1954–55 A.C. Milan season

During 1954-55 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Coppa Latina.

Associazione Calcio Milan
1954-55 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerBéla Guttmann
(until February)
Héctor Puricelli
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Latin Cup3º
Top goalscorerLeague: Gunnar Nordahl (27)
All: Nordahl (28)

Summary

Aimed with the goals of Gunnar Nordahl[1] and the arrival of uruguayan Juan Alberto Schiaffino[2] from Peñarol, the team clinched its domestic title. Manager Béla Guttman was fired in February replaced by Uruguayan Hector Puricelli in a move to boost the players moral being crucial to win the championship.

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 Lorenzo Buffon
— GK  ITA Riccardo Toros
— DF  ITA Cesare Maldini
— DF  ITA Franco Pedroni
— DF  ITA Arturo Silvestri
— DF  ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF  ITA Eros Beraldo
— MF  ITA Mario Bergamaschi
— MF  ITA Alfio Fontana
— MF  SWE Nils Liedholm
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ARG Eduardo Ricagni
— MF  URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
— MF  ITA Omero Tognon (Captain)
— MF  ITA Alessandro Vitali
— FW  ITA Amleto Frignani
— FW  ITA Giancarlo Magnavacca
— FW  SWE Gunnar Nordahl (vice-Captain)
— FW  DEN Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
— FW  ITA Valentino Valli
— FW  ITA Albano Vicariotto

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
GKRenzo BiondaniMantova-
FWGiancarlo MagnavaccaPro Sesto-
DFCesare MaldiniTriestina-
MFEduardo RicagniJuventus-
MFJuan Alberto SchiaffinoPeñarol-
GKRiccardo TorosFanfulla-
FWValentino ValliPiombino-
Out
Pos. Name To Type
MFStelio DarinParma-
FWGiuseppe GalluzzoMonza-
MFEnrico LariniSiracusa-
FWAngelo LongoniLecce-
DFAlvaro MorenoMonza-
DFSilvano MoroVicenza-
MFAlberto PiccininiPalermo-
DFGiancarlo PistorelloMonza-
FWUgo TrabattoniPalermo-

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1954–55 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 19 10 5 81 35 +46 48 Qualification to European Cup
2 Udinese (D, R) 34 16 12 6 58 42 +16 44 Relegation to Serie B[lower-alpha 1]
3 Roma 34 13 15 6 53 39 +14 41
4 Bologna 34 15 10 9 56 47 +9 40
5 Fiorentina 34 14 11 9 49 48 +1 39
Source:
(C) Champion; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Catania and Udinese were relegated to Serie B by the FIGC for a corruption case. Pro Patria and SPAL maintained their places in Serie A.

Matches
19 September 1954 1 Milan 4-0 Triestina Milano
Schiaffino  16', 18'
Ricagni  68'
Liedholm  82' (rig.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
26 September 1954 2 Sampdoria 0-3 Milan Genova
Report  38', 60', 80' Nordahl Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 October 1954 3 Milan 3-1 Atalanta Milano
Nordahl  47'
Zannier  65' (aut.)
Schiaffino  75'		 Report  82' Bassetto Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gilberto Arpaia
10 October 1954 4 Catania 1-3 Milan Catania
Spikofski  52' Report  31' (pen) Liedholm
 66' Schiaffino
 69' Ricagni		 Stadium: Cibali
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
17 October 1954 5 Napoli 0-2 Milan Napoli
Report  27' Valli
 86' Ricagni		 Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
24 October 1954 6 Milan 4-1 Torino Milano
Nordahl  23'
Sørensen  81', 87'
Liedholm  88' (rig.)		 Report  56' Buhtz Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
31 October 1954 7 Bologna 1-2 Milan Bologna
Cervellati  13' Report  20' Schiaffino
 67' Nordahl		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
7 November 1954 8 Milan 1-1 Inter Milano
Schiaffino  84' Report  46' Brighenti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
14 November 1954 9 Fiorentina 0-2 Milan Firenze
Report  25' Schiaffino
 45' Nordahl		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
21 November 1954 10 Milan 3-0 Novara Milano
Schiaffino  15'
Ricagni  39'
Sørensen  46'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
12 December 1954 11 Roma 2-1 Milan Roma
Bortoletto  61'
Giuliano  80'		 Report  26' Sørensen Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
26 January 1955 12[3][4] Milan 2-2 Udinese Milano
Sørensen  21'
Nordahl  83'		 Report  86', 90' Bettini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
26 December 1954 13 Milan 3-0 Lazio Milano
Bergamaschi  58'
Nordahl  64', 82'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
2 January 1955 14 Juventus 3-4 Milan Torino
Manente  20' (pen)
Gimona  73'
Boniperti  89'		 Report  1' Nordahl
 27' Ricagni
 69' Sørensen
 71' Frignani		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
6 January 1955 15 Milan 2-2 Genoa Milano
Schiaffino  31', 89' Report  8' Carapellese
 73' Dal Monte		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
23 January 1955 16 SPAL 0-0 Milan Ferrara
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
30 January 1955 17 Milan 2-0 Pro Patria Milano
Nordahl  54'
Frignani  66'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
6 February 1955 18 Triestina 4-3 Milan Trieste
Secchi  13'
Lucentini  43', 60'
Maldini  51' (aut.)		 Report  18' Sørensen
 50' Maldini
 85' Nordahl		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
13 February 1955 19 Milan 1-3 Sampdoria Milano
Vicariotto  21' Report  9' Ronzon
 40' Conti
 82' Mari		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
20 February 1955 20 Atalanta 1-1 Milan Bergamo
Rasmussen  78' Report  83' Nordahl Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
27 February 1955 21 Milan 2-0 Catania Milano
Frignani  78'
Nordahl  81'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
6 March 1955 22 Milan 1-1 Napoli Milano
Liedholm  15' Report  2' Golin Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani
13 March 1955 23 Torino 1-2 Milan Torino
Antoniotti  67' Report  11' Frignani
 36' Schiaffino		 Stadium: Filadelfia
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
20 March 1955 24 Milan 0-0 Bologna Milano
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 April 1955 25 Inter 1-1 Milan Milano
Brighenti  49' Report  84' Nordahl Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani
10 April 1955 26 Milan 4-0 Fiorentina Milano
Schiaffino  12'
Nordahl  38'
Sørensen  52', 66'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
17 April 1955 27 Novara 1-1 Milan Novara
Colombi  61' Report  57' Sørensen Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
24 April 1955 28 Milan 0-2 Roma Milano
Report  54' (pen) Pandolfini
 78' Galli		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani
1 May 1955 29 Udinese 3-2 Milan Udine
Menegotti  46'
Bettini  50'
La Forgia  62'		 Report  52' Vicariotto
 81' Schiaffino		 Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
8 May 1955 30 Lazio 2-4 Milan Roma
Hansen  44'
Bredesen  55'		 Report  3' Frignani
 45', 89' Sørensen
 67' Vicariotto		 Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
15 May 1955 31 Milan 3-1 Juventus Milano
Nordahl  40', 70'
Liedholm  84'		 Report  26' Boniperti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mario Maurelli
5 June 1955 32 Genoa 0-8 Milan Genova
Report  10', 58', 68' Nordahl
 17', 19' Schiaffino
 47', 64' Frignani
 83' Liedholm		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
12 June 1955 33 Milan 6-0 SPAL Milano
Nordahl  40', 59', 74', 83'
Sørensen  45' (rig.)
Ricagni  88'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
19 June 1955 34 Pro Patria 1-1 Milan Busto Arsizio
Cavigioli  68' Report  59' Nordahl Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Ugo Scaramella

Semifinals
22 June 1955 Stade Reims 3-2[5] Milan Paris
Glovacki  45', 138'
Templin  100'		 Report  26' Sørensen
 115' Liedholm		 Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,588
Referee: Da Costa

Final 3º/4º place
26 June 1955 Milan 3-1 Os Belenenses Paris
Ricagni  16', 73'
Nordahl  83'		 Report  81' Matateu Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Gardeazabal

Statistics

Player statistics
Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A48171052411417953402134191058135+46
Coppa Latina-------------2101[6]54+1
Total-171052411417953402136201068639+47

= Appearances

Goalscorers

References
  1. "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. Sebastiano Vernazza (14 November 2002). "Addio geniale Schiaffino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. Rescheduled from 19 December 1954, due to fog.
  4. "Per Milan-Udinese rinvio per nebbia". magliarossonera.it.
  5. After 4 extra-time.
  6. In quanto la partita contro lo Stade Reims si è concluso nei tempi supplementari dopo l'1-1 dei tempi regolamentari.


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