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1956–57 AC Milan season

During 1956–57 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Associazione Calcio Milan
1956–57 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerGiuseppe Viani
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Latin Cup3º
Top goalscorerLeague: Bean (17)
All: Bean (17)
Average home league attendance30,487[1]

Summary edit

After seven successful seasons and 221 goals scored, Gunnar Nordahl left the club to go and play with Roma. To make up for the Swedish striker, the club signed several players including Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Carlo Galli, Per Bredesen, Gastone Bean[2] and brought Alfio Fontana back after a year on loan at Triestina. Change also occurred in the managerial role, where Giuseppe Viani replaced Héctor Puricelli.[3]

The league saw Milan winning the title for the sixth time in its history. The Rossoneri could count on a squad that included, in addition to the aforementioned signings, Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Nils Liedholm, who became captain after the departure of Nordahl.

In the first few days Sampdoria took the lead, but was soon overtaken by Milan and Fiorentina. The Rossoneri. Bean and Cucchiaroni were suddenly struck by typhus and forced to spend much of the second half of the season confined to a clinic in Monza. This did not affect the progress of the team, which, on 17 March moved to a nine-points lead on Fiorentina and, controlling the standings until the end of the tournament, won its sixth scudetto with three rounds still to be played, trailing the Viola by 6 points.

In June, Milan also participated in the last edition of the Latin Cup, where they meet Real Madrid in the semifinals. The match recorded a defeat for the Devil by 5-1. In the match that assigned the third place, Milan beat Saint-Étienne by 4-3, thus gaining their second third place in this tournament which, together with the two successes in 1951 and 1956 (shared record) and the second place in 1953, makes Milan one of the most successful teams in this competition.

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 Lorenzo Buffon (vice-captain)
— GK   ITA Narciso Soldan
— DF   ITA Cesare Maldini
— DF   ITA Luigi Radice
— DF   ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF   ITA Osvaldo Bagnoli
— MF   ITA Eros Beraldo
— MF   NOR Per Bredesen
— MF   ITA Mario Bergamaschi
— MF   ITA Alfio Fontana
— MF   SWE Nils Liedholm (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ITA Cesare Reina
— MF   ARG Eduardo Ricagni
— MF   URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
— MF   ITA Luigi Zannier
— FW   ITA Gastone Bean
— FW   ARG Ernesto Cucchiaroni
— FW   ITA Emiliano Farina
— FW   ITA Carlo Galli
— FW   ITA Amos Mariani
— FW   ITA Gianni Meanti

Transfers edit

Competitions edit

Serie A edit

Main article: 1956–57 Serie A

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 21 6 7 65 40 +25 48 Qualification to European Cup
2 Fiorentina 34 16 10 8 55 40 +15 42
3 Lazio 34 14 13 7 52 40 +12 41
4 Udinese 34 15 6 13 59 58 +1 36
5 Internazionale 34 11 13 10 53 45 +8 35
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches edit

16 September 1956 1 Milan 2-1 Triestina Milan
Schiaffino   45', 60' Report   4' (o.g.) Zannier Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mario Maurelli
23 September 1956 2 Bologna 1-2 Milan Bologna
Cervellati   26' Report   21' Bredesen
  78' Galli		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 37,000
Referee:  Kainer
30 September 1956 3 Milan 1-0 Palermo Milan
Mariani   19' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Canepa
7 October 1956 4 Milan 3-5 Napoli Milan
Schiaffino   61' (pen), 86'
Galli   89'		 Report   9' Posio
  19', 42' Pesaola
  27', 35' Vinício		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
14 October 1956 5 Padova 2-0 Milan Padova
Moro   57'
Paolo Coppola   85'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 18,000
Referee:  Stal
21 October 1956 6 Milan 1-1 Inter Milan
Bredesen   16' Report   12' Pandolfini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
28 October 1956 7 Fiorentina 0-3 Milan Firenze
Report   31' (o.g.) Rosetta
  50' Schiaffino
  68' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
18 November 1956 8 Milan 2-0 Udinese Milan
Bean   47'
Mariani   65'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29 000
Referee: Canepa
25 November 1956 9 Juventus 0-1 Milan Torino
Report   86' Bredesen Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35 000
Referee:  Friedrich Seipelt
2 December 1956 10 Atalanta 2-2 Milan Bergamo
Mion   35'
Longoni   80'		 Report   12' Cucchiaroni
  86' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 December 1956 11 Milan 3-2 Lazio Milan
Bean   34'
Cucchiaroni   67'
Galli   79'		 Report   17', 57' Chiricallo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
23 December 1956 12 Sampdoria 3-2 Milan Genova
Conti   14', 77', 84' Report   80' Bean
  82' Schiaffino		 Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
30 December 1956 13 Milan 2-0 Genoa Milan
Schiaffino   29', 60' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Menchini
6 January 1957 14 Milan 3-1 Torino Milan
Bean   22'
Grosso   36' (aut.)
Schiaffino   64'		 Report   77' Tacchi Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Annoscia
13 January 1957 15 Roma 0-0 Milan Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
20 January 1957 16 SPAL 1-3 Milan Ferrara
Zannier   29' (o.g.) Report   25', 88' Galli
  47' Cucchiaroni		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
27 January 1957 17 Milan 4-2 Lanerossi Milan
Bergamaschi   29'
Galli   43'
Bredesen   56'
Bean   87' (rig.)		 Report   54' Lojacono
  58' (pen) Manente		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26 000
Referee: Moriconi
27 February 1957 18[4] Triestina 1-3 Milan Trieste
Clemente   75' Report   25', 54' Bean
  55' Bredesen		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee:  Grill
10 February 1957 19 Milan 1-0 Bologna Milan
Bean   28' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:  Friedrich Seipelt
17 February 1957 20 Palermo 1-2 Milan Palermo
Zamperlini   53' Report   7' Bean
  64' Galli		 Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Moriconi
24 February 1957 21 Napoli 2-2 Milan Napoli
Vinício   66', 87' Report   37' Galli
  72' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 March 1957 22 Milan 2-0 Padova Milan
Galli   42', 63' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Angelini
10 March 1957 23 Inter 1-1 Milan Milan
Invernizzi   43' Report   23' Bean Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70 000
Referee:  Selpelt
17 March 1957 24 Milan 2-0 Fiorentina Milan
Galli   28', 81' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 000
Referee: Moriconi
24 March 1957 25 Udinese 2-1 Milan Udine
Frignani   7'
Lindskog   19'		 Report   58' (pen) Liedholm Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
31 March 1957 26 Milan 4-1 Juventus Milan
  28' Farina[5]
Galli   51'
Bredesen   53'
Liedholm   64' (rig.)		 Report   79' Conti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Maurelli
7 April 1957 27 Milan 4-0 Atalanta Milan
Galli   6'
Liedholm   63' (rig.)
Farina   79', 83'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
14 April 1957 28 Lazio 3-0 Milan Roma
Vivolo   20' (pen)
Tozzi   36', 49'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
28 April 1957 29 Milan 2-1 Sampdoria Milan
Bean   44'
Farina   73'		 Report   14' Firmani Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
5 May 1957 30 Genoa 0-1 Milan Genova
Report   13' Bean Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 40 000
Referee:  Steiner
19 May 1957 31[6] Torino 2-2 Milan Torino
Arce   60'
Jeppson   78'		 Report   79' Farina
  86' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
2 June 1957 32 Milan 3-1 Roma Milan
Bean   29'
Liedholm   44' (rig.)
Maldini   72'		 Report   22' Da Costa Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35000
Referee: Menchini
9 June 1957 33 Milan 0-1 SPAL Milan
Report   23' Di Giacomo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 June 1957 34 Lanerossi 3-1 Milan Vicenza
Savoini   52'
Lojacono   60'
Valentinuzzi   69'		 Report   84' Bagnoli Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Moriconi

Latin Cup edit

Main article: 1957 Latin Cup

Semifinals edit

20 June 1957 Real Madrid 5-1 Milan Madrid
Gento   20', 47', 85'
Di Stéfano   50'
Joseíto   83'		 Report   30' Cucchiaroni Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,000
Referee:  Lequesne

Final 3º/4º place edit

23 June 1957 Milan 4-3 Saint-Etienne Madrid
Ricagni   18'
Mariani   42'
Bredesen   70'
Liedholm   88'		 Report   9' Wicart
  78' Mekloufi
  85' Nyo Lea		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,000
Referee:  Campos

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

Competition 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 48 17 14 1 2 39 16 17 7 5 5 26 24 34 21 6 7 65 40 +25
Coppa Latina - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 8 -3
Total - 17 14 1 2 39 16 17 7 5 7 26 24 36 22 6 8 70 48 +22

Appearances edit

Goalscorers edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "bean". 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ Giuseppe Bagnati; Vito Maggio; Vincenzo Prestigiacomo. Il Palermo racconta: storie, confessioni e leggende rosanero. Grafill, Palermo,2004.
  4. ^ Rescheduled from 3 February 1957, suspended due to fog at 75' with score 3-1 by Milan, Galli (2), Bean and Szoke (Triestina).
  5. ^ Secondo alcune fonti il gol sarebbe considerato una autorete del bianconero Nay.
  6. ^ With these draw Milan clinched the title.

External links edit

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