1952–53 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1952–53 season
President	Umberto Trabattoni
Manager	Mario Sperone, then Gunnar Gren
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3º
Latin Cup	Runner-up
Top goalscorer	League: Gunnar Nordahl (26); All: Gunnar Nordahl (28)
Average home league attendance	22,681
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1951–52 1953–54 →

During the 1952–53 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Summary

The 1952-1953 season saw a change of coach for Milan: Mario Sperone replaced Lajos Czeizler. Midfielders Celestino Celio, Eros Beraldo and Franco Pedroni joined the club, respectively from Genoa, Padova and Como, while defenders Francesco Zagatti and Alfio Fontana were added from the youth team.

Milan finished the championship in third place behind champions Inter and Juventus. With 26 goals Gunnar Nordahl was once again the tournament's top scorer: this was the third time that the Swede won the capocannoniere title. Despite not having won the league, the club participated in the Latin Cup as a replacement for Juventus. For this competition, Gunnar Gren sat on the bench as coach. The team was defeated in the final: after overcoming the hosts Sporting Lisbon in extra time in the semifinal, they were beaten 3-0 by Stade Reims.

The 1952-1953 season was the last of the Gre-No-Li trio: at the end of the European campaign, in fact, Gunnar Gren left Milan and moved to Fiorentina.

Squad

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
—	GK	ITA	Antonio Seveso
—	DF	ITA	Alfio Fontana
—	DF	ITA	Franco Pedroni
—	DF	ITA	Arturo Silvestri
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti
—	DF	ITA	Germano Travagini
—	MF	ITA	Eros Beraldo
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Celestino Celio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Radaelli
—	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon (vice-Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Pistorello
—	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Gren
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl
—	FW	ITA	Amleto Frignani
—	FW	ITA	Angelo Longoni
—	FW	ITA	Renzo Burini

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Eros Beraldo	Padova	-
MF	Celestino Celio	Genoa	-
DF	Franco Danova	Seregno	-
MF	Gianni Fermi	Genoa	-
DF	Franco Pedroni	Como	-
DF	Germano Travagini	Udinese	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Ezio Bardelli	Como	-
DF	Andrea Bonomi	Brescia	-
DF	Pietro Grosso	Roma	-
DF	Emilio Lavezzari	Seregno	-
MF	Enzo Menegotti	Modena	-
FW	Mario Renosto	Roma	-
DF	Carlo Scaccabarozzi	Padova	-
MF	Luciano Scroccaro	Padova	-
FW	Giuseppe Secchi	Padova	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Internazionale (C)	34	19	9	6	46	24	+22	47
2	Juventus	34	18	9	7	73	40	+33	45
3	Milan	34	17	9	8	64	34	+30	43	Qualified for the 1953 Latin Cup
4	Napoli	34	15	11	8	53	43	+10	41
5	Bologna	34	16	7	11	52	43	+9	39

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	D
Position	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/allenatori_squadra/1948/277/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader; = Relegation to 1953–54 Serie B

Matches

14 September 1952 1	Milan	2-0	Novara	Milano
	Pedroni 47' Burini 87'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Orlandini

21 September 1952 2	Palermo	0-1	Milan	Palermo
			8' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Pieri

28 September 1952 3	Milan	1-0	SPAL	Milano
	Gren 73'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Massai

5 October 1952 4	Roma	2-1	Milan	Roma
	Galli 48', 65'		33' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Agnolin

12 October 1952 5	Milan	2-1	Sampdoria	Milano
	Silvestri 85' Nordahl 90'		68' Bassetto	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bellè

19 October 1952 6	Triestina	1-1	Milan	Trieste
	Curti 32'		69' Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Massai

2 November 1952 7	Milan	0-1	Inter	Milano
			85' Lorenzi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Massai

9 November 1952 8	Milan	4-0	Pro Patria	Milano
	Liedholm 46' Nordahl 51' Burini 60', 75'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Occhinegro

16 November 1952 9	Napoli	4-2	Milan	Napoli
	Jeppson 9', 53' Zagatti 60' (og) Amadei 69'		34', 88' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Pieri

23 November 1952 10	Udinese	0-1	Milan	Udine
			60' Gren	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Liverani

30 November 1952 11	Milan	3-1	Lazio	Milano
	Burini 17' Gren 18' Nordahl 49'		90' Bredesen	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Bellè

7 December 1952 12	Juventus	0-3	Milan	Torino
			18' Nordahl 41', 76' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Massai

14 December 1952 13	Milan	4-2	Como	Milano
	Frignani 48' Burini 63' (pen) Silvestri 88' Liedholm 90'		53' Gratton 74' Origgi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,000 Referee: De Leo

21 December 1952 14	Milan	2-1	Fiorentina	Milano
	Nordahl 22' Liedholm 50'		67' Ghersetich	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Rigato

6 January 1953^[2] 15	Torino	1-1	Milan	Torino
	Sentimenti III 10'		13' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Bellè

11 January 1953 16	Bologna	2-0	Milan	Bologna
	La Forgia 10', 87'			Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Orlandini

18 January 1953 17	Milan	5-1	Atalanta	Milano
	Burini 24', 28' (pen) Nordahl 39', 74', 90'		60' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Corallo

25 January 1953 18	Novara	2-1	Milan	Novara
	Miglioli 6', 77'		59' (pen) Burini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Massai

1 February 1953 19	Milan	5-0	Palermo	Milano
	Nordahl 20', 48', 62' Gren 35' Burini 42'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Rigato

8 February 1953 20	SPAL	1-1	Milan	Ferrara
	Busnelli 38' (pen)		83' Longoni	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Bellè

15 February 1953 21	Milan	4-1	Roma	Milano
	Nordahl 57', 74' Liedholm 60', 86'		32' Perissinotto	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Agnolin

22 February 1953 22	Sampdoria	2-1	Milan	Genova
	Righetto 45' Conti 47'		59' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Liverani

1 March 1953 23	Milan	4-1	Triestina	Milano
	Nordahl 5', 28', 65' Radaelli 63'		59' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marchese

8 March 1953 24	Inter	0-0	Milan	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Gemini

15 March 1953 25	Pro Patria	0-1	Milan	Busto Arsizio
			66' Frignani	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Agnolin

22 March 1953 26	Milan	2-2	Napoli	Milano
	Nordhal 33' Longoni 48'		10' Vitali 34' Formentin	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Agnolin

29 March 1953 27	Milan	0-0	Udinese	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Corallo

5 April 1953 28	Lazio	0-0	Milan	Roma
				Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Piemonte

12 April 1953 29	Milan	1-2	Juventus	Milano
	Nordahl 14'		11' Praest 69' Boniperti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Orlandini

19 April 1953 30	Como	3-1	Milan	Como
	Baldini 49', 65' Ghiandi 74'		84' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Maurelli

3 May 1953 31	Fiorentina	0-3	Milan	Firenze
			36', 73', 89' Burini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Scaramella

10 May 1953 32	Milan	5-1	Torino	Milano
	Nordahl 41' Annovazzi 42' Burini 45' Sentimenti III 51' (og) Frignani 78'		84' Buhtz	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Maurelli

24 May 1953 33	Milan	1-1	Bologna	Milano
	Nordahl 44'		57' Bacci	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Rigato

31 May 1953 34	Atalanta	1-1	Milan	Bergamo
	Testa 41'		5' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Corallo

Latin Cup

Semifinals

4 June 1953 1	Milan	4-3 (a.e.t.)	Sporting Lisboa	Lisboa
	Nordahl 66', 72' Liedholm 96' Frignani 118'		5' Vasquez 89', 106' Martins	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Azon

Final

7 June 1953 1	Stade Reims	3-0	Milan	Lisboa
	Kopa 31', 74' Appel 52'			Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Costa

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[3]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[3]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1952–53 Serie A	43	17	12	3	2	45	15	17	5	6	6	19	19	34	17	9	8	64	34	+30
1953 Latin Cup	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	6	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2
Total	-	17	12	3	2	45	15	19	6	6	7	23	25	36	18	9	9	68	40	+28

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1952-53 Serie A		1953 Latin Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon	35	-40	33	-34	2	-6
	DF	ITA	Arturo Silvestri	29	2	27	2	2	0
	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti	27	0	25	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Carlo Annovazzi	30	1	28	1	2	0
	MF	ITA	Celestino Celio	28	0	26	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon	29	0	27	0	2	0
	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm	32	7	30	6	2	1
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Gren	31	4	29	4	2	0
	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl	34	28	32	26	2	2
	FW	ITA	Amleto Frignani	34	8	32	7	2	1
	FW	ITA	Renzo Burini	33	13	31	13	2	0
	GK	ITA	Antonio Seveso	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Franco Pedroni	21	1	21	1	0	0
	MF	ITA	Eros Beraldo	10	0	10	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Angelo Longoni	8	2	8	2	0	0
	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Pistorello	5	0	5	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Germano Travagini	5	0	5	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Radaelli	3	1	3	1	0	0
	DF	ITA	Alfio Fontana	1	0	1	0	0	0

Source: ^[4]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ Initially planned on the 4th of January, it was postponed due to snow.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1952–53". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1952–53". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

Bibliography

Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.

External links

"Stagione 1952-1953". Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[2] Initially planned on the 4th of January, it was postponed due to snow.

[3] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1952–53". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[4] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1952–53". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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