1968–69 AC Fiorentina season

Fiorentina
1968–69 season
President	Nello Baglini
Manager	Bruno Pesaola
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Group phase
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	Eightfinals
Top goalscorer	League: Maraschi (14); All: Maraschi (16)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1967–68 1969–70 →

Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.

Summary

Coached by Pesaola, Fiorentina won their second Scudetto in the 1968/69 season by prevailing over the favored Milan and Cagliari. ; led by Chiarugi's runs, Maraschi's goals (14) and De Sisti's class.

Squad

^[1] 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	Claudio Bandoni
—	GK	ITA	Franco Superchi
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Brizi
—	DF	ITA	Ugo Ferrante
—	DF	ITA	Eraldo Mancin
—	DF	ITA	Bernardo Rogora
—	DF	ITA	Paolino Stanzial
—	MF	ITA	Pierluigi Cencetti
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo De Sisti (captain)
—	MF	ITA	Salvatore Esposito


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Claudio Merlo
—	MF	ITA	Giovan Battista Pirovano
—	FW	ITA	Lucio Bertogna ^[2]
—	FW	ITA	Luciano Chiarugi
—	FW	ITA	Giancarlo Danova
—	FW	ITA	Mario Maraschi
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Mariani
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Rizzo
—	FW	BRA	Amarildo

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Fiorentina (C)	30	16	13	1	38	18	+20	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Cagliari	30	14	13	3	41	18	+23	41	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Milan	30	14	13	3	31	12	+19	41	Qualification to European Cup^[a]
4	Internazionale	30	14	8	8	55	26	+29	36	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5	Juventus	30	12	11	7	32	24	+8	35	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Source: Panini
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Qualified as defending 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
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W
Position	2	3	3	3	6	7	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1969-70 European Cup; = 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup; = Relegation to 1969–70 Serie B

Matches

29 September 1968 1	Roma	1-2	Fiorentina	Roma
	Taccola 33'	Report	58' Amarildo 85' Maraschi	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Angonese

6 October 1968 2	Fiorentina	2-1	Atalanta	Firenze
	Signorelli 40' (aut.) Maraschi 89' (rig.)	Report	25' Incerti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

13 October 1968 3	Cagliari	1-1	Fiorentina	Cagliari
	Riva 80'	Report	36' Maraschi	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora

27 October 1968 4	Fiorentina	0-0	Milan	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

3 November 1968 5	Fiorentina	1-3	Bologna	Firenze
	Maraschi 59'	Report	34' Mujesan 40' Savoldi 82' Turra	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

10 November 1968 6	Lanerossi	0-0	Fiorentina	Vicenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

17 November 1968 7	Fiorentina	1-0	Sampdoria	Firenze
	Amarildo 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

24 November 1968 8	Inter	1-2	Fiorentina	Milan
	Domenghini 57'	Report	33' Chiarugi 54' Amarildo	Stadium: Stadio San Siro

1 December 1968 9	Fiorentina	1-0	Hellas Verona	Firenze
	Rizzo 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

8 December 1968 10	Fiorentina	2-1	Napoli	Firenze
	Amarildo 67' Rizzo 71'	Report	19' Cane	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

15 December 1968 11	Torino	0-0	Fiorentina	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

22 December 1968 12	Fiorentina	1-0	Palermo	Firenze
	Maraschi 47' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

12 January 1969 13	Pisa	0-1	Fiorentina	Pisa
		Report	37' Amarildo	Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi

19 January 1969 14	Fiorentina	2-1	Juventus	Firenze
	De Sisti 21' Maraschi 73'	Report	60' Zigoni	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

26 January 1969 15	Varese	2-2	Fiorentina	Varese
	Cappellini 5' Leonardi 60'	Report	10' Maraschi 65' De Sisti	Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola

2 February 1969 16	Fiorentina	0-0	Roma	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

9 February 1969 17	Atalanta	0-1	Fiorentina	Bergamo
		Report	73' Maraschi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

15 February 1969 18	Fiorentina	1-1	Cagliari	Firenze
	Maraschi 3'	Report	87' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

23 February 1969 19	Milan	0-0	Fiorentina	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro

2 March 1969 20	Bologna	0-0	Fiorentina	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

9 March 1969 21	Fiorentina	3-0	Vicenza	Firenze
	Chiarugi 15', 78' Maraschi 42'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

16 March 1969 22	Sampdoria	1-1	Fiorentina	Genova
	Frustalupi 49'	Report	79' Ferrante	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

23 March 1969 23	Fiorentina	1-0	Inter	Firenze
	Chiarugi 15'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

6 April 1969 24	Hellas Verona	2-2	Fiorentina	Verona
	Bui 16' Maddè 47' (pen)	Report	14' Chiarugi 60' Rizzo	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

13 April 1969 25	Napoli	1-3	Fiorentina	Napoli
	Cané 69'	Report	37', 40' Rizzo 54' Maraschi	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

20 April 1969 26	Fiorentina	0-0	Torino	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale

27 April 1969 27	Palermo	0-0	Fiorentina	Catania
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Cibali

4 May 1969 28	Fiorentina	3-1	Pisa	Firenze
	Rizzo 4' Maraschi 22', 51' (rig.)	Report	83' Joan	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

11 May 1969 29	Juventus	0-2	Fiorentina	Torino
		Report	48' Chiarugi 69' Maraschi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

18 May 1969 30	Fiorentina	3-1	Varese	Firenze
	Merlo 40' Chiarugi 43' Amarildo 82' (pen)	Report	90' Golin	Stadium: Stadio Comunale

Coppa Italia

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Foggia	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
2	Fiorentina	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	5
3	Bari	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1
4	Pisa	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

8 settembre 1968 1	Fiorentina	0 – 0	Foggia	Firenze
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Toselli

15 settembre 1968 2	AS Bari	3 – 5	Fiorentina	Bari
21:00 CEST	Tonoli 75' Galletti 84', 85'		23' Merlo 40' Chiarugi 43' Rogora 62' (o.g.) Vasini 70' Mariani	Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Lo Bello

22 settembre 1968 3	Pisa	0 – 2	Fiorentina	Lucca
16:00 CET			76' Rizzo 90' Chiarugi	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Referee: Gussoni

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

First round

18 September 1967 1	Dinamo Zagreb	1 – 1	Fiorentina	Zagreb
	Zambata 18'		83' Pirovano	Stadium: Maksimir Referee: Zinemayer

2 October 1968 2	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Dinamo Zagreb	Firenze
	Amarildo 1' Maraschi 37'		64' Novak	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Schaut

Second round

13 November 1968 1	Hansa Rostock	3 – 2	Fiorentina	Rostock
	Kostmann 69' Barthels 80' Hergessell 90'		70' Maraschi 84' Rizzo	Stadium: Ostseestadion Referee: Van Ravens

27 November 1968 2	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Hansa Rostock	Firenze
	Rizzo 36' Merlo 68'		26' Kostmann	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lacoste

Eightfinals

18 December 1968 1	Vitória Setúbal	3 – 0	Fiorentina	Setubal
	Josè Maria 13', 52' Arcanjo 32'			Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Referee: Wharton

22 January 1969 2	Fiorentina	2 – 1	Vitória Setúbal	Firenze
	Amarildo 12' Rogora 36'		93' (o.g.) Mancin	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Klematide

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		Fairs Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Franco Superchi	38	-29	30	-17	3	-3	5	-9
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Brizi	32	0	25	0	3	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Ugo Ferrante	39	1	30	1	3	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Eraldo Mancin	35	2	29	2	2	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Bernardo Rogora	37	3	28	1	3	1	6	1
	MF	ITA	Giancarlo De Sisti	39	2	30	2	3	0	6	0
	MF	ITA	Salvatore Esposito	27	0	20+2	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Claudio Merlo	32	3	25+1	1	2	1	4	1
	FW	ITA	Francesco Rizzo	33	9	21+3	6	3	1	6	2
	FW	BRA	Amarildo	30	8	25	6	1	0	4	2
	FW	ITA	Mario Maraschi	39	16	30	14	3	0	6	2
	GK	ITA	Claudio Bandoni	2	-2	0+1	-1	0	-0	1	-1
	FW	ITA	Luciano Chiarugi	24	9	17+1	7	3	2	3	0
	DF	ITA	Paolino Stanzial	10	0	7	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Giovan Pirovano	13	1	6+1	0	3	0	3	1
	MF	ITA	Pierluigi Cencetti	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Lucio Bertogna	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Giancarlo Danova	4	0	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Giorgio Mariani	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1968/655/

References

^ "Fiorentina Squad".
^ loan out on winter market.

[table_note_res_EC1Q0.61503546573922-3] Qualified as defending champions.

[1] "Fiorentina Squad".

[2] ut on winter market.

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