1969–70 Cagliari Calcio season

Unione Sportiva Cagliari
1969–70 season
Chairman	Efisio Corrias
Manager	Manlio Scopigno
Stadium	Amsicora (28,000)
Serie A	1st (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	3rd
Fairs Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Riva (21); All: Riva (27)
	← 1968–69 1970–71 →

During the 1969–70 season Cagliari Calcio (then Unione Sportiva Cagliari) competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Fairs Cup. Cagliari's performance in the 1969-70 Serie A campaign is widely regarded as one of the best performing defences over a domestic league season. Cagliari's 1969-70 team still hold the record of only conceding 11 goals in a league season at a rate of 0.367 goals per game, the best of any team in history across Europe's Big Five leagues.

Summary

In 1970, the boot was on the other foot as Gigi Riva led Unione Sportiva Cagliari with 21 goals in 30 games helped the Sardinian side win their only Serie A title.

Having spent most of the 1950s mired in Serie B, Riva’s arrival in 1964 galvanised the team and was a magnet for other players to leave more fashionable clubs to head to Sardinia such as goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi (Fiorentina) and midfielder Angelo Domenghini (Inter).^[1]

After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Ferruccio Valcareggi called six players from this Cagliari squad — Albertosi, Domenghini, Gori, Riva, Comunardo Niccolai and Pierluigi Cera — to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where they reached a decent 2nd place.^[2]

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	Enrico Albertosi
—	GK	ITA	Adriano Reginato
—	GK	ITA	Moriano Tampucci
—	DF	ITA	Pierluigi Cera
—	DF	ITA	Salvatore Ferru^[3]
—	DF	ITA	Eraldo Mancin
—	DF	ITA	Mario Martiradonna
—	DF	ITA	Comunardo Niccolai
—	DF	ITA	Renato Roffi
—	DF	ITA	Roberto Sulis
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Tomasini
—	DF	ITA	Giulio Zignoli
—	MF	ITA	Renzo Bonelli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Mario Brugnera
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Chessa
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Domenghini
—	MF	ITA	Ricciotti Greatti
—	MF	BRA	Nené
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Nocera
—	MF	ITA	Cesare Poli
—	FW	ITA	Nino Cuttuogno
—	FW	ITA	Sergio Gori
—	FW	ITA	Corrado Nastasio
—	FW	ITA	Vittorio Petta
—	FW	ITA	Gigi Riva
—	FW	ITA	Claudio Taddeini

Pre-season and friendlies

20 August 1969 Friendly	Triestina	1–4	Cagliari	Milan, Italy
	Ridolfi 43'	Report	Riva 4' 20' 37' Gori 53'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Attendance: 2.000 ca Referee: Casarin

24 August 1969 Friendly	Inter	0–0	Cagliari	Milan, Italy
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Stadio San Siro Attendance: 31.794 Referee: Picasso

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cagliari (C)	30	17	11	2	42	11	+31	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Internazionale	30	16	9	5	41	19	+22	41	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Juventus	30	15	8	7	43	20	+23	38	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4	Milan	30	13	10	7	38	24	+14	36	^[a]
4	Fiorentina	30	15	6	9	40	33	+7	36	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

Matches

14 September 1969 1	Sampdoria	0-0	Cagliari	Genova
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Motta

21 September 1969 2	Cagliari	2-1	Lanerossi	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Domenghini 9' Riva 42'	Report	84' Facchin	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Torelli

28 September 1969 3	Brescia	0-2	Cagliari	Brescia
15:30 CEST		Report	47' Domenghini 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Francescon

5 October 1969 4	Cagliari	1-0	Lazio	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Brugnera 63'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Carminati

12 October 1969 5	Fiorentina	0-1	Cagliari	Firenze
15:30 CEST		Report	21' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

19 October 1969 6	Cagliari	1-1	Inter	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Nené 50'	Report	7' Suarez	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Sbardella

26 October 1969 7	Napoli	0-2	Cagliari	Napoli
15:30 CEST		Report	16', 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Alberto Picasso

9 November 1969 8	Cagliari	1-0	Roma	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Nené 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco Francescon

16 November 1969 9	Cagliari	1-1	Juventus	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Domenghini 47'	Report	89' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Bernardis

30 November 1969 10	Hellas Verona	1-1	Cagliari	Verona
15:30 CET	Domenghini 21' (o.g.)	Report	84' Greatti	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

7 December 1969 11	Cagliari	1-0	Bologna	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

14 December 1969 12	Palermo	1-0	Cagliari	Palermo
15:30 CET	Troja 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Paolo Toselli

21 December 1969 13	A.S. Bari	0-0	Cagliari	Bari
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Sbardella

28 December 1969 14	Cagliari	1-1	Milan	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 4'	Report	71' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: D'Agostini

4 January 1970 15	Cagliari	2-0	Torino	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 44' Riva 85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Mascali

11 January 1970 16	Cagliari	4-0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Domenghini 3', 87' Riva 76' Gori 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Michelotti

18 January 1970 17	Lanerossi	1-2	Cagliari	Vicenza
15:30 CET	Vitali 82'	Report	10', 70' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gonella

25 January 1970 18	Cagliari	4-0	Brescia	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 14' Brugnera 29', 78' Riva 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

1 February 1970 19	Lazio	0-2	Cagliari	Roma
15:30 CET		Report	55' Domenghini 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Francesco Francescon

8 February 1970 20	Cagliari	0-0	Fiorentina	Cagliari
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Ettore Carminati

15 February 1970 21	Inter	1-0	Cagliari	Milan
15:30 CET	Boninsegna 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Antonio Sbardella

1 March 1970 22	Cagliari	2-0	Napoli	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 42' Riva 64' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

8 March 1970 23	Roma	1-1	Cagliari	Roma
15:30 CET	Peiró 11'	Report	26' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Aurelio Angonese

15 March 1970 24	Juventus	2-2	Cagliari	Torino
15:30 CET	Niccolai 29' (o.g.) Anastasi 66' (pen)	Report	45', 82' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

22 March 1970 25	Cagliari	1-0	Hellas Verona	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 87' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Picasso

29 March 1970 26	Bologna	0-0	Cagliari	Bologna
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ettore Carminati

5 April 1970 27	Cagliari	2-0	Palermo	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Riva 41' Nenè 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

12 April 1970 28	Cagliari	2-0	Bari	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Riva 39' Gori 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco De Robbio

19 April 1970 29	Milan	0-0	Cagliari	Milan
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

26 April 1970 30	Torino	0-4	Cagliari	Torino
15:30 CEST		Report	12' Domenghini 29', 38' Riva 48' Gori	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giangaetano Vacchini

Coppa Italia

First round

31 August 1969 1	Catanzaro	0-1	Cagliari	Catanzaro
		Report	78' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Militare Referee: Di Tonno

3 September 1969 2	Cagliari	3-0	Palermo	Cagliari
	Brugnera 42', 62' Riva 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Gussoni

7 September 1969 3	Cagliari	2-2	Catania	Cagliari
	Riva 48' Cera 57'	Report	80', 90' Reggiani	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Calì

Quarterfinals

31 December 1969	Roma	0-1	Cagliari	Roma
		Report	24' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Torelli

24 February 1970	Cagliari	2-0	Roma	Cagliari
	Mancin 63' Riva 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Luciano Giunti

Final round

7 May 1970 1	Cagliari	1-0	Torino	Cagliari
	Nené 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

13 May 1970 2	Bologna	0-0	Cagliari	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Bruno De Marchi

20 May 1970 3	Varese	1-1	Cagliari	Varese
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Fabio Monti

27 May 1970 4	Torino	4-3	Cagliari	Torino
	Ferrini 2' Mondonico 11' Sala 47' Pulici 69'	Report	11' Brugnera 63' (rig.), 79' Nené	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Carminati

2 June 1970 5	Cagliari	0-4	Bologna	Cagliari
		Report	24' Savoldi 60' (aut.) Nené 70', 85' Bulgarelli	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Angonese

10 June 1970 6	Cagliari	0-0	Varese	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Mascali

Fairs Cup

First round

17 September 1969	Aris Thessaloniki	1-1	Cagliari	Saloniki
	Spyridon 12'	Report	82' Martiradonna	Stadium: Aris Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Čanak

1 October 1969	Cagliari	3-0 ^[4]	Aris Thessaloniki	Cagliari
	Domenghini 10' Riva 13' Gori 76' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Despland

Round of 32

12 November 1969	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	2-0	Cagliari	Jena
	Rock 63' Irmscher 73' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Schiller

26 November 1969	Cagliari	0-1	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	Cagliari
		Report	9' Stein	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Zariquiegui Izco

References

^ Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).
^ from Primavera
^ Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.

[table_note_res_INTMIL0.79134301319315-4] Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

[1] Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[2] Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).

[3] rom Primavera

[5] Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[a]

[4]