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1937–38 AS Ambrosiana-Inter season

During the 1937–38 season Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1937-38 season
PresidentFerdinando Pozzani
ManagerArmando Castellazzi
StadiumArena Civica
Serie A1º (in 1938 Mitropa Cup)
Coppa ItaliaSemifinals
Mitropa CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Meazza (20)
All: Meazza (30)

Summary edit

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 edit

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 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 edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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 edit

Serie A edit

Main article: 1937–38 Serie A

League table edit

Pos Team
 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 edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDWDWLWWDWWWDWDWWDLWWLDDLWLWDWW
Position534243231111111111111112222211
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1938 Mitropa Cup;   = 1938 Mitropa Cup

Matches edit

  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 edit

Main article: 1937–38 Coppa Italia

Round of 32 edit

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 edit

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

Quarterfinals edit

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

Semifinals edit

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

Mitropa Cup edit

Main article: 1938 Mitropa Cup

Eightfinals edit

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 edit

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 edit

Squad statistics edit

Competition[5][6] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Gs G W D L Gs Gs G W D L Gs Gs
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 edit

[7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total 1937–38 Serie A other
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

See also edit

  • Corriere dello Sport - Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1937 and 1938.
  • La Stampa, years 1937 and 1938.

References edit

  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.

Bibliography edit

  • 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 edit

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