Associazione Calcio Torino
1948-49 season
ChairmanFerruccio Novo
ManagerErnest Egri Erbstein
(until 4 May)

Roberto Copernico
Leslie Lievesley (as technical director)
(until 4 May)

Oberdan Ussello (as technical director)
StadiumStadio Filadelfia
Serie A1º[1] (in 1949 Latin Cup)
Top goalscorerMazzola (16)

During the 1948–49 season Associazione Calcio Torino competed in Serie A.

Summary

The season is remembered by Superga air disaster ,[2] on 4 May ending the Grande Torino era. After clinching 4 consecutive titles the Granata were ready to win the 5th title at top of the league table. 4 rounds before the ending of championship Grande Torino traveled to Lisboa, to play a friendly match against Benfica due to retirement of Francisco Ferreira.[3] Game which Toro lost 4–3.[4] Torino was named winner of the championship by the Federation, and the Youth squad was able to play the last 4 rounds. Finished a short summer interval from the end of previous season, competition officially resumed in Italy after the 1948 Summer Olympics. Prematurely eliminated, Vittorio Pozzo lost his position as sole commissioner of the Italy national team and Ferruccio Novo took his place.

New season began in mid-September with a Torino almost identical to that of the previous championships; there was only Franco Ossola permanently in place of Pietro Ferraris, who, at age 36, had moved to Novara. The midfielder Rubens Fadini arrived from Gallarate, Dino Ballarin, brother of the goalkeeper Aldo was signed from Chioggia; the Hungarian-Czechoslovakian Július Schubert, a left-sided midfielder; and strikers Emile Bongiorni and Ruggero Grava arrived from Racing Parigi and Roubaix-Tourcoing respectively. The club began the season after a long tour in Brazil where the team met Palmeiras, Corinthians, São Paulo and Portuguesa, losing only once. During the season, reduced to 24 teams after three promotions and relegations, Ernest Erbstein was appointed as the team's technical director and the Englishman Leslie Lievesley became the coach.[5] The campaign also saw injuries to Virgilio Maroso, Eusebio Castigliano, Romeo Menti and Sauro Tomà,[6] plus the long suspension for Aldo Ballarin. The Granata, which debuted with a victory against Pro Patria, suffered a defeat in the second round to Atalanta; the team recovered with five straight wins, including that of the derby, but lost again, in Milan, against the Rossoneri. The club would relinquish the lead in the standings,[7] then recapture it, finishing midway through the season on par with Genoa, from which a third defeat was suffered, losing 3–0. In the return leg of the derby Torino would defeat Juventus 3–0. Torino's advantage increased in the standings, gaining a maximum of six point on Inter in second place.[8] However, a pair of draws (in Trieste and Bari) allowed Inter to close the gap within four points from Torino. On 30 April 1949, the two clubs met in Milan, ending 0–0, with Torino approaching their fifth consecutive title (the record would be equaled). The team travelled to Portugal to play in a friendly against Benfica. However, upon return Torino perished in the Superga air disaster.

Superga air disaster

The airplane with the team crashed at Basilica di Superga nearby Torino. There were deaths of team chairmen and club workers, baggage men and three of the best journalists in the country at the time: Renato Casalbore (founder of Tuttosport magazine); Renato Tosatti (from journal Gazzetta del Popolo) and Luigi Cavallero (from journal La Stampa). The shocking corpse identification was made by former Italian National Team manager Vittorio Pozzo. The spezzino player Sauro Tomà, injured, did not travel to Lisboa. The following persons in the Torino circle did not travel: second goalkeeper Renato Gandolfi (instead third goalkeeper Dino Ballarin did), the radio anchor Nicolò Carosio and former manager of Italian National Team also journalist Vittorio Pozzo (Torino preferred to give the seat to Cavallero). [9] [10]

Legacy

The impact of the tragedy in Italy was colossal. An official estimate of about one million persons attended funerals at Piazza in the city of Torino to say goodbye to the players and club officials. The shock of the tragedy was the main reason for the long travel on boat across the Atlantic Ocean by Italian National Team to play the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil rather than use an airplane.[11] Rebuilding of Torino as a competitive squad lasted a long term and could not win another championship until 1976.

List of victims

Players
Club officials
  • Arnaldo Agnisetta
  • Ippolito Civalleri
  • Andrea Bonaiuti (coordinator of team travels)
Managers
Journalists
  • Renato Casalbore
  • Renato Tosatti
  • Luigi Cavallero
Baggage Men
  • Pierluigi Meroni
  • Celeste D'Inca
  • Cesare Biancardi
  • Antonio Pangrazi

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 Valerio Bacigalupo
— GK Italy ITA Dino Ballarin
— GK Italy ITA Renato Gandolfi
— DF Italy ITA Aldo Ballarin
— DF Italy ITA Virgilio Maroso
— DF Italy ITA Piero Operto
— DF Italy ITA Mario Rigamonti
— DF Italy ITA Sauro Tomà
— MF Italy ITA Pietro Biglino
— MF Italy ITA Eusebio Castigliano
— MF Italy ITA Rubens Fadini
— MF Italy ITA Luigi Giuliano
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Grezar
— MF Italy ITA Ezio Loik
— MF Italy ITA Danilo Martelli
— MF Czech Republic CZE Július Schubert
— FW Italy ITA Alfio Balbiano
— FW France FRA Émile Bongiorni
— FW Italy ITA Guglielmo Gabetto
— FW France FRA Ruggero Grava
— FW Italy ITA Valentino Mazzola (Captain)
— FW Italy ITA Romeo Menti II
— FW Italy ITA Franco Ossola

Youth Squad

After Superga air disaster, youth squad (primavera) disputed the last four round of the competition: they are not considered title winners due to Italian Federation (FIGC) actually assigned the championship to the senior 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 Guido Vandone
— DF Italy ITA Pietro Bersia
— DF Italy ITA Sergio Lussu
— DF Italy ITA Sergio Mari
— DF Italy ITA Umberto Motto
— MF Italy ITA Oscar Ferrari
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Gianmarinaro
— MF Italy ITA Lando Macchi
— FW Italy ITA Mario Audisio
— FW Italy ITA Andrea Francone
— FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Marchetto

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
GKRenato GandolfiCarrarese
DFPiero OpertoCasale
DFVito Sante MiolliCastellana
MFRubens FadiniGallaratese
MFLuigi GiulianoPro Vercelli
MFJúlius SchubertSlovan Bratislava
FWÉmile BongiorniRC Paris
FWRuggero GravaCO Roubaix-Tourcoing
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFRaffaele CuscelaLuccheseloan out
FWJosef FabianLucchese
FWPietro Ferraris IINovara
FWOreste GuaraldoPrato

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Torino (C) 38 25 10 3 78 34 +44 60 1949 Latin Cup
2 Internazionale 38 22 11 5 85 39 +46 55
3 Milan 38 21 8 9 83 52 +31 50
4 Juventus 38 18 8 12 64 47 +17 44
5 Sampdoria 38 16 9 13 74 63 +11 41
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 September 1948 1 Torino 4-1 Pro Patria Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Ossola 23'
Menti II 56' (pen)
Gabetto 72'
Grezar 89'		 Report 88' Turconi Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giuseppe Boffardi
26 September 1948 2 Atalanta 3-2 Torino Bergamo
16:00 UTC+1 Miglioli 6', 74'
Mari 73'		 Report 1' Grezar
19' Mazzola		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
3 October 1948 3 Torino 4-0 Roma Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Gabetto 4', 68'
Menti II 32'
Ossola 89'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 20 533
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
10 October 1948 4 Livorno 0-2 Torino Livorno
15:30 UTC+1 Report 40' Mazzola
66' Loik		 Stadium: Ardenza
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Guido Agnolin
17 October 1948 5 Torino 2-1 Lucchese Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Gabetto 49'
Grezar 70'		 Report 45' Fabian Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Antonio Zambotto
24 October 1948 6 Juventus 1-2 Torino Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Ballarin 36' (o.g.) Report 25' Ossola
77' Mazzola		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 60 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
31 October 1948 7 Torino 3-1 Padova Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Ossola 73', 83'
Mazzola 77'		 Report 41' Adcock Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 5 400
Referee: Bruno Zilli
4 November 1948 8 Milan 1-0 Torino Milan
14:30 UTC+1 Burini 62' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45 000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
7 November 1948 9 Torino 1-0 Lazio Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 24' Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 12 454
Referee: Eliseo Camiolo
14 November 1948 10 Bologna 2-2 Torino Bologna
14:30 UTC+1 Gritti 12', 54' Report 14' Mazzola
87' Luigi Giuliano		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
21 November 1948 11 Novara 0-2 Torino Novara
14:30 UTC+1 Report 19' Luigi Giuliano
77' Loik		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Giorgio Bernardi
28 November 1948 12 Torino 1-1 Triestina Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 56' Report 78' Tosolini Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Bruno Tassini
5 December 1948 13 Modena 0-1 Torino Modena
14:30 UTC+1 Report 76' Giuliano Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari
Referee: Riccardo Pieri
12 December 1948 15 Torino 4-2 Inter Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 3'
Menti II 42', 72'
Ossola 53'		 Report 52' Armano
66' (pen) Nyers I		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 26 700
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
19 December 1948 16 Fiorentina 0-0 Torino Firenze
14:30 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
26 December 1948 17 Genoa 3-0 Torino Genova
14:30 UTC+1 Mazza 48'
Operto 59' (o.g.)
Pellicari 80' (pen)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Luigi Gemini
29 December 1948 14[12] Torino 2-0 Bari Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Menti II 29'
Ossola 51'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 4 000
Referee: Giuseppe Vannini
6 January 1949 19 Palermo 2-2 Torino Palermo
14:30 UTC+1 Pavesi 72'
Andrea Milani 79'		 Report 41' Gabetto
54' Bongiorni		 Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Vittorio Pera
9 January 1949 20 Pro Patria 0-1 Torino Busto Arsizio
14:30 UTC+1 Report 28' Schubert Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
16 January 1949 21 Torino 2-0 Atalanta Torino
14:30 UTC+1 Bongiorni 44'
Rigamonti 75'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Mario Maurelli
23 January 1949 22 Roma 1-2 Torino Roma
14:30 UTC+1 Andreoli 50' (pen) Report 54' Mazzola
61' Gabetto		 Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Attendance: 33 000
Referee: Bruno Tassini
27 January 1949 18[13] Torino 2-1 Sampdoria Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Mazzola 14'
Loik 35'		 Report 21' Lucentini Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
30 January 1949 23 Torino 1-0 Livorno Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Mazzola 89' Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Cesare Cappucci
6 February 1949 24 Lucchese 1-1 Torino Lucca
15:00 UTC+1 Conti 89' (pen) Report 68' Mazzola Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
13 February 1949 25 Torino 3-1 Juventus Torino
15:00 UTC+1 Gabetto 17'
Loik 55', 83'		 Report 49' Cergoli Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giovanni Galeati
20 February 1949 26 Padova 4-4 Torino Padova
15:00 UTC+1 Checchetti 22', 26'
Vitali 45'
Fiore 52'		 Report 36' Ossola
39' Castigliano
71', 77' Menti II		 Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
6 March 1949 27 Torino 4-1 Milan Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Ossola 11', 75'
Gabetto 52'
Fadini 71'		 Report 46' Burini Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: Generoso Dattilo
13 March 1949 28 Lazio 2-2 Torino Roma
15:30 UTC+1 Flamini 8'
Höfling 41'		 Report 17', 39' Loik Stadium: Stadio Nazionale
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
20 March 1949 29 Torino 1-0 Bologna Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 69' Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Eliseo Camiolo
3 April 1949 30 Torino 4-0 Novara Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 32'
Loik 35', 37'
Ossola 40'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giuseppe Vannini
10 April 1949 31 Triestina 1-1 Torino Trieste
15:30 UTC+1 Blason 70' (pen) Report 35' (pen) Menti II Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Orlandini
17 April 1949 32 Torino 3-1 Modena Torino
15:30 UTC+1 Mazzola 35'
Menti II 85'
Ballarin 87'		 Report 13' Cavazzuti Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Cesare Cappucci
24 April 1949 33 Bari 1-1 Torino Bari
15:30 UTC+1 Voros 66' Report 11' Mazzola Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Referee: Vittorio Pera
30 April 1949 34 Inter 0-0 Torino Milan
16:00 UTC+1 Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 37 000
Referee: Luigi Gemini
15 May 1949 36[14] Torino 4-0 Genoa Torino
16:30 UTC+1 Giammarinaro 37'
Marchetto 56', 86'
Lussu 80' (rig.)		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè
22 May 1949 38[15][16][17] Torino 3-0 Palermo Firenze
15:30 UTC+1 Marchetto 8'
Francone 38'
Gianmarinaro 55'		 Report Stadium: Comunale[18]
Attendance: 85 000
Referee: Renzo Massai
29 May 1949 37[19] Sampdoria 2-3 Torino Genova
16:00 UTC+1 Pieri 7', 21' Report 1' Audisio
16' Marchetto
56' (rig.) Lussu		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Giuseppe Carpani
12 June 1949 35[20] Torino 2-0 Fiorentina Torino
16:00 UTC+1 Marchetto 12'
Giuliano 79'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Giuseppe Parpaiola

Statistics

Squad Statistics

Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G V D L Gs Ga G V D L Gs Ga G V D L Gs Ga
Serie A60191810481019793302438251037834+44

Players statistics

Numbers of Youth squad in cursive.

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

  1. ↑ Declared champion by Italian Federation FIGC after Superga air disaster, four rounds before the end of championship.
  2. ↑ "Superga tragedy strikes Il Grande Torino". fifa.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Dunne, Frank (2009-05-02). "Troubled Turin recall tragic end of 'Il Grande Torino'". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  4. ↑ "3 May 1949: Benfica-Torino 4-3". toro.it. 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Past players". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original on 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  6. ↑ "La Storia del Torino Fc" (in Italian). Torino Football Club. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. ↑ Ormezzano. Toro 49. p. 164..
  8. ↑ Colombero. Pacifico. p. 120.
  9. ↑ Patrick Jennings (8 January 2019). "The plane crash that killed Serie A's champions and their English coach". BBC Sport.
  10. ↑ "TG-R "Leonardo": possibili cause della sciagura di Superga: l'ipotesi dell'altimetro guasto". Andrea Sinaglia YouTube.
  11. ↑ Andrea Saronni (18 May 2018). "Brasile 1950, la seconda squadra: un Uruguay stellare e un'India a piedi...nudi".
  12. ↑ Suspended due to fog on 8 December at minute 66' with score 2-0.
  13. ↑ Rescheduled from 2 January
  14. ↑ Match played between Youth squads (Primavera).
  15. ↑ Rescheduled from 5 June
  16. ↑ Match played with 2 times of 30 minutes each one.
  17. ↑ Match played between Youth squads (Primavera).
  18. ↑ Match played in Firenze before the game of National teams Italia-Austria
  19. ↑ Match played between Youth squads (Primavera).
  20. ↑ Rescheduled from 8 May due to Superga air disaster.Match played between Youth squads (Primavera).
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See also

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