1955–56 AC Fiorentina season

During 1955–56 Associazione Calcio Fiorentina competed in Serie A.

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina
ChairmanEnrico Befani
ManagerFulvio Bernardini
StadiumComunale
Serie A in (European Cup)
Top goalscorerVirgili (21)

Summary

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1956 was the year of first Scudetto for the Fiorentina. The team started to achieve consistent top-five finishes in the domestic league, consisted of great players such as well-known goalkeeper Giuliano Sarti, Sergio Cervato, Francesco Rosella, Guido Gratton, Giuseppe Chiappella and Aldo Scaramucci[1][2] but above all, the attacking of Brazilian Julinho[3] Argentinian Miguel Montuori and young striker Giuseppe Virgili .[4] This team won Fiorentina's first scudetto (Italian championship) in 1955–56, 12 points ahead of second-place Milan.[5]

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 Giuliano Sarti
GK   ITA Riccardo Toros
DF   ITA Giampiero Bartoli
DF   ITA Sergio Cervato
DF   ITA Ardico Magnini
DF   ITA Francesco Rosetta
MF   ITA Sergio Carpanesi
MF   ITA Giuseppe Chiappella
MF   ITA Guido Gratton
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Bruno Mazza
MF   ITA Alberto Orzan
MF   ITA Maurilio Prini
MF   ITA Aldo Scaramucci
MF   ITA Armando Segato
FW   ITA Claudio Bizzarri
FW   BRA Julinho
FW   ARG Miguel Montuori
FW   ITA Giuseppe Virgili

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 GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fiorentina (C) 34 20 13 1 59 20 +39 53 Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round
2 Milan 34 16 9 9 70 48 +22 41 Qualified for the 1956 Latin Cup
3 Internazionale 34 16 7 11 57 36 +21 39
3 Lazio 34 14 11 9 54 46 +8 39
5 Bologna 34 15 7 12 68 52 +16 37
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAHAAHA
ResultDWWDWWDWDWWWWDDDWWWWWDDWWWWDDDWDWL
Position7222221111111111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1956-57 European Cup;   = 1956–57 Serie B

Matches

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18 September 1955 1 Pro Patria 2–2 Fiorentina Busto Arsizio
Danova   60'
Orzan   80'
Report   9' Virgili
  48' Julinho
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
25 September 1955 2 Fiorentina 1–0 Padova Firenze
Cervato   80' (pen) Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Antonio Moriconi
2 October 1955 3 Juventus 0–4 Fiorentina Torino
Report   4' Montuori
  18', 88' Virgili
  54' Magnini
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
9 October 1955 4 Fiorentina 0–0 Inter Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
16 October 1955 5 Bologna 0–2 Fiorentina Bologna
Report   84' Virgili
  86' (pen) Cervato
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Referee: Armando Marchetti
23 October 1955 6 Fiorentina 4–1 Atalanta Firenze
Julinho   9', 25'
Montuori   13'
Virgili   30'
Report   65' Bassetto Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Mario Maurelli
30 October 1955 7 Lanerossi 1–1 Fiorentina Vicenza
Murolo   75' Report   39' Prini Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
6 November 1955 8 Fiorentina 2–0 Torino Firenze
Montuori   84', 87' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cesare Jonni
13 November 1955 9 Novara 1–1 Fiorentina Novara
Segato   58' (o.g.) Report   33' Cervato Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
4 December 1955 10 Milan 0–2 Fiorentina Milan
Report   13' Montuori
  14' Virgili
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Francesco Liverani
8 December 1955 11 Fiorentina 2–0 Roma Firenze
Virgili   33'
Losi   82' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
25 December 1955 12 Fiorentina 1–0 Triestina Firenze
Julinho   26' Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Silvio Ferrari
31 December 1955 13[6] Napoli 2–4 Fiorentina Roma
Vitali   64'
Jeppson   75' (pen)
Report   34', 76' Montuori
  51', 72' Virgili
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Referee: Francesco Liverani
8 January 1956 14 Fiorentina 0–0 SPAL Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Alessandro Coppa
15 January 1956 15 Fiorentina 0–0 Sampdoria Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
22 January 1956 16 Lazio 2–2 Fiorentina Roma
Olivieri   72', 74' Report   52' Virgili
  64' Julinho
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Cesare Jonni
29 January 1956 17 Fiorentina 3–1 Genoa Firenze
Virgili   41'
Cervato   61' (pen)
Montuori   71'
Report   69' Pestrin Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
5 February 1956 18 Fiorentina 4–1 Pro Patria Firenze
Cervato   30'
Virgili   35', 52'
Bizzarri   49'
Report   21' La Rosa Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
19 February 1956 19[7] Padova 0–1 Fiorentina Padova
Report   6' Gratton Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Francesco Liverani
26 February 1956 20 Fiorentina 2–0 Juventus Firenze
Montuori   86'
Prini   88'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
4 March 1956 21 Inter 1–3 Fiorentina Milan
Lorenzi   37' Report   45', 68' Virgili
  70' Prini
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
11 March 1956 22 Fiorentina 0–0 Bologna Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cesare Jonni
18 March 1956 23 Atalanta 0–0 Fiorentina Bergamo
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Tommaso Corallo
25 March 1956 24 Fiorentina 2–0 Lanerossi Firenze
Prini   54'
Virgili   61'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Carlo Marangio
1 April 1956 25 Torino 0–1 Fiorentina Torino
Report   44' Montuori Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee:  Alfred Grill
8 April 1956 26 Fiorentina 4–2 Novara Firenze
Montuori   2', 33', 48'
Virgili   40'
Report   41' Savioni
  70' Marzani
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
15 April 1956 27 Fiorentina 3–0 Milan Firenze
Prini   15'
Virgili   37', 63'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
29 April 1956 28 Roma 1–1 Fiorentina Roma
Da Costa   29' Report   62' Virgili Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Francesco Liverani
6 May 1956 29 Triestina 1–1 Fiorentina Trieste
Brighenti   44' Report   42' Julinho Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar
Referee: Mario Maurelli
10 May 1956 30 Fiorentina 0–0 Napoli Firenze
Report Stadium: Comunale
Referee:  Kainer
13 May 1956 31 SPAL 0–1 Fiorentina Ferrara
Report   59' Carpanesi Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Erminio Piemonte
20 May 1956 32 Sampdoria 0–0 Fiorentina Genova
Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee:  Ferdinand Marschall
27 May 1956 33 Fiorentina 4–1 Lazio Firenze
Lo Buono   6' (o.g.)
Gratton   21'
Prini   64'
Virgili   70'
Report   47' Lo Buomo Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
3 June 1956 34 Genoa 3–1 Fiorentina Genova
Gren   74' (pen)
Frizzi   85'
Carapellese   90'
Report   24' Gratton Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Cesare Jonni

Statistics

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Player statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1955–56 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Giuliano Sarti 25 0 25 0
DF   ITA Sergio Cervato 33 5 33 5
DF   ITA Ardico Magnini 32 1 32 1
DF   ITA Francesco Rosetta 20 0 20 0
MF   ITA Giuseppe Chiappella 32 0 32 0
MF   ITA Guido Gratton 34 3 34 3
MF   ITA Maurilio Prini 26 6 26 6
MF   ITA Armando Segato 34 0 34 0
FW   BRA Julinho 31 6 31 6
FW   ARG Miguel Montuori 32 13 32 13
FW   ITA Giuseppe Virgili 32 21 32 21
GK   ITA Riccardo Toros 9 0 9 0
MF   ITA Alberto Orzan 18 0 18 0
FW   ITA Claudio Bizzarri 6 1 6 1
MF   ITA Bruno Mazza 4 0 4 0
MF   ITA Aldo Scaramucci 2 0 2 0
DF   ITA Giampiero Bartoli 2 0 2 0
MF   ITA Sergio Carpanesi 2 1 2 1

References

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  1. ^ "Fiorentina 1955/56: la prima cosa bella" (in Italian). Storide di Calcio. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ Freddi, Cris (30 May 2014). "The Joy of Six: World Cup classics". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  3. ^ "CALCIO – I CLUB" (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ^ "1955–56 AC Fiorentina season". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. ^ Borgi, Stefano (28 August 2013). "CUADRADO, TRA GARRINCHA E JULINHO..." (in Italian). Firenze Viola. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  6. ^ Rescheduled from 1 January 1956 and played in neutral field at Roma.
  7. ^ Rescheduled to 29 February 1956.
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