1958–59 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan
1958–59 season
Chairman	Andrea Rizzoli
Manager	Luigi Bonizzoni
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Eightfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Altafini (28); All: Altafini (32)
Average home league attendance	34,215
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1957–58 1959–60 →

During 1958–59 season Milan competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

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 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.

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	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

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	José Altafini	Palmeiras	–
MF	Vittorino Mantovani	Treviso	–
DF	Vincenzo Occhetta	Marzotto Valdagno	–

Out
Pos.	Name	to	Type
FW	Dario Baruffi	Hellas Verona	–
DF	Giancarlo Beltrami	Hellas Verona	–
DF	Mario Bergamaschi	Sampdoria	–
MF	Per Bredesen	Bari	–
DF	Roberto Corradi	Treviso	–
FW	Ernesto Cucchiaroni	Sampdoria	–
DF	Eros Fassetta	Hellas Verona	–
DF	Franco Landri	Forlì	–
FW	Luciano Magistrelli	Treviso	–
FW	Amos Mariani	Padova Calcio	–
FW	Pietro Testa	Forlì	–
MF	Luigi Zannier	Padova Calcio	–

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	20	12	2	84	32	+52	52	Qualification to European Cup
2	Fiorentina	34	20	9	5	95	35	+60	49
3	Internazionale	34	20	6	8	77	41	+36	46
4	Juventus	34	16	10	8	74	51	+23	42
5	Sampdoria	34	15	8	11	50	44	+6	38

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

21 September 1958 1	Milan	2–0	Triestina	Milan
	Galli 36' (pen), 89'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Carlo Marangio

28 September 1958 2	Napoli	0–1	Milan	Napoli
		Report	14' Danova	Stadium: Vomero Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani

5 October 1958 3	Milan	4–2	Bari	Milan
	Altafini 49' Mupo 51' (aut.) Danova 61', 87'	Report	39' Mazzoni 58' Conti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28 000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese

12 October 1958 4	Sampdoria	0–0	Milan	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

19 October 1958 5	Milan	5–1	Alessandria	Milan
	Schiaffino 1' Danova 15', 21' Altafini 20', 88'	Report	69' Oldani	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Francesco De Robbio

26 October 1958 6	Lanerossi	2–0	Milan	Vicenza
	Cappellaro 28' Menti 30'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

2 November 1958 7	Milan	1–1	Inter	Milan
	Altafini 9'	Report	67' Angelillo	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 85,000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese

16 November 1958 8	Juventus	4–5	Milan	Torino
	Boniperti 39' Corradi 62' Charles 73' Sívori 81'	Report	24', 90' Grillo 30' Galli 33', 66' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 60 000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

23 November 1958 9	Roma	1–1	Milan	Roma
	Selmosson 68'	Report	63' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese

30 November 1958 10	Milan	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Danova 47' Altafini 82'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Lo Bello

7 December 1958 11	SPAL	1–1	Milan	Ferrara
	Broccini 10'	Report	57' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 14000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

21 December 1958 12	Milan	5–1	Torino	Milan
	Altafini 5', 67', 74' Cancian 63' (aut.) Occhetta 88'	Report	83' Virgili	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 16,000 Referee: De Marchi

28 December 1958 13	Milan	5–0	Lazio	Milan
	Altafini 16', 56' Danova 27', 74' Grillo 90'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

4 January 1959 14	Genoa	0–2	Milan	Genova
		Report	57' Bacci 63' Altafini	Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lo Bello

11 January 1959 15	Milan	4–1	Padova	Milan
	Galli 20', 25', 65' Danova 74'	Report	57' Moro	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fiorenzo Annoscia

18 January 1959 16	Udinese	2–2	Milan	Udine
	Bettini 36' Sentimenti V 82'	Report	35' Bacci 57' Grillo	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese

25 January 1959 17	Milan	4–3	Bologna	Milan
	Schiaffino 19' Grillo 46' Altafini 49' Danova 72'	Report	16' Fogli 27' Pascutti 56' Pivatelli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

1 February 1959 18	Triestina	2–2	Milan	Trieste
	Tortul 11' Maldini 25' (aut.)	Report	16' Danova 83' Grillo	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Lo Bello

8 February 1959 19	Milan	6–1	Napoli	Milan
	Grillo 9', 50' Altafini 12', 19' Bean 52' Danova 65'	Report	58' (o.g.) Liedholm	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Orlandini

15 February 1959 20	Bari	0–2	Milan	Bari
		Report	35' Altafini 44' Galli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Jonni

22 February 1959 21	Milan	4–1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Bacci 20', 71', 81' Altafini 69'	Report	31' Milani	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Giuseppe Adami

8 March 1959 22	Alessandria	1–2	Milan	Alessandria
	Tacchi 12'	Report	52', 74' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

15 March 1959 23	Milan	0–0	Lanerossi	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23 000 Referee: Carlo Gambarotta

22 March 1959 24	Inter	1–0	Milan	Milan
	Firmani 36'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70 000 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

29 March 1959 25	Milan	1–1	Juventus	Milan
	Altafini 47'	Report	73' Boniperti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 68 000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

5 April 1959 26	Milan	4–1	Roma	Milan
	Carlo Galli 12' Altafini 30', 42' Grillo 44'	Report	86' (pen) Zaglio	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30000 Referee: Fiorenzo Annoscia

12 April 1959 27	Fiorentina	1–3	Milan	Firenze
	Hamrin 41'	Report	9' (o.g.) Robotti 17' Altafini 80' Danova	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 55000 Referee: Orlandini

19 April 1959 28	Milan	0–0	SPAL	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

26 April 1959 29	Torino	3–3	Milan	Torino
	Crippa 10' Marchi 40' Ganzer 92'	Report	4' (o.g.) Armano 51' (o.g.) Liedholm 78' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Groppi

17 May 1959 30	Lazio	0–0	Milan	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

24 May 1959 31	Milan	4–0	Genoa	Milan
	Occhetta 26' Bean 65' Altafini 67' Danova 86'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Annoscia

28 May 1959 32	Padova	0–1	Milan	Padova
		Report	54' (aut.) Moro	Stadium: Stadio Appiani Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Antonio Moriconi

2 June 1959 33	Milan	7–0	Udinese	Milan
	Bean 5', 73' Galli 19', 20', 61' Danova 36' Fontana 64'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

7 June 1959 34	Bologna	1–1	Milan	Bologna
	Bonafin 79'	Report	46' Danova	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Orlandini

Coppa Italia

Italian Football Federation re-lived the knock-out tournament after fifteen years with two editions in season 1958–59. The first edition was played before the kick-off of Serie A tournament due to 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying which starting on 28 September 1958.^[4] The second edition was played during the Serie A championship.^[5]

1958 Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals

6 September 1958	Milan	2–4	Bologna	Milan
	Altafini 40' Danova 56'		24' Vukas 48', 81' Perani 67' Fogli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

Semifinals 5º/8º place

13 September 1958	Milan	8–1	Padova	Milan
	Danova 5', 41' Grillo 19' Altafini 32', 38', 61' Occhetta 43' Galli 56'		53' Luosi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Piero Angelini

Final 5º/6º place

4 November 1958	Milan	0–1	Sampdoria	Milan
		Report	55' Mora	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pietro De Magistris

1958–59 Coppa Italia

Eightfinals

10 May 1959	Bologna	3–2	Milan	Bologna
	Pascutti 32' Bonafin 62' Maschio 89'	Report	22' (pen) Liedholm 72' Occhetta	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Gennaro Marchese

Friendship Cup

14 June 1959 ^[6]	Nice	3–3	Milan	Nice
	Foix 30' Faivre 70', 75'	Report	3', 89' Danova 19' Ferrario	Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

Statistics

Competition	Points	Home						Away						Total						DR
Competition	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	DR
1958–59 Serie A	52	17	13	4	0	58	13	17	7	8	2	26	19	34	20	8	2	84	32	+52
1958 Coppa Italia 1958–59 Coppa Italia	Eightfinals	3	1	0	2	10	6	1	0	0	1	2	3	4	1	0	3	12	9	+3
1959 Friendship Cup	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	1	0	3	3	1	0	1	0	3	3	0
Total	–	20	14	4	2	68	19	19	7	9	3	31	25	39	21	9	5	99	44	+55

Players statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ "Hall of Fame: José Altafini". milanworld.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ "San Siro June 2, 1959 Milan Scudetto". alamy.com.
^ "Milan takes title in italian soccer". nytimes.com. 8 June 1959.
^ "1959 Coppa Italia". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013.
^ Second leg was played on 9 September

Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio – La storia 1898–2004. Modena,. Panini, 2004.
Calciatori 1966–67, Modena – Milano, Panini – l'Unità, 1994. Panini.
Chiesa, Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto da Calcio 2000,2002 and 2003.

External links

http://www.calcio.com/tutte_le_partite/ita-serie-a-1958-1959/

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