1939–40 AS Ambrosiana-Inter season

The 1939-40 season was Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter's 31st in existence and 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1939–40 season
ChairmanFerdinando Pozzani
ManagerTony Cargnelli
StadiumArena Civica
Serie A
Coppa Italiaround of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Guarnieri (15)
All: Guarnieri (16)
← 1938-39
1940-41 →

Summary

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The club clinched the title, fifth in its history,[1] and third as Ambrosiana,[2] in Coppa Italia lost against Torino, in Mitropa Cup the squad is defeated by Újpest and its manager Bella Guttmann. Injured on the left foot Meazza stood in bench almost the entire season.[3] The nerazzurri on the top of the table with Tony Cargnelli as manager, defeating Bologna in the final round and enjoyed the title in San Siro, field of rival Milan, due to attendance was bigger than Arena Civica.[4]

Squad

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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 Angelo Caimo
GK   ITA Giuseppe Peruchetti
DF   ITA Giuseppe Ballerio
DF   ITA Celso Battaia
DF   ITA Carmelo Buonocore
DF   ITA Ugo Locatelli
DF   ITA Bernardo Poli
DF   ITA Duilio Setti
MF   ITA Aldo Campatelli
MF   ITA Enrico Candiani
MF   ITA Antonio Caracciolo
MF   ITA Attilio Demaría
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Giovanni Ferrari
MF   ITA Ezio Meneghello
MF   ITA Renato Olmi
MF   ARG Víctor Pozzo
FW   ITA Giorgio Barsanti
FW   ITA Pietro Ferraris II
FW   ITA Annibale Frossi
FW   ITA Umberto Guarnieri
FW   ITA Giuseppe Meazza
FW   ITA Pietro Rebuzzi
FW   ITA Vittorio Rovelli

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
1 Ambrosiana-Inter (C) 30 20 4 6 56 23 2.435 44
2 Bologna 30 16 9 5 44 23 1.913 41
3 Juventus 30 15 6 9 45 40 1.125 36
4 Lazio 30 12 11 7 44 36 1.222 35
5 Genova 1893 30 14 5 11 56 47 1.191 33
Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

17 September 1939 1 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Juventus Milan
Frossi   63', 69'
Guarnieri   67', 74'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
24 September 1939 2 Venezia 2-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Venezia
De Filippis   13'
Pernigo   42'
Report   2' (pen) Demaría Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo
Referee: Francesco Mattea
1 October 1939 3 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Napoli Milan
Ferraris II   15'
Guarnieri   30', 75'
Locatelli   81'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giorgio Moretti
8 October 1939 4 Liguria 0-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Report   31' Candiani
  46' Guarnieri
Stadium: Stadio del Littorio
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
15 October 1939 5 Bari 3-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bari
Dugini   30'
Begnini   32', 47'
Report Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
22 October 1939 6 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-0 Roma Milan
Demaría   43'
Guarnieri   49', 67'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
29 October 1939 7 Triestina 2-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Trieste
Trevisan   30'
Rancilio   49'
Report   3' Guarnieri Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
5 November 1939 8 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Modena Milan
Ferraris II   30'
Demaría   82' (pen)
Report   35' Montanari Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
19 November 1939 9 Torino 0-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Report   61' Demaría Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
3 December 1939 10 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-0 Fiorentina Milan
Ferraris II   8'
Candiani   26'
Demaría   49'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
10 December 1939 13 Genova 2-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Gabardo   25'
Conti   54'
Report   13' Candiani
  58' (rig.) Demaría
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
17 December 1939 12 Ambrosiana-Inter 0-3 Milano Milan
Report   19' Chizzo
  56', 75' Boffi
Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
31 December 1939 13 Lazio 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Piola   56' Report   44' Demaría Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
7 January 1940 14 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Novara Milan
Guarnieri   84' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
14 January 1940 15 Bologna 0-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna
Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Attilio Soliani
21 January 1940 16 Juventus 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Gabetto   8' Report Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
28 January 1940 17 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Venezia Milan
Guarnieri   10', 70' Report   18' Alberti Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
4 February 1940 18 Napoli 0-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Napoli
Report   78' Guarnieri Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
11 February 1940 19 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Liguria Milan
Demaría   43' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
18 February 1940 20 Ambrosiana-Inter 0-0 Bari Milan
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
25 February 1940 21 Roma 1-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Alghisi   36' Report   65' Frossi
  84' Ferraris II
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
10 March 1940 22 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Triestina Milan
Candiani   25', 36'
Guarnieri   41', 79'
Grezar   85' (aut.)
Report   15' Tosolini Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Oreste Dellarole
17 March 1940 23 Modena 1-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Modena
Montanari   48' Report   37' Frossi
  42' Candiani
Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
24 March 1940 24 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Torino Milan
Candiani   1'
Demaría   32' (rig.)
Guarnieri   50'
Frossi   69'
Campatelli   73'
Report   10' Allasio Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
31 March 1940 25 Fiorentina 0-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Firenze
Report   60' Rebuzzi I
  63' Frossi
  76' Campatelli
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
21 April 1940 26 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Genova Milan
Ferraris II   43'
Demaría   55'
Report   3' Genta Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento
12 May 1940 27 Milan 1-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Milan
Boffi   81' (pen) Report   41' Candiani
  64' (pen) Demaría
  83' Ferraris II
Stadium: Campo San Siro
Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina
19 May 1940 28 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Lazio Milan
Barsanti   32', 67'
Demaría   36'
Frossi   37'
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
26 May 1940 29 Novara 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Novara
Calzolai   81' Report Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
2 June 1940 30 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Bologna Milan
Ferraris II   9' Report Stadium: Campo San Siro
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia

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Round of 32

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24 December 1939 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-2 Torino Milan
Guarnieri   73'   63' Borsetti
  81' Capri
Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[5] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A 44 15 13 1 1 37 8 15 7 3 5 19 15 30 20 4 6 56 23 + 33
Coppa Italia - 1 0 0 1 1 2 - - - - - - 1 0 0 1 1 2 - 1
Total - 16 13 1 2 38 10 15 7 3 5 19 15 31 20 4 7 57 25 + 32

Players statistics

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Appearances

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Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Chi è il giocatore che ha vinto più Scudetti ?". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 February 2002.
  2. ^ "L'Ambrosiana ha meritato la vittoria ma la Juventus ha ragione di dire che 4 a 0 sono troppi". La Stampa. 18 September 1939. p. 3.
  3. ^ Germano Bovolenta (23 August 2010). "Il mito di Meazza è nato cent'anni fa". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
  4. ^ "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.
  5. ^ Almanacco Calcio 1940. Panini. p. 102.
  6. ^ Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini. p. 103.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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