1958–59 AC Milan season

In the 1958-1959 season the managerial lead of the club was entrusted to Luigi Bonizzoni, while Gipo Viani remained at Milan as technical director. The latter would cover this role until the 1964-1965 season. Cucchiaroni left, and striker José Altafini was signed from Palmeiras and immediately became a protagonist in his first season, scoring 28 goals,[2] while Sandro Salvadore joined from the youth team. The other reinforcement for the Rossoneri was midfielder Vincenzo Occhetta.

In the league, the club immediately took the lead, but on the sixth matchday the defeat against Lanerossi Vicenza cost them the first place, which they lost to Fiorentina. Two weeks later, on the 16th of November, Milan conquered the field of the defending champions Juventus in the ninetieth minute at the end of a match that ended with a score of 4-5, and caught the Viola at the top of the standings. The two teams thus started a duel that lasted until the end of the first half of the season, which Milan finished at the top of the table. The second half of the season continued along the lines of the first, with Milan and Fiorentina competing for first place: with the victory in in Florence, the Rossoneri overtook the Viola, but the home draw against Spal, a week later, nullified everything. One week later, the turning point occurred: on the 26th of April, Spal beat Fiorentina, while Milan draw 3-3 against bottom-of-the-table Torino. During the match a fight breaks out which sent two Milan players to the infirmary, with the sports judge not awarding the victory to Milan who still managed to maintain the one point lead until the end.

By beating Udinese 7-0, Milan became Italian Champions with a round to spare, trailing Fiorentina by three points: it was the seventh scudetto in their history.[3]

In the Coppa Italia, Milan was eliminated for the second consecutive year by Bologna, this time in the round of 16.

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 Bruno Ducati — GK  ITA Narciso Soldan — DF  ITA Cesare Maldini — DF  ITA Luigi Radice — DF  ITA Sandro Salvadore — DF  ITA Mario Trebbi — DF  ITA Francesco Zagatti — MF  ITA Giancarlo Bacci — MF  ITA Eros Beraldo — MF  ITA Alfio Fontana — MF  ARG Ernesto Grillo

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SWE Nils Liedholm (Captain) — MF  ITA Giancarlo Migliavacca — MF  ITA Vincenzo Occhetta — MF  ITA Cesare Reina — MF  URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino — FW  BRA José Altafini — FW  ITA Gastone Bean — FW  ITA Giancarlo Danova — FW  ITA Paolo Ferrario — FW  ITA Carlo Galli — FW  ITA Vittorino Mantovani

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