1954–55 AC Milan season

During 1954–55 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Associazione Calcio Milan
1954–55 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerBéla Guttmann
(until February)
Héctor Puricelli
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A (in European Cup)
Latin Cup
Top goalscorerLeague: Gunnar Nordahl (27)
All: Nordahl (28)
Average home league attendance26,745[1]

Summary

Aimed with the goals of Gunnar Nordahl[2] and the arrival of uruguayan Juan Alberto Schiaffino[3] 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 Italy ITA Lorenzo Buffon
GK Italy ITA Riccardo Toros
DF Italy ITA Cesare Maldini
DF Italy ITA Franco Pedroni
DF Italy ITA Arturo Silvestri
DF Italy ITA Francesco Zagatti
MF Italy ITA Eros Beraldo
MF Italy ITA Mario Bergamaschi
MF Italy ITA Alfio Fontana
MF Sweden SWE Nils Liedholm
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Argentina ARG Eduardo Ricagni
MF Uruguay URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
MF Italy ITA Omero Tognon (Captain)
MF Italy ITA Alessandro Vitali
FW Italy ITA Amleto Frignani
FW Italy ITA Giancarlo Magnavacca
FW Sweden SWE Gunnar Nordahl (vice-Captain)
FW Denmark DEN Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
FW Italy ITA Valentino Valli
FW Italy 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

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 for the European Cup and for the Latin 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: Panini
(C) Champions; (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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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[4][5] Milan 2–2 Udinese Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
Frignani 78'
Nordahl 81'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
6 March 1955 22 Milan 1–1 Napoli Milan
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 Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 April 1955 25 Inter 1–1 Milan Milan
Brighenti 49' Report 84' Nordahl Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani
10 April 1955 26 Milan 4–0 Fiorentina Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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 Milan
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

Latin Cup

Semifinals

22 June 1955 FranceStade Reims 3–2[6] (a.e.t.) Milan Paris
Glovacki 45', 138'
Templin 100'
Report 26' Sørensen
115' Liedholm
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 36,588
Referee: PortugalDa Costa

Final 3º/4º place

26 June 1955 Milan 3–1 PortugalOs Belenenses Paris
Ricagni 16', 73'
Nordahl 83'
Report 81' Matateu Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: SpainGardeazabal

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
Latin Cup210154+1
Total171052411417953402136201068639+47

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

  1. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  3. Sebastiano Vernazza (14 November 2002). "Addio geniale Schiaffino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. Rescheduled from 19 December 1954, due to fog.
  5. "Per Milan-Udinese rinvio per nebbia". magliarossonera.it.
  6. After 4 extra-time.
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