81' Capri		 Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

Statistics

Squad statistics
Competition[5] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A441513113781573519153020465623+ 33
Coppa Italia-100112------100112- 1
Total-16131238101573519153120475725+ 32

Players statistics

[6]

Appearances

Goalscorers

References
  1. "Chi è il giocatore che ha vinto più Scudetti ?". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 February 2002.
  2. "L'Ambrosiana ha meritato la vittoria ma la Juventus ha ragione di dire che 4 a 0 sono troppi". La Stampa. 18 September 1939. p. 3.
  3. Germano Bovolenta (23 August 2010). "Il mito di Meazza è nato cent'anni fa". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  4. "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it.
  5. Almanacco Calcio 1940. Panini. p. 102.
  6. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini. p. 103.

Bibliography
  • Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena,. Panini, 2004.
  • Stadio: Il Littoriale, years 1939 and 1940. Corriere dello Sport..
  • Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Panini.
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