Associazione Calcio Milan
1958–59 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerLuigi Bonizzoni
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Altafini (28)
All: Altafini (32)
Average home league attendance34,215[1]

During 1958–59 season Milan competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

In the 1958-1959 season the managerial lead of the club was entrusted to Luigi Bonizzoni, while Gipo Viani remained at Milan as technical director. The latter would cover this role until the 1964-1965 season. Cucchiaroni left, and striker José Altafini was signed from Palmeiras and immediately became a protagonist in his first season, scoring 28 goals,[2] while Sandro Salvadore joined from the youth team. The other reinforcement for the Rossoneri was midfielder Vincenzo Occhetta.

In the league, the club immediately took the lead, but on the sixth matchday the defeat against Lanerossi Vicenza cost them the first place, which they lost to Fiorentina. Two weeks later, on the 16th of November, Milan conquered the field of the defending champions Juventus in the ninetieth minute at the end of a match that ended with a score of 4-5, and caught the Viola at the top of the standings. The two teams thus started a duel that lasted until the end of the first half of the season, which Milan finished at the top of the table. The second half of the season continued along the lines of the first, with Milan and Fiorentina competing for first place: with the victory in Florence, the Rossoneri overtook the Viola, but the home draw against Spal, a week later, nullified everything. One week later, the turning point occurred: on the 26th of April, Spal beat Fiorentina, while Milan draw 3-3 against bottom-of-the-table Torino. During the match a fight breaks out which sent two Milan players to the infirmary, with the sports judge not awarding the victory to Milan who still managed to maintain the one point lead until the end.

By beating Udinese 7-0, Milan became Italian Champions with a round to spare, trailing Fiorentina by three points: it was the seventh scudetto in their history.[3]

In the Coppa Italia, Milan was eliminated for the second consecutive year by Bologna, this time in the round of 16.

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 Italy ITA Lorenzo Buffon (vice-captain)
— GK Italy ITA Bruno Ducati
— GK Italy ITA Narciso Soldan
— DF Italy ITA Cesare Maldini
— DF Italy ITA Luigi Radice
— DF Italy ITA Sandro Salvadore
— DF Italy ITA Mario Trebbi
— DF Italy ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF Italy ITA Giancarlo Bacci
— MF Italy ITA Eros Beraldo
— MF Italy ITA Alfio Fontana
— MF Argentina ARG Ernesto Grillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Sweden SWE Nils Liedholm (Captain)
— MF Italy ITA Giancarlo Migliavacca
— MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Occhetta
— MF Italy ITA Cesare Reina
— MF Uruguay URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
— FW Brazil BRA José Altafini
— FW Italy ITA Gastone Bean
— FW Italy ITA Giancarlo Danova
— FW Italy ITA Paolo Ferrario
— FW Italy ITA Carlo Galli
— FW Italy ITA Vittorino Mantovani

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
FWJosé AltafiniPalmeiras–
MFVittorino MantovaniTreviso–
DFVincenzo OcchettaMarzotto Valdagno–
Out
Pos. Name to Type
FWDario BaruffiHellas Verona–
DFGiancarlo BeltramiHellas Verona–
DFMario BergamaschiSampdoria–
MFPer BredesenBari–
DFRoberto CorradiTreviso–
FWErnesto CucchiaroniSampdoria–
DFEros FassettaHellas Verona–
DFFranco LandriForlì–
FWLuciano MagistrelliTreviso–
FWAmos MarianiPadova Calcio–
FWPietro TestaForlì–
MFLuigi ZannierPadova Calcio–

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 20 12 2 84 32 +52 52 Qualification to European Cup
2 Fiorentina 34 20 9 5 95 35 +60 49
3 Internazionale 34 20 6 8 77 41 +36 46
4 Juventus 34 16 10 8 74 51 +23 42
5 Sampdoria 34 15 8 11 50 44 +6 38
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

21 September 1958 1 Milan 2–0 Triestina Milan
Galli 36' (pen), 89' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Carlo Marangio
28 September 1958 2 Napoli 0–1 Milan Napoli
Report 14' Danova Stadium: Vomero
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani
5 October 1958 3 Milan 4–2 Bari Milan
Altafini 49'
Mupo 51' (aut.)
Danova 61', 87'		 Report 39' Mazzoni
58' Conti		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28 000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
12 October 1958 4 Sampdoria 0–0 Milan Genova
Report Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
19 October 1958 5 Milan 5–1 Alessandria Milan
Schiaffino 1'
Danova 15', 21'
Altafini 20', 88'		 Report 69' Oldani Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Francesco De Robbio
26 October 1958 6 Lanerossi 2–0 Milan Vicenza
Cappellaro 28'
Menti 30'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
2 November 1958 7 Milan 1–1 Inter Milan
Altafini 9' Report 67' Angelillo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 85,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
16 November 1958 8 Juventus 4–5 Milan Torino
Boniperti 39'
Corradi 62'
Charles 73'
Sívori 81'		 Report 24', 90' Grillo
30' Galli
33', 66' Altafini		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 60 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
23 November 1958 9 Roma 1–1 Milan Roma
Selmosson 68' Report 63' Altafini Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
30 November 1958 10 Milan 2–0 Fiorentina Milan
Danova 47'
Altafini 82'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Lo Bello
7 December 1958 11 SPAL 1–1 Milan Ferrara
Broccini 10' Report 57' Altafini Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 14000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
21 December 1958 12 Milan 5–1 Torino Milan
Altafini 5', 67', 74'
Cancian 63' (aut.)
Occhetta 88'		 Report 83' Virgili Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: De Marchi
28 December 1958 13 Milan 5–0 Lazio Milan
Altafini 16', 56'
Danova 27', 74'
Grillo 90'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
4 January 1959 14 Genoa 0–2 Milan Genova
Report 57' Bacci
63' Altafini		 Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Lo Bello
11 January 1959 15 Milan 4–1 Padova Milan
Galli 20', 25', 65'
Danova 74'		 Report 57' Moro Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Annoscia
18 January 1959 16 Udinese 2–2 Milan Udine
Bettini 36'
Sentimenti V 82'		 Report 35' Bacci
57' Grillo		 Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
25 January 1959 17 Milan 4–3 Bologna Milan
Schiaffino 19'
Grillo 46'
Altafini 49'
Danova 72'		 Report 16' Fogli
27' Pascutti
56' Pivatelli		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
1 February 1959 18 Triestina 2–2 Milan Trieste
Tortul 11'
Maldini 25' (aut.)		 Report 16' Danova
83' Grillo		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lo Bello
8 February 1959 19 Milan 6–1 Napoli Milan
Grillo 9', 50'
Altafini 12', 19'
Bean 52'
Danova 65'		 Report 58' (o.g.) Liedholm Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Orlandini
15 February 1959 20 Bari 0–2 Milan Bari
Report 35' Altafini
44' Galli		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Jonni
22 February 1959 21 Milan 4–1 Sampdoria Milan
Bacci 20', 71', 81'
Altafini 69'		 Report 31' Milani Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Giuseppe Adami
8 March 1959 22 Alessandria 1–2 Milan Alessandria
Tacchi 12' Report 52', 74' Altafini Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
15 March 1959 23 Milan 0–0 Lanerossi Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 23 000
Referee: Carlo Gambarotta
22 March 1959 24 Inter 1–0 Milan Milan
Firmani 36' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
29 March 1959 25 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milan
Altafini 47' Report 73' Boniperti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
5 April 1959 26 Milan 4–1 Roma Milan
Carlo Galli 12'
Altafini 30', 42'
Grillo 44'		 Report 86' (pen) Zaglio Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Fiorenzo Annoscia
12 April 1959 27 Fiorentina 1–3 Milan Firenze
Hamrin 41' Report 9' (o.g.) Robotti
17' Altafini
80' Danova		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 55000
Referee: Orlandini
19 April 1959 28 Milan 0–0 SPAL Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
26 April 1959 29 Torino 3–3 Milan Torino
Crippa 10'
Marchi 40'
Ganzer 92'		 Report 4' (o.g.) Armano
51' (o.g.) Liedholm
78' Altafini		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: FranceGroppi
17 May 1959 30 Lazio 0–0 Milan Torino
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
24 May 1959 31 Milan 4–0 Genoa Milan
Occhetta 26'
Bean 65'
Altafini 67'
Danova 86'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Annoscia
28 May 1959 32 Padova 0–1 Milan Padova
Report 54' (aut.) Moro Stadium: Stadio Appiani
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Antonio Moriconi
2 June 1959 33 Milan 7–0 Udinese Milan
Bean 5', 73'
Galli 19', 20', 61'
Danova 36'
Fontana 64'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
7 June 1959 34 Bologna 1–1 Milan Bologna
Bonafin 79' Report 46' Danova Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Orlandini

Coppa Italia

Italian Football Federation re-lived the knock-out tournament after fifteen years with two editions in season 1958–59. The first edition was played before the kick-off of Serie A tournament due to 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying which starting on 28 September 1958.[4] The second edition was played during the Serie A championship.[5]

1958 Coppa Italia

Quarterfinals
6 September 1958 Milan 2–4 Bologna Milan
Altafini 40'
Danova 56'		 24' Vukas
48', 81' Perani
67' Fogli		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
Semifinals 5º/8º place
13 September 1958 Milan 8–1 Padova Milan
Danova 5', 41'
Grillo 19'
Altafini 32', 38', 61'
Occhetta 43'
Galli 56'		 53' Luosi Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Piero Angelini
Final 5º/6º place
4 November 1958 Milan 0–1 Sampdoria Milan
Report 55' Mora Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Pietro De Magistris

1958–59 Coppa Italia

Eightfinals
10 May 1959 Bologna 3–2 Milan Bologna
Pascutti 32'
Bonafin 62'
Maschio 89'		 Report 22' (pen) Liedholm
72' Occhetta		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese

Friendship Cup

14 June 1959 [6] Nice 3–3 Milan Nice
Foix 30'
Faivre 70', 75'		 Report 3', 89' Danova
19' Ferrario		 Stadium: Stade Municipal du Ray
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto

Statistics

Competition Points Home Away Total DR
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1958–59 Serie A5217134058131778226193420828432+52
1958 Coppa Italia1958–59 Coppa ItaliaEightfinals31021061001234103129+3
1959 Friendship Cup–––––––1010331010330
Total–20144268191979331253921959944+55

Players statistics

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Hall of Fame: José Altafini". milanworld.net. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "San Siro June 2, 1959 Milan Scudetto". alamy.com.
  4. ↑ "Milan takes title in italian soccer". nytimes.com. 8 June 1959.
  5. ↑ "1959 Coppa Italia". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013.
  6. ↑ Second leg was played on 9 September
  • Fabrizio Melegari (a cura di). Almanacco illustrato del calcio – La storia 1898–2004. Modena,. Panini, 2004.
  • Calciatori 1966–67, Modena – Milano, Panini – l'Unità, 1994. Panini.
  • Chiesa, Carlo F. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto da Calcio 2000,2002 and 2003.

See also

  • l'Unità, 1958 and 1959.
  • La Stampa, 1958 and 1959.
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