1956–57 A.C. Milan season

During 1956–57 season'Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Coppa Latina.

Associazione Calcio Milan
1956-57 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerGiuseppe Viani
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Latin Cup3º
Top goalscorerLeague: Bean (17)
All: Bean (17)

Summary

The team enforce for the season and transferred several players in such as Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Carlo Galli, Per Bredesen, Luigi Zannier and Narciso Soldan, also return Alfio Fontana after one year. Another arrival was youngster striker Gastone Bean.[1] Changes came with a new manager: Gipo Viani[2] replacing Uruguayan Héctor Puricelli.

The Serie A saw Milan won its 6th championship ever. The new arrivals played with the previous block of rossoneri partners in the club Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, Nils Liedholm, as new captain with Nordahl out of the club, Mario Bergamaschi, Amos Mariani, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Eros Beraldo.

The rossoneri competed in the last edition of Latin Cup lost in semifinals (1-5) against Real Madrid. However, the team finished in 3rd place of the tournament after won 4–3 against Saint-Étienne.

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 (vice-captain)
— GK  ITA Narciso Soldan
— DF  ITA Cesare Maldini
— DF  ITA Luigi Radice
— DF  ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF  ITA Osvaldo Bagnoli
— MF  ITA Eros Beraldo
— MF  NOR Per Bredesen
— MF  ITA Mario Bergamaschi
— MF  ITA Alfio Fontana
— MF  SWE Nils Liedholm (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  ITA Cesare Reina
— MF  ARG Eduardo Ricagni
— MF  URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
— MF  ITA Luigi Zannier
— FW  ITA Gastone Bean
— FW  ARG Ernesto Cucchiaroni
— FW  ITA Emiliano Farina
— FW  ITA Carlo Galli
— FW  ITA Amos Mariani
— FW  ITA Gianni Meanti

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
FWGastone BeanPiacenza Calcio-
MFPer BredesenUdinese-
FWErnesto CucchiaroniBoca Juniors-
FWEmiliano FarinaTreviso-
DFAlfio FontanaTriestina-
FWCarlo GalliA.S. Roma-
FWWalter GómezRiver Plate-
FWGianni MeantiCrema-
GKNarciso SoldanTriestina-
MFLuigi ZannierAtalanta B.C.-
Out
Pos. Name To Type
FWItalo CarminatiAsssociazione Calcio Monza-
GKSantino CiceriReggina-
FWGiorgio Dal MonteGenoa Cricket and Football Club-
FWGiancarlo DanovaSpezia-
DFEros FassettaMonza-
MFAmleto FrignaniUdinese-
DFGianfranco GanzerTorino-
FWGunnar NordahlA.S. Roma-
DFFranco PedroniAlessandria-
MFOmero TognonPordenone-
FWValentino ValliAtalanta-
FWAlbano VicariottoPalermo-

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1956–57 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 21 6 7 65 40 +25 48 Qualification to European 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
Source:
(C) Champion.

Matches
16 September 1956 1 Milan 2-1 Triestina Milano
Schiaffino  45', 60' Report  4' (o.g.) Zannier Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mario Maurelli
23 September 1956 2 Bologna 1-2 Milan Bologna
Cervellati  26' Report  21' Bredesen
 78' Galli		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Kainer
30 September 1956 3 Milan 1-0 Palermo Milano
Mariani  19' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Canepa
7 October 1956 4 Milan 3-5 Napoli Milano
Schiaffino  61' (pen), 86'
Galli  89'		 Report  9' Posio
 19', 42' Pesaola
 27', 35' Vinício		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
14 October 1956 5 Padova 2-0 Milan Padova
Moro  57'
Paolo Coppola  85'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stal
21 October 1956 6 Milan 1-1 Inter Milano
Bredesen  16' Report  12' Pandolfini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
28 October 1956 7 Fiorentina 0-3 Milan Firenze
Report  31' (o.g.) Rosetta
 50' Schiaffino
 68' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
18 November 1956 8 Milan 2-0 Udinese Milano
Bean  47'
Mariani  65'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29 000
Referee: Canepa
25 November 1956 9 Juventus 0-1 Milan Torino
Report  86' Bredesen Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Friedrich Seipelt
2 December 1956 10 Atalanta 2-2 Milan Bergamo
Mion  35'
Longoni  80'		 Report  12' Cucchiaroni
 86' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 December 1956 11 Milan 3-2 Lazio Milano
Bean  34'
Cucchiaroni  67'
Galli  79'		 Report  17', 57' Chiricallo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
23 December 1956 12 Sampdoria 3-2 Milan Genova
Conti  14', 77', 84' Report  80' Bean
 82' Schiaffino		 Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
30 December 1956 13 Milan 2-0 Genoa Milano
Schiaffino  29', 60' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Menchini
6 January 1957 14 Milan 3-1 Torino Milano
Bean  22'
Grosso  36' (aut.)
Schiaffino  64'		 Report  77' Tacchi 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  29' (o.g.) Report  25', 88' Galli
 47' Cucchiaroni		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
27 January 1957 17 Milan 4-2 Lanerossi Milano
Bergamaschi  29'
Galli  43'
Bredesen  56'
Bean  87' (rig.)		 Report  54' Lojacono
 58' (pen) Manente		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26 000
Referee: Moriconi
27 February 1957 18[3] Triestina 1-3 Milan Trieste
Clemente  75' Report  25', 54' Bean
 55' Bredesen		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Grill
10 February 1957 19 Milan 1-0 Bologna Milano
Bean  28' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Friedrich Seipelt
17 February 1957 20 Palermo 1-2 Milan Palermo
Zamperlini  53' Report  7' Bean
 64' Galli		 Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Moriconi
24 February 1957 21 Napoli 2-2 Milan Napoli
Vinício  66', 87' Report  37' Galli
 72' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 March 1957 22 Milan 2-0 Padova Milano
Galli  42', 63' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Angelini
10 March 1957 23 Inter 1-1 Milan Milano
Invernizzi  43' Report  23' Bean Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70 000
Referee: Selpelt
17 March 1957 24 Milan 2-0 Fiorentina Milano
Galli  28', 81' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 000
Referee: Moriconi
24 March 1957 25 Udinese 2-1 Milan Udine
Frignani  7'
Lindskog  19'		 Report  58' (pen) Liedholm Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
31 March 1957 26 Milan 4-1 Juventus Milano
 28' Farina[4]
Galli  51'
Bredesen  53'
Liedholm  64' (rig.)		 Report  79' Conti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Maurelli
7 April 1957 27 Milan 4-0 Atalanta Milano
Galli  6'
Liedholm  63' (rig.)
Farina  79', 83'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
14 April 1957 28 Lazio 3-0 Milan Roma
Vivolo  20' (pen)
Tozzi  36', 49'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
28 April 1957 29 Milan 2-1 Sampdoria Milano
Bean  44'
Farina  73'		 Report  14' Firmani Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
5 May 1957 30 Genoa 0-1 Milan Genova
Report  13' Bean Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Steiner
19 May 1957 31[5] Torino 2-2 Milan Torino
Arce  60'
Jeppson  78'		 Report  79' Farina
 86' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
2 June 1957 32 Milan 3-1 Roma Milano
Bean  29'
Liedholm  44' (rig.)
Maldini  72'		 Report  22' Da Costa Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35000
Referee: Menchini
9 June 1957 33 Milan 0-1 SPAL Milano
Report  23' Di Giacomo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 June 1957 34 Lanerossi 3-1 Milan Vicenza
Savoini  52'
Lojacono  60'
Valentinuzzi  69'		 Report  84' Bagnoli Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Moriconi

Semifinals
20 June 1957 Real Madrid 5-1 Milan Madrid
Gento  20', 47', 85'
Di Stéfano  50'
Joseíto  83'		 Report  30' Cucchiaroni Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Lequesne

Final 3º/4º place
23 June 1957 Milan 4-3 Saint-Etienne Madrid
Ricagni  18'
Mariani  42'
Bredesen  70'
Liedholm  88'		 Report  9' Wicart
 78' Mekloufi
 85' Nyo Lea		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Campos

Statistics

Squad 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 A4817141239161775526243421676540+25
Coppa Latina-------------210158-3
Total-17141239161775726243622687048+22

Appearances

Goalscorers

References
  1. "bean". 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
  2. Giuseppe Bagnati; Vito Maggio; Vincenzo Prestigiacomo. Il Palermo racconta: storie, confessioni e leggende rosanero. Grafill, Palermo,2004.
  3. Rescheduled from 3 February 1957, suspended due to fog at 75' with score 3-1 by Milan, Galli (2), Bean and Szoke (Triestina).
  4. Secondo alcune fonti il gol sarebbe considerato una autorete del bianconero Nay.
  5. With these draw Milan clinched the title.


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