Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1937-38 season
PresidentFerdinando Pozzani
ManagerArmando Castellazzi
StadiumArena Civica
Serie A1º (in 1938 Mitropa Cup)
Coppa ItaliaSemifinals
Mitropa CupQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Meazza (20)
All: Meazza (30)

During the 1937–38 season Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.

Summary

The club started Serie A with a surprising 3–3 at Lucca, l'Ambrosiana, managed by Armando Castellazzi, reached the top of the table on ninth round, defeating Juventus.[1] On round 15, the squad won the symbolic campione d'inverno with 4 points over Bologna. The second part of the season is opened with a massive score against Lucchese; on round 22 Juventus grabbed the club, then Inter retake the advantage by 2 points next Sunday. The team took the distance of 3 points on round 26, after the match against Liguria. Following the result of Inter, Juventus lost its game against Trieste and not won the game of Liguria. So, Ambrosiana remained over top in the last round with 39 points, followed by Juventus with 38 and Bologna. The squad clinched the title on final round, winning the match of Bari.

When Ambrosiana beat Bari, Meazza scored five goals in a 9–2 victory.[2] The next week he scored a hat-trick against Lucchese. Along with fellow Inter players Ferraris II, Ferrari, and Locatelli, Meazza was involved in the Azzurri set-up that wins the 1938 World Cup in Paris. Castellazzi with 33 years old became the youngest manager winning the scudetto, a record remained nowadays.

A good performance of the club in Coppa Italia, only stopped by Juventus (0-2) in semifinals, champion of the trophy. In Mitropa Cup the team advanced to Quarterfinals,[3] defeated by Slavia Prague (0-9; 3–1); infamous record of the worst loss game by a score of 9 goals against.[4]

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 Giuseppe Peruchetti
— DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Ballerio
— DF Italy ITA Carmelo Buonocore
— DF Italy ITA Emilio Gattoronchieri
— DF Italy ITA Ugo Locatelli
— DF Italy ITA Costantino Sala
— DF Italy ITA Duilio Setti
— MF Italy ITA Aldo Campatelli
— MF Italy ITA Enrico Candiani
— MF Italy ITA Giovanni Ferrari
— MF Italy ITA Piero Colli
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Nicola Ferrara (I)
— MF Italy ITA Ezio Meneghello
— MF Italy ITA Renato Olmi
— MF Italy ITA Sandro Puppo
— FW Italy ITA Piero Antona
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Bisigato
— FW Italy ITA Antonio Ferrara (II)
— FW Italy ITA Pietro Ferraris (II)
— FW Italy ITA Annibale Frossi
— FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Meazza

Added players for Mitropa Cup

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Lorenzo Suber
— MF Italy ITA Bruno Vale
— FW Italy ITA Giorgio Barsanti

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ambrosiana-Inter (C) 30 16 9 5 57 28 +29 41 1938 Mitropa Cup
2 Juventus 30 14 11 5 43 22 +21 39 1938 Mitropa Cup
3 Genova 1893 30 15 8 7 50 35 +15 38
4 Milan 30 13 12 5 43 27 +16 38
5 Bologna 30 14 9 7 46 34 +12 37
Source: Panini. Genoa 3rd by draw.
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 September 1937 1 Lucchese 3-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Lucca
Rosellini 30'
Romagnoli 62'
Coppa 90'		 Report 45' Ferraris II
59' Meazza
66' Ferrara II		 Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
19 September 1937 2 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-1 Livorno Milan
Del Buono 36' (o.g.)
Ferraris II 50'
Ferrari 73'		 Report 2' Neri II Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
26 September 1937 3 Triestina 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Trieste
Trevisan 46' Report 52' Frossi Stadium: Stadio Littorio
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
3 October 1937 4 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Fiorentina Milan
Meazza 6', 73' (rig.)
Frossi 18', 90'
Ferrara I 88'		 Report 33' Viani II Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
10 October 1937 5 Bologna 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Bologna
Reguzzoni 64' Report Stadium: Stadio Littoriale
Referee: Giacomo Bertolio
17 October 1937 6 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Milano Milan
Ferraris II 13'
Ferrari 24'		 Report 84' Capra Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Zelocchi
24 October 1937 7 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Napoli Milan
Meazza 30'
Castello 75' (aut.)		 Report 34' Nicolosi Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Galeati
7 November 1937 8 Genova 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Servetti 44' Report 35' Ferraris II Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
14 November 1937 9 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Juventus Milan
Ferraris II 55'
Ferrari 81'		 Report 63' (pen) Foni Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Renzo Curradi
21 November 1937 10 Lazio 1-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Busani 55' (pen) Report 4' Ferraris II
50' Meazza
81' Ferrara I		 Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
28 November 1937 11 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-1 Liguria Milan
Ferraris II 29', 87' Report 65' Bollano Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Emiliano Saracini
12 December 1937 12 Atalanta 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Bergamo
Cominelli 63' Report 68' Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
19 December 1937 13 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Torino Milan
Meazza 21' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
2 January 1938 14 Roma 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Roma
Serantoni 53' Report 39' Ferraris II Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF
Referee: Mario Ciamberlini
9 January 1938 15 Ambrosiana-Inter 9-2 Bari Milan
Ferrara II 8', 66'
Ferrara I 16'
Meazza 19', 34', 61', 77', 86'
Ferraris II 21'		 Report 24' Cason
43' Mancini		 Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Francesco Mattea
16 January 1938 16 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-0 Lucchese Milan
Ferrari 3'
Meazza 15', 36', 69'		 Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Scotto
23 January 1938 17 Livorno 0-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Livorno
Report Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
30 January 1938 18 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-2 Triestina Milan
Meazza 56' (rig.) Report 42' (rig.), 76' Trevisan Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Attilio Soliani
6 February 1938 19 Fiorentina 0-3 Ambrosiana-Inter Firenze
Report 26', 55', 87' Ferraris II Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta
Referee: Francesco Mattea
13 February 1938 20 Ambrosiana-Inter 2-0 Bologna Milan
Meazza 11', 86' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
20 February 1938 21 Milano 1-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Milan
Capra 80' Report Stadium: Campo San Siro
Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi
27 February 1938 22 Napoli 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Napoli
Buscaglia 75' (rig.) Report 72' Meazza Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo
Referee: Gino Mazzarini
6 March 1938 23 Ambrosiana-Inter 0-0 Genova 1938 Milan
Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
13 March 1938 24 Juventus 2-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Bellini 14'
Gabetto 65'		 Report 24' Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini
20 March 1938 25 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-1 Lazio Milan
Frossi 8'
Meazza 41'
Ferrari 44' (rig.)		 Report 81' Busani Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Aniello Mazza
27 March 1938 26 Liguria 3-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Genova
Bollano 35'
Callegari 75'
Peretti 83'		 Report 77' (aut.) Callegari Stadium: Stadio del Littorio
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
3 April 1938 27 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Atalanta Milan
Ferraris II 75' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Mario Scotto
10 April 1938 28 Torino 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Baldi III 82' Report 71' Ferrari Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni
17 April 1938 29 Ambrosiana-Inter 1-0 Roma Milan
Ferrari 29' Report Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi
24 April 1938 30 Bari 0-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Bari
Report 70' Meazza
89' Frossi		 Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

5 December 1937 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-2 Vicenza Milan
Meazza 10', 30', 62', 87'
Colli 65'		 40' Menti II
67' Rossi		 Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: Rosso

Eightfinals

26 December 1937 Ambrosiana-Inter 5-1 Bari Milan
Meazza 4', 23', 29' (rig.)
Ferraris II 59', 70'		 46' Duè Stadium: Arena Civica

Quarterfinals

6 January 1938 Napoli 0-2 Ambrosiana-Inter Napoli
11' Meazza
22' Frossi		 Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo
Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

Semifinals

21 April 1938 Juventus 2-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Torino
Tomasi 36'
Foni 86' (rig.)		 Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini

Mitropa Cup

Eightfinals

26 June 1938 Ambrosiana-Inter 4-2 HungaryHonved Milan
Ferraris II 67', 76'
Meazza 75'
Ferrari 81'		 19' Déri
21' Olajkár		 Stadium: Arena Civica
2 July 1938 HungaryHonved 1-1 Ambrosiana-Inter Budapest
Varga 66' 40' (rig.) Meazza Stadium: Üllői úti stadion
Referee: CzechoslovakiaGustav Krist

Quarterfinals

11 July 1938 CzechoslovakiaSlavia Praha 9-0 Ambrosiana-Inter Prague
Bican 32', 54', 60', 69'
Horák 34', 61'
Vytlačil 48', 74'
Bradáč 59'		 Stadium: Stadión Slavia
Referee: Hungaryvon Hertzka
17 July 1938 Ambrosiana-Inter 3-1 CzechoslovakiaSlavia Praha Milan
Ferrari 27', 90'
Frossi 56'		 25' Vytlačil Stadium: Arena Civica
Referee: HungaryIvancsics

Statistics

Squad Statistics

Competition[5][6] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Gs G W D L Gs Gs G W D L Gs Gs
Serie A4115131138111538419173016955728+ 29
Coppa Italia-22001032101224301125+ 7
Mitropa Cup-22008220111104211912- 3
Total-191711561619496222938211077845+ 33

Players statistics

[7]

Appearances

Goalscorers

See also

  • Corriere dello Sport - Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1937 and 1938.
  • La Stampa, years 1937 and 1938.

References

  1. ↑ "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Record e Curiosità" [Records and Trivia] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Mitropa Cup 1938". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ma in coppa Italia non è il peggior ko". Ilgiornale.it. Il Giornale. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Almanacco Calcio 1937-38. Panini. p. 98.
  6. ↑ "Mitropa Cup 1938". Iffhs.de.
  7. ↑ Almanacco Calcio 1938. Panini. p. 99.
  8. ↑ Genova 1893.
  9. 1 2 Al Venezia.

Bibliography

  • Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena. Panini, 2004.
  • Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1939 and 1940. Corriere dello Sport..
  • Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Panini.
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