1937–38 AS Ambrosiana-Inter season

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1937-38 season
President	Ferdinando Pozzani
Manager	Armando Castellazzi
Stadium	Arena Civica
Serie A	1º (in 1938 Mitropa Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semifinals
Mitropa Cup	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Meazza (20); All: Meazza (30)
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During the 1937–38 season Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.

Summary

The club started Serie A with a surprising 3–3 at Lucca, l'Ambrosiana, managed by Armando Castellazzi, reached the top of the table on ninth round, defeating Juventus.^[1] On round 15, the squad won the symbolic campione d'inverno with 4 points over Bologna. The second part of the season is opened with a massive score against Lucchese; on round 22 Juventus grabbed the club, then Inter retake the advantage by 2 points next Sunday. The team took the distance of 3 points on round 26, after the match against Liguria. Following the result of Inter, Juventus lost its game against Trieste and not won the game of Liguria. So, Ambrosiana remained over top in the last round with 39 points, followed by Juventus with 38 and Bologna. The squad clinched the title on final round, winning the match of Bari.

When Ambrosiana beat Bari, Meazza scored five goals in a 9–2 victory.^[2] The next week he scored a hat-trick against Lucchese. Along with fellow Inter players Ferraris II, Ferrari, and Locatelli, Meazza was involved in the Azzurri set-up that wins the 1938 World Cup in Paris. Castellazzi with 33 years old became the youngest manager winning the scudetto, a record remained nowadays.

A good performance of the club in Coppa Italia, only stopped by Juventus (0-2) in semifinals, champion of the trophy. In Mitropa Cup the team advanced to Quarterfinals,^[3] defeated by Slavia Prague (0-9; 3–1); infamous record of the worst loss game by a score of 9 goals against.^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Peruchetti
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Ballerio
—	DF	ITA	Carmelo Buonocore
—	DF	ITA	Emilio Gattoronchieri
—	DF	ITA	Ugo Locatelli
—	DF	ITA	Costantino Sala
—	DF	ITA	Duilio Setti
—	MF	ITA	Aldo Campatelli
—	MF	ITA	Enrico Candiani
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Ferrari
—	MF	ITA	Piero Colli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Nicola Ferrara (I)
—	MF	ITA	Ezio Meneghello
—	MF	ITA	Renato Olmi
—	MF	ITA	Sandro Puppo
—	FW	ITA	Piero Antona
—	FW	ITA	Antonio Bisigato
—	FW	ITA	Antonio Ferrara (II)
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Ferraris (II)
—	FW	ITA	Annibale Frossi
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Meazza

Added players for Mitropa Cup

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Lorenzo Suber
—	MF	ITA	Bruno Vale
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Barsanti

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Ambrosiana-Inter (C)	30	16	9	5	57	28	+29	41	1938 Mitropa Cup
2	Juventus	30	14	11	5	43	22	+21	39	1938 Mitropa Cup
3	Genova 1893	30	15	8	7	50	35	+15	38
4	Milan	30	13	12	5	43	27	+16	38
5	Bologna	30	14	9	7	46	34	+12	37

Source: Panini. Genoa 3rd by draw.
(C) Champions

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	W
Position	5	3	4	2	4	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1938 Mitropa Cup; = 1938 Mitropa Cup

Matches

Win Draw Loss

12 September 1937 1	Lucchese	3-3	Ambrosiana-Inter	Lucca
	Rosellini 30' Romagnoli 62' Coppa 90'	Report	45' Ferraris II 59' Meazza 66' Ferrara II	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

19 September 1937 2	Ambrosiana-Inter	3-1	Livorno	Milan
	Del Buono 36' (o.g.) Ferraris II 50' Ferrari 73'	Report	2' Neri II	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini

26 September 1937 3	Triestina	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Trieste
	Trevisan 46'	Report	52' Frossi	Stadium: Stadio Littorio Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

3 October 1937 4	Ambrosiana-Inter	5-1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Meazza 6', 73' (rig.) Frossi 18', 90' Ferrara I 88'	Report	33' Viani II	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

10 October 1937 5	Bologna	1-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bologna
	Reguzzoni 64'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

17 October 1937 6	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Milano	Milan
	Ferraris II 13' Ferrari 24'	Report	84' Capra	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Zelocchi

24 October 1937 7	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Napoli	Milan
	Meazza 30' Castello 75' (aut.)	Report	34' Nicolosi	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Galeati

7 November 1937 8	Genova	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Genova
	Servetti 44'	Report	35' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

14 November 1937 9	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Juventus	Milan
	Ferraris II 55' Ferrari 81'	Report	63' (pen.) Foni	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Renzo Curradi

21 November 1937 10	Lazio	1-3	Ambrosiana-Inter	Roma
	Busani 55' (pen.)	Report	4' Ferraris II 50' Meazza 81' Ferrara I	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

28 November 1937 11	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Liguria	Milan
	Ferraris II 29', 87'	Report	65' Bollano	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini

12 December 1937 12	Atalanta	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bergamo
	Cominelli 63'	Report	68' Ferrari	Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

19 December 1937 13	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Torino	Milan
	Meazza 21'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

2 January 1938 14	Roma	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Roma
	Serantoni 53'	Report	39' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

9 January 1938 15	Ambrosiana-Inter	9-2	Bari	Milan
	Ferrara II 8', 66' Ferrara I 16' Meazza 19', 34', 61', 77', 86' Ferraris II 21'	Report	24' Cason 43' Mancini	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Francesco Mattea

16 January 1938 16	Ambrosiana-Inter	4-0	Lucchese	Milan
	Ferrari 3' Meazza 15', 36', 69'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Scotto

23 January 1938 17	Livorno	0-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Livorno
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

30 January 1938 18	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-2	Triestina	Milan
	Meazza 56' (rig.)	Report	42' (rig.), 76' Trevisan	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Attilio Soliani

6 February 1938 19	Fiorentina	0-3	Ambrosiana-Inter	Firenze
		Report	26', 55', 87' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta Referee: Francesco Mattea

13 February 1938 20	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-0	Bologna	Milan
	Meazza 11', 86'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Generoso Dattilo

20 February 1938 21	Milano	1-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Milan
	Capra 80'	Report		Stadium: Campo San Siro Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

27 February 1938 22	Napoli	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Napoli
	Buscaglia 75' (rig.)	Report	72' Meazza	Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Gino Mazzarini

6 March 1938 23	Ambrosiana-Inter	0-0	Genova 1938	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

13 March 1938 24	Juventus	2-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Torino
	Bellini 14' Gabetto 65'	Report	24' Ferrari	Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini

20 March 1938 25	Ambrosiana-Inter	3-1	Lazio	Milan
	Frossi 8' Meazza 41' Ferrari 44' (rig.)	Report	81' Busani	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Aniello Mazza

27 March 1938 26	Liguria	3-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Genova
	Bollano 35' Callegari 75' Peretti 83'	Report	77' (aut.) Callegari	Stadium: Stadio del Littorio Referee: Generoso Dattilo

3 April 1938 27	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Atalanta	Milan
	Ferraris II 75'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Scotto

10 April 1938 28	Torino	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Torino
	Baldi III 82'	Report	71' Ferrari	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

17 April 1938 29	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Roma	Milan
	Ferrari 29'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

24 April 1938 30	Bari	0-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bari
		Report	70' Meazza 89' Frossi	Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

5 December 1937	Ambrosiana-Inter	5-2	Vicenza	Milan
	Meazza 10', 30', 62', 87' Colli 65'		40' Menti II 67' Rossi	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Rosso

Eightfinals

26 December 1937	Ambrosiana-Inter	5-1	Bari	Milan
	Meazza 4', 23', 29' (rig.) Ferraris II 59', 70'		46' Duè	Stadium: Arena Civica

Quarterfinals

6 January 1938	Napoli	0-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Napoli
			11' Meazza 22' Frossi	Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

Semifinals

21 April 1938	Juventus	2-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Torino
	Tomasi 36' Foni 86' (rig.)			Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini

Mitropa Cup

Eightfinals

26 June 1938	Ambrosiana-Inter	4-2	Honved	Milan
	Ferraris II 67', 76' Meazza 75' Ferrari 81'		19' Déri 21' Olajkár	Stadium: Arena Civica

2 July 1938	Honved	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Budapest
	Varga 66'		40' (rig.) Meazza	Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Referee: Gustav Krist

Quarterfinals

11 July 1938	Slavia Praha	9-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Prague
	Bican 32', 54', 60', 69' Horák 34', 61' Vytlačil 48', 74' Bradáč 59'			Stadium: Stadión Slavia Referee: von Hertzka

17 July 1938	Ambrosiana-Inter	3-1	Slavia Praha	Milan
	Ferrari 27', 90' Frossi 56'		25' Vytlačil	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Ivancsics

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[5]^[6]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[5]^[6]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Gs	G	W	D	L	Gs	Gs	G	W	D	L	Gs	Gs	GD
Serie A	41	15	13	1	1	38	11	15	3	8	4	19	17	30	16	9	5	57	28	+ 29
Coppa Italia	-	2	2	0	0	10	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	4	3	0	1	12	5	+ 7
Mitropa Cup	-	2	2	0	0	8	2	2	0	1	1	1	10	4	2	1	1	9	12	- 3
Total	-	19	17	1	1	56	16	19	4	9	6	22	29	38	21	10	7	78	45	+ 33

Players statistics

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1937–38 Serie A		other
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Peruchetti	38	-46	30	-28	8	-18
	DF	ITA	Duilio Setti	31	0	26	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Carmelo Buonocore	34	0	29	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Ugo Locatelli	34	0	30	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Renato Olmi	35	0	30	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Ferrari	35	12	30	9	5	3
	MF	ITA	Nicola Ferrara	18	4	18	4
	FW	ITA	Piero Antona	31	0	28	0	3	0
	FW	ITA	Pietro Ferraris	36	18	30	14	6	4
	FW	ITA	Annibale Frossi	26	7	22	5	4	2
	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Meazza	34	30	26	20	8	10
	FW	ITA	Antonio Ferrara	15	3	10	1	5	2
	MF	ITA	Aldo Campatelli	10	0	6	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Piero Colli	9	1	5	0	4	1
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Ballerio	8	0	4	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Enrico Candiani	5	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Costantino Sala	4	0	2	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Emilio Gattoronchieri	3	0	1	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Antonio Bisigato	2	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Ezio Meneghello	2	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Sandro Puppo	2	0	2	0
		ITA	Giorgio Barsanti	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Lorenzo Suber	1	0	1	0
		ITA	Bruno Vale	1	0	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1937/148/

References

^ "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.
^ "Record e Curiosità" [Records and Trivia] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
^ "Mitropa Cup 1938". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
^ "Ma in coppa Italia non è il peggior ko". Ilgiornale.it. Il Giornale. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ Almanacco Calcio 1937-38. Panini. p. 98.
^ "Mitropa Cup 1938". Iffhs.de.
^ Almanacco Calcio 1938. Panini. p. 99.

Bibliography

Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena. Panini, 2004.
Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1939 and 1940. Corriere dello Sport..
Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Panini.

External links

"Stagione 1937-1938". RSSSF.
"Biblioteca Digitale years 1938 and 1939". Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano -CONI-.

[1] "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.

[2] "Record e Curiosità" [Records and Trivia] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

[3] "Mitropa Cup 1938". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

[4] "Ma in coppa Italia non è il peggior ko". Ilgiornale.it. Il Giornale. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.

[5] Almanacco Calcio 1937-38. Panini. p. 98.

[6] "Mitropa Cup 1938". Iffhs.de.

[7] Almanacco Calcio 1938. Panini. p. 99.

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Summary

Squad

Added players for Mitropa Cup

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Position by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Mitropa Cup

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

See also

References

Bibliography

External links