1974–75 AC Milan season

During the 1974–1975 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1974–75 season
PresidentAlbino Buticchi
ManagerGustavo Giagnoni
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Egidio Calloni (11)
All: Egidio Calloni (17)
Average home league attendance44,796[1]

Summary

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The new coach of Milan for the 1974–75 season is Gustavo Giagnoni. AC Milan is among the most active clubs on the market and sign, among others, goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi (from Cagliari), defenders Aldo Bet and Luciano Zecchini (from Verona and Turin respectively), midfielder Duino Gorin and forward Egidio Calloni (both from Varese). Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, on the other hand, left the team after nine seasons and the Rossoneri squad returned to being made up exclusively of players of Italian nationality (a condition that had not occurred since the 1944–45 season and which would last until 1981–82).

The season began with four group games in the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan obtained tow wins (with Perugia and Parma) and two draws (with Brescia and Cesena) closing the group in first place with 6 points and thus qualifying for the second round, which would be played at the end of the season, between May and June.

In the league, after the draw on the first day with Sampdoria and the defeat at Juventus in the second, Milan obtained nine consecutive games without defeats (four wins and five draws) which allowed them to move to the upper areas of the standings. The Rossoneri ended the first half of the season with 18 points, and in the second round they maintained the same performance, thus finishing the championship in fifth place with 36 points, the result of 12 wins, 12 draws and six defeats. The placement guaranteed Milan the qualification for the 1975-76 UEFA Cup.

Towards the end of the season, captain Gianni Rivera came into conflict with the president Albino Buticchi,[2] due to a plan of the latter to exchange the Golden Boy with Torino's Claudio Sala.[3] Rivera, embittered by this declaration, did not show up for training for two days,[4] and was put out of the squad. After confirmation as president of Buticchi by the AC Milan board of directors in May 1975, Rivera announced his decision to leave football. However, he would return to play the following season after acquiring the majority stake of the club from Buticchi, giving the control of the club to Bruno Pardi,[5] who in turn handed over the presidency of the club to Vittorio Duina, the new owner of Milan, in May 1976.

The season ended with the remaining matches of the Coppa Italia, where captaincy of the Rossoneri squad, given the absence of Rivera, was given to Romeo Benetti. Milan, in the group with Bologna, Inter and Juventus, obtained four wins, a draw and a defeat, and qualified for the final on 28 June 1975 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, where they faced Fiorentina. Milan, after having recovered the advantage of the Viola twice, were beaten 3–2 by Fiorentina who thus won their fourth Coppa Italia.

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 Pier Luigi Pizzaballa
GK   ITA Franco Tancredi
DF   ITA Aldo Bet
DF   ITA Angelo Anquilletti (vice-captain)
DF   ITA Filippo Citterio
DF   ITA Vinicio Pasin
DF   ITA Luciano Zecchini
DF   ITA Maurizio Turone
DF   ITA Giuseppe Sabadini
DF   ITA Roberto Casone
DF   ITA Aldo Maldera
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ITA Riccardo Martelli
MF   ITA Romeo Benetti
MF   ITA Giorgio Biasiolo
MF   ITA Duino Gorin
MF   ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF   ITA Giovanni Lorini
FW   ITA Luciano Chiarugi
FW   ITA Gianni Bui
FW   ITA Alberto Bigon
FW   ITA Egidio Calloni
FW   ITA Giovanni Sartori
FW   ITA Giorgio Skoglunf

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
GK Enrico Albertosi Cagliari
GK Franco Tancredi Giulianova
DF Aldo Bet Verona
DF Filippo Citterio Seregno
DF Vinicio Pasin Conegliano
DF Luciano Zecchini Torino
MF Roberto Casone Como loan end
MF Duino Gorin Varese
MF Riccardo Martelli Livorno
MF Vincenzo Zazzaro Reggina loan end
FW Gianni Bui Torino
FW Egidio Calloni Varese
FW Silvano Villa Foggia loan end
Out
Pos. Name To Type
GK Giuseppe Cafaro Barletta loan
GK Villiam Vecchi Cagliari
DF Dario Dolci Ternana
DF Franco Fasoli Chioggia Sottomarina loan
DF Enrico Lanzi Varese
DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Tennis Borussia Berlin
DF Giulio Zignoli Varese loan
MF Franco Bergamaschi Genoa loan
MF Ottavio Bianchi Cagliari
MF Walter De Vecchi Varese loan
MF Riccardo Sogliano career end
MF Vincenzo Zazzaro Arezzo loan
FW Carlo Tresoldi Varese
FW Alessandro Turini Verona loan
FW Silvano Villa Arezzo loan
FW Francesco Vincenzi Monza
DF Vinicio Pasin Catania
MF Roberto Casone Arezzo
MF Riccardo Martelli Livorno

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
3 Roma 30 15 9 6 27 15 +12 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Lazio 30 14 9 7 34 28 +6 37
5 Milan 30 12 12 6 37 22 +15 36
6 Torino 30 11 13 6 40 30 +10 35
7 Bologna 30 10 12 8 36 33 +3 32
Source: Panini

Matches

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6 October 1974 1 Milan 0–0 Sampdoria Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,317
Referee: Prati
13 October 1974 2 Juventus 2–1 Milan Torino
Bettega   20'
Anastasi   57'
Report   32' Benetti Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 62,349
Referee: Gialluisi
20 October 1974 3 Milan 1–1 Fiorentina Milano
Sabadini   84' Report   66' Saltutti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 58,664
Referee: Serafino
27 October 1974 4 Roma 0–1 Milan Roma
Report   84' Calloni Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,615
Referee: Menicucci
3 November 1974 5 Milan 1–0 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
Chiarugi   69' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,662
Referee: Reggiani
10 November 1974 6 Inter 0–0 Milan Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 71,206
Referee: Menegali
24 November 1974 7 Milan 2–0 Ascoli Milano
Chiarugi   6', 29' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 31,762
Referee: V. Lattanzi
1 December 1974 8 Torino 1–1 Milan Torino
Zaccarelli   17' Report   44' Chiarugi Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 44,187
Referee: Serafino
8 December 1974 9 Milan 0–0 Napoli Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 65,980
Referee: Barbaresco
15 December 1974 10 Cagliari 0–0 Milan Cagliari
Report Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 23,276
Referee: R. Lattanzi
22 December 1974 11 Milan 3–0 Bologna Milano
Rivera   29'
Biasiolo   47'
Bigon   55'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 41,106
Referee: Gonella
5 January 1975 12 Cesena 1–0 Milan Cesena
Zuccheri   69' Report Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita
Attendance: 21,896
Referee: Picasso
12 January 1975 13 Milan 4–0 Varese Milano
Rivera   5'
Benetti   13', 52'
Bigon   37'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 32,143
Referee: Levrero
19 January 1975 14 Lazio 3–0 Milan Roma
Martini   56'
Turone   63' (og)
Chinaglia   75'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55,888
Referee: Panzino
26 January 1975 15 Milan 3–1 Ternana Milano
Bigon   6'
Calloni   50', 53'
Report   4' Petrini Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35,689
Referee: Benedetti
2 February 1975 16 Sampdoria 2–4 Milan Genova
Maraschi   6'
Fossati   31' (pen.)
Report   13' Rivera
  24' (pen.) Calloni
  42' Gorin
  89' (pen.) Chiarugi
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 32,917
Referee: Michelotti
9 February 1975 17 Milan 0–2 [6] Juventus Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 79,776
Referee: Barbaresco
16 February 1975 18 Fiorentina 1–1 Milan Firenze
Casarsa   32' (pen.) Report   16' Calloni Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 32,278
Referee: R. Lattanzi
23 February 1975 19 Milan 1–1 Roma Verona
Batistoni   34' (og) Report   35' Prati Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi[7]
Attendance: 46,169
Referee: Agnolin
2 March 1975 20 Lanerossi Vicenza 2–0 Milan Vicenza
Vitali   44', 89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 21,149
Referee: Reggiani
9 March 1975 21 Milan 3–0 Inter Milano
Calloni   5'
Benetti   39'
Facchetti   70' (og)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 59,001
Referee: Serafino
16 March 1975 22 Ascoli 1–1 Milan Ascoli Piceno
Silva   78' Report   58' (pen.) Calloni Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 26,439
Referee: Ciacci
23 March 1975 23 Milan 2–0 Torino Milano
Gorin   7'
Agroppi   37' (og)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 42,139
Referee: Levrero
30 March 1975 24 Napoli 2–0 Milan Napoli
Clerici   71' (pen.)
Turone   77' (og)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 62,609
Referee: Serafino
6 April 1975 25 Milan 0–0 Cagliari Mantova
Report Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Attendance: 29,353
Referee: Trono
13 April 1975 26 Bologna 0–0 Milan Bologna
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 38,508
Referee: Panzino
27 April 1975 27 Milan 3–0 Cesena Milano
Benetti   8'
Sabadini   48'
Chiarugi   89'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 34,508
Referee: Ciulli
4 May 1975 28 Varese 0–1 Milan Varese
Report   35' Chiarugi Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 7,535
Referee: Terpin
11 May 1975 29 Milan 1–1 Lazio Milano
Calloni   26' Report   31' Garlaschelli Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 28,905
Referee: Michelotti
18 May 1975 30 Ternana 1–3 Milan Terni
Benatti   34' (pen.) Report   59', 60', 73' Calloni Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
Attendance: 12,111
Referee: Gonella

Coppa Italia

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First round

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1 September 1974 1 Milan 0–0 Brescia Milano
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gialluisi
8 September 1974 2 Perugia 0–2 Milan Perugia
  9', 14' Calloni Stadium: Stadio Santa Giuliana
Attendance: 13,212
Referee: Serafino
15 September 1974 3 Milan 4–1 Parma Milano
Bigon   53'
Benetti   62'
Calloni   71'
Chiarugi   85'
  55' Beccaria Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Levrero
22 September 1974 4 Cesena 1–1 Milan Cesena
Festa   68'   81' Sabadini Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Panzino

Second round

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25 May 1975 1 Inter 0–1 Milan Milano
  81' Sabadini Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 28,735
Referee: Panzino
29 May 1975 2 Milan 1–0 Bologna Milano
Calloni   55' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ciacci
12 June 1975 3 Milan 1–0 Juventus Milano
Bigon   76' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 22,565
Referee: Serafino
15 June 1975 4 Milan 0–0 Inter Milano
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35,130
Referee: Agnolin
19 June 1975 5 Bologna 1–4 Milan Bologna
Massimelli   33'   35', 71' Calloni
  58' Biasiolo
  80' Chiarugi
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ciulli
22 June 1975 6 Juventus 2–1 Milan Torino
Scirea   12'
Damiani   35'
  60' Sartori Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Barboni

Final

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28 June 1975 Fiorentina 3–2 Milan Roma
Casarsa   14' (pen.)
Guerini   54'
Paolo Rosi   67'
  20' Bigon
  65' Chiarugi
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 24,392
Referee: Michelotti

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[8] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1974-75 Serie A 36 15 8 6 1 24 6 15 4 6 5 13 16 30 12 12 6 37 22 15
1974-75 Coppa Italia 5 3 2 0 6 1 5 3 1 1 9 4 11 6 3 2 17 8 +9
Total 20 11 8 1 30 7 20 7 7 6 22 20 41 18 15 8 54 30 +24

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   ITA Angelo Anquilletti 16 0 11 0 5 0
DF   ITA Aldo Bet 37 0 29 0 8 0
GK   ITA Enrico Albertosi 40 -28 30 -22 10 -6
DF   ITA Giuseppe Sabadini 36 4 29 2 7 2
GK   ITA Pier Luigi Pizzaballa 0 0 0 -0 0 -0
MF   ITA Giorgio Biasiolo 22 2 13 1 9 1
MF   ITA Duino Gorin 31 2 22 2 9 0
MF   ITA Giovanni Lorini 12 0 8 0 4 0
DF   ITA Luciano Zecchini 37 0 26 0 11 0
FW   ITA Alberto Bigon 35 6 26 3 9 3
DF   ITA Romeo Benetti 39 6 28 5 11 1
DF   ITA Roberto Casone 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Filippo Citterio 5 0 1 0 4 0
DF   ITA Riccardo Martelli 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Gianni Rivera 31 3 27 3 4 0
DF   ITA Maurizio Turone 38 0 29 0 9 0
FW   ITA Luciano Chiarugi 36 10 26 7 10 3
DF   ITA Vinicio Pasin 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Aldo Maldera 24 0 13 0 11 0
FW   ITA Gianni Bui 6 0 2 0 4 0
FW   ITA Egidio Calloni 36 17 26 11 10 6
FW   ITA Giovanni Sartori 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW   ITA Giorgio Skoglund 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK   ITA Franco Tancredi 1 -2 0 -0 1 -2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Addio Buticchi: che bufere col Milan". archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/ (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Milan, ultimo saluto a Buticchi". archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/ (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Rivera annuncia: "Lascio il calcio"" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it/ (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Addio Buticchi: che bufere col Milan". archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/ (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  6. ^ Forfeit result (on the pitch 1–2). Game was suspended due to Pietro Anastasi being hit by a firecracker.
  7. ^ Due to San Siro being disqualified.
  8. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1974–75". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1974–75". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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