1970–71 Cagliari Calcio season

During the 1970–71 season Cagliari Calcio (then Unione Sportiva Cagliari) competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and 1970–71 European Cup.

Unione Sportiva Cagliari
1970–71 season
ChairmanEfisio Corrias
ManagerManlio Scopigno
StadiumSant'Elia
Serie A7th
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
European CupEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Angelo Domenghini (8)
Riva (8)

All:
Luigi Riva (16)

Summary

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The squad had a promising start of league campaign defeating Sampdoria (2–1), SS Lazio (2–4) and Inter (1–3) at San Siro. However, superstar Luigi Riva is injured at minute 76 on 31 October 1970 playing a Euro 1972 qualification match against Austria (2–1) by Austrian Defender Norbert Hof.[1] The club transferred in Forward Giampaolo Menichelli, resulting in a flop only playing 8 matches without goal. Riva did not make a comeback to the squad until Spring with the team collapsed to a disappointing 7th place.

The season is best remembered by the club debut on the European Cup. In first round the squad defeated the French franchise AS Saint-Étienne with a global score of 3–1.[2] In eightfinals the team won his first leg against Atlético Madrid by 2–1. For the second leg of the series at Manzanares, the club without Gigi Riva lost the match 3-0 being eliminated from the tournament.[3]

In Coppa Italia the team surprisingly was early eliminated on first round after losing the first grupo match against Livorno in spite of two consecutive victories.

The club left the Stadio Amsicora after 50 years, replaced it by Stadio Sant'Elia on 12 September 1970.

In spite of the chaotic campaign, Eraldo Mancin became starter; Brazilian Nenè delivered a decent season,[4] with 30 matches played no-replaced. Also, Angelo Domenghini, played at high-level during the entire season.

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 Enrico Albertosi
GK   ITA Adriano Reginato
GK   ITA Moriano Tampucci
DF   ITA Pierluigi Cera (Captain)
DF   ITA Eraldo Mancin
DF   ITA Mario Martiradonna
DF   ITA Comunardo Niccolai
DF   ITA Giuseppe Tomasini
DF   ITA Roberto De Petri
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Mario Brugnera
MF   ITA Angelo Domenghini
MF   ITA Ricciotti Greatti
MF   BRA Nené
MF   ITA Cesare Poli
FW   ITA Giampaolo Menichelli
FW   ITA Sergio Gori
FW   ITA Corrado Nastasio
FW   ITA Gigi Riva

Transfers

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Out
Pos. Name from Type
DF Giulio Zignoli Milan
DF Riccardo Dessì Tharros loan
DF Salvatore Ferru
DF Renato Roffi
DF Roberto Sulis
MF Renzo Bonelli
MF Antonio Chessa
MF Sergio Nocera
FW Nino Cuttuogno
FW Vittorio Petta
FW Claudio Taddeini

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
5 Bologna 30 10 14 6 30 24 +6 34 Qualification to UEFA Cup
6 Roma 30 7 18 5 32 25 +7 32
7 Cagliari 30 8 14 8 33 35 −2 30
8 Torino 30 6 14 10 27 30 −3 26 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
9 Varese 30 5 16 9 29 33 −4 26
Source: Panini

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA
ResultWWDWDLWDDWDDLLLDWLDDDWDLDDLDLW
Position111123334333456656556666777777
Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1969/662/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1971-72 European Cup;   = 1971–72 UEFA Cup

Matches

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27 September 1970 1 Cagliari 2 – 1 Sampdoria Cagliari
Riva   76' (pen)
Brugnera   79'
  67' Salvi Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Motta
7 October 1970 2 Lazio 2 – 4 Cagliari Roma
Legnaro   28'
Chinaglia   72'
  1',   61' Domenghini
  23' Riva
  79'’ Gori
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Angonese
11 October 1970 3 Cagliari 1 – 1 Varese Cagliari
Niccolai   15'   10'’ Bonatti Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Picasso
25 October 1970 4 Inter 1 – 3 Cagliari Milano
Mazzola   88'   7',   21' Riva
  79' Domenghini
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Lo Bello
8 November 1970 5 Cagliari 1 – 1 Foggia Cagliari
Domenghini   40' (pen)   4' Bigon Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Gussoni
15 November 1970 6 Juventus 2 – 1 Cagliari Torino
Anastasi   24',   90'   47' Gori Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Sbardella (Roma)
22 November 1970 7 Cagliari 2 – 0 Fiorentina Cagliari
Martiradonna   13'
Nené   30'
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Lo Bello
29 November 1970 8 Lanerossi Vicenza 1 – 1 Cagliari Vicenza
Ciccolo   90'   34' (o.g.) Castano Stadium: Romeo Menti
Referee: Giunti (Arezzo)
13 December 1970 9 AS Roma 0 – 0 Cagliari Roma
Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Lo Bello
20 December 1970 10 Cagliari 2 – 1 Bologna Cagliari
Domenghini   40',   56'   60' Savoldi Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Gonella
27 December 1970 11 Catania 1 – 1 Cagliari Catania
Baisi   3'   68' Gori Stadium: Cibali
Referee: Pieroni
3 January 1971 12 Cagliari 0 – 0 Torino Cagliari
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Bernardis
10 January 1971 13 Napoli 1 – 0 Cagliari Napoli
Altafini   54' Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Arbitro:
Referee: Sbardella (Roma)
17 January 1971 14 Cagliari 0 – 4 Milan Cagliari
  22' Maldera
  39' Benetti
  44' Prati
  71' Combin
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee: Gonella
24 January 1971 15 Hellas Verona 2 – 0 Cagliari Verona
Clerici   27',   87' Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Arbitro:
Referee: Carminati (Milano)
31 January 1971 16 Sampdoria 0 – 0 Cagliari Genova
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Francescon
7 February 1971 17 Cagliari 2 – 1 Lazio Cagliari
Domenghini   62'
Brugnera   82'
  90' Chinaglia Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Arbitro:
Referee: Monti (Ancona)
14 February 1971 18 Varese 4 – 1 Cagliari Varese
Traspedini   2',   40'
Braida   78',   87'
  80' Domenghini Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Arbitro:
Referee: Lattanzi (Roma)
28 February 1971 19 Cagliari 0 – 0 Inter Cagliari
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Sbardella
7 March 1971 20 Foggia 0 – 0 Cagliari Foggia
Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Panzino (Catanzaro)
14 March 1971 21 Cagliari 1 – 1 Juventus Cagliari
Greatti   9'   48' Capello Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Arbitro:
Referee: Picasso (Chiavari)
21 March 1971 22 Fiorentina 1 – 2 Cagliari Firenze
D'Alessi   22'   32' Greatti
  89' (o.g.) Chiarugi
Stadium: Comunale Arbitro:
Referee: Bernardis (Roma)
28 March 1971 23 Cagliari 1 – 1 Lanerossi Vicenza Cagliari
Mancin   53'   85' Chinesinho Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Arbitro:
Referee: Monti (Ancona)
4 April 1971 24 Cagliari 0 – 1 AS Roma Cagliari
  50' Cappellini Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Lazzaroni
11 April 1971 25 Bologna 0 – 0 Cagliari Bologna
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Cantelli (Firenze)
18 April 1971 26 Cagliari 1 – 1 Catania Cagliari
Nastasio   46'   2' Schifilliti Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Gialluisi (Barletta)
25 April 1971 27 Torino 2 – 1 Cagliari Torino
Bui   17'
Maddè   46' (pen)
  34' Riva Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Branzoni (Pavia)
2 May 1971 28 Cagliari 1 – 1 Napoli Cagliari
Riva   63'   6' Ghio Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Giunti (Arezzo)
16 May 1971 29 Milan 3 – 1 Cagliari Milano
Prati   59' (pen),   73' (pen)
Scarrone   61'
  30' Riva Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Menegali (Roma)
23 May 1971 30 Cagliari 4 – 1 Hellas Verona Cagliari
Mancin   32',   40',   65'
Riva   55'
  70' Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Calì

Coppa Italia

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First round

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Group 1
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Livorno 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 5
2 Cagliari 3 2 0 1 8 5 +3 4
3 Massese 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 3
4 Pisa 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0
Source: [citation needed]
Matches
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30 August 1970 1 Livorno 2 – 0 Cagliari Livorno
Unere   80'
Martini   89'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gussoni
6 September 1970 2 Pisa 2 – 4 Cagliari Pisa
Cosma   21'
Piaceri   62'
  13' (pen) Domenghini
  29',   63',   83' Riva
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Referee: Carminati
12 September 1970 3 Cagliari 4 – 1 Massese Cagliari
Riva   15',   83'
Gori   44' (pen)
Zana   52' (o.g.)
  58' Albanese Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Referee: Stagnoli (Bologna)

European Cup

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First round

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19 September 1970 1 Cagliari   3 – 0   AS Saint-Étienne Cagliari
Riva   7',   70'
Nené   20'
Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee:   Limona
30 September 1970 2 AS Saint-Étienne   1 – 0   Cagliari Saint-Étienne
Larqué   32' Stadium: Stade Geoffroy Guichard
Referee:   Limona

Eightfinals

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21 October 1970 1 Cagliari   2 – 1   Atlético Madrid Cagliari
Riva   42'
Gori   45+1'
  78' Aragonés Stadium: Sant'Elia
Referee:   Krnavek
5 November 1970 2 Atlético Madrid   3 – 0   Cagliari Madrid
Aragonés   33',   71' (pen),   92' Stadium: Vicente Calderon
Referee:   Jones

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa European Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Enrico Albertosi 36 -44 29 -34 3 -5 4 -5
DF   ITA Eraldo Mancin 35 4 28 4 3 0 4 0
DF   ITA Mario Martiradonna 34 1 27 1 3 0 4 0
DF   ITA Comunardo Niccolai 35 1 28 1 3 0 4 0
DF   ITA Giuseppe Tomasini 28 0 22 0 2 0 4 0
DF   ITA Pierluigi Cera 24 0 17 0 3 0 4 0
MF   ITA Angelo Domenghini 36 9 29 8 3 1 4 0
MF   ITA Ricciotti Greatti 34 2 26+1 2 3 0 4 0
MF   ITA Cesare Poli 26 0 18+6 0 1 0 1 0
MF   BRA Nené 37 2 30 1 3 0 4 1
FW   ITA Sergio Gori 37 5 30 3 3 1 4 1
GK   ITA Moriano Tampucci 2 0 1+1 0
MF   ITA Mario Brugnera 25 2 14+5 2 3 0 3 0
FW   ITA Gigi Riva 19 16 13 8 3 5 3 3
DF   ITA Roberto De Petri 12 0 10+2 0
FW   ITA Giampaolo Menichelli 13 0 8+5 0
FW   ITA Corrado Nastasio 7 1 0+5 1 1 0 1 0
GK   ITA Adriano Reginato 2 -1 0+2 -1 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Hof, the "Prater executioner" breaks Gigi Riva's leg" (in Italian). vistanet.it. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "The Cagliari that Played in European Cup" (in Italian). ilnobilecalcio.it. 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  3. ^ Relaño, Alfredo (7 May 2017). "That Night of Cagliari". El País (in Spanish). elpais.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Cagliari mourn title hero Nene - Football Italia". football-italia.net. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.