Juventus FC
1978-79 season
OwnerAgnelli family
PresidentGiampiero Boniperti
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumComunale
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaWinners (in 1979-80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup)
European CupEightfinals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bettega (9)
All: Bettega (11)
Average home league attendance35,410[1]

During the 1978-79 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Summary

During the summer, Bearzot appointed his Blocco-Juve for the 1978 FIFA World Cup, therefore Dino Zoff, Scirea, Gentile, Cabrini, Cuccureddu, Benetti, Tardelli, Causio and Bettega, arrived with a surplus of matches for the 1978-79 campaign. The incumbent league champion was out of the title race in early stages against A.C. Milan of Liedholm and the undefeated Perugia of Castagner.

In his seventh year as Chairman, Boniperti made only one transfer to the squad, as the defender Brio's loan from Pistoiese ended, with his replacement being Morini.[2] Meanwhile, manager Trapattoni closed his third season in the club with a disappointing third place in the league with the only positive result coming on 25 March 1979 by defeating local rivals Torino F.C. after having not beaten their city rivals for five straight years. [3] The squad was eliminated in the first round of the European Cup by Glasgow Rangers, after losing 2-0 at Hampden Park[4]

The club closed the season clinching its sixth Coppa Italia ever after winning the Final against Palermo F.C. in Naples, thereby qualifying for the 1979-80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Squad

[5] 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 Giancarlo Alessandrelli
GK Italy ITA Dino Zoff
DF Italy ITA Sergio Brio
DF Italy ITA Antonio Cabrini
DF Italy ITA Claudio Gentile
DF Italy ITA Francesco Morini
DF Italy ITA Gaetano Scirea
MF Italy ITA Romeo Benetti
MF Italy ITA Franco Causio
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Antonello Cuccureddu
MF Italy ITA Pietro Fanna
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Furino
MF Italy ITA Marco Tardelli
MF Italy ITA Vinicio Verza
FW Italy ITA Roberto Bettega
FW Italy ITA Roberto Boninsegna
FW Italy ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
DFSergio BrioPistoieseloan ended

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 30 17 10 3 46 19 +27 44 Qualification to European Cup
2 Perugia 30 11 19 0 34 16 +18 41 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Juventus 30 12 13 5 40 23 +17 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
4 Internazionale 30 10 16 4 38 24 +14 36 Qualification to UEFA Cup
5 Torino 30 11 14 5 35 23 +12 36
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHA
ResultDWDLDWDDWWDLWLDWWWDDDWWLWLWDDD
Position524785464335355555555435454433
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1979–80 European Cup;   = 1979–80 UEFA Cup;   = 1979-80 Serie B; R = 1979-80 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Matches

1 October 1978 1 S.S. Lazio 2-2 Juventus Roma
15:00 CET Giordano 24' (rig)
Garlaschelli 49'
2', 51' Bettega Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Agnolin
8 October 1978 2 Juventus 6-2 Hellas Verona Torino
15:00 CET Virdis 14', 59'
Bettega 32', 47'
Causio 49'
Benetti 54'
7', 90' (pen) Calloni Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Ruggero Mascia
15 October 1978 3 Catanzaro 0-0 Juventus Catanzaro
15:00 CET Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
22 October 1978 4 Juventus 1-2 Perugia Calcio Torino
14:30 CET Cuccureddu 65' 16' Speggiorin
77' Vannini
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
29 October 1978 5 Bologna 0-0 Juventus Bologna
14:30 CET Stadium: Stadio Comunale
5 November 1978 6 Juventus 1-0 A.C. Milan Torino
14:30 CET Bettega 2' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
12 November 1978 7 S.S.C. Napoli 0-0 Juventus Napoli
14:30 CET Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
19 November 1978 8 Juventus 1-1 Torino F.C. Torino
14:30 CET Scirea 81' 37' Graziani Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
26 November 1978 9 Juventus 1-0 Ascoli Calcio Torino
14:30 CET Boninsegna 28' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Milan
3 December 1978 10 Atalanta B.C. 0-1 Juventus Bergamo
14:30 CET 18' Tardelli Stadium: Stadio Comunale
10 December 1978 11 Juventus 1-1 Inter Torino
14:30 CET Boninsegna 37' 7' Baresi Stadium: Comunale
17 December 1978 12 A.S. Roma 1-0 Juventus Roma
14:30 CET Di Bartolomei 36' Stadium: Olimpico
Referee: Paolo Bergamo
7 January 1979 13 Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus Firenze
14:30 CET 59' Scirea Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi
14 January 1979 14 Juventus 1-2 Vicenza Calcio Torino
14:30 CET Tardelli 53' 30' Marangon
81' Rossi
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Ferdinando Reggiani
21 January 1979 15 Avellino 0-0 Juventus Avellino
14:30 CET Stadium: Partenio
Referee: Paolo Milan
28 January 1979 16 Juventus 2-1 S.S. Lazio Torino
14:30 CET Martini 44' (o.g.)
Pighin 87' (o.g.)
59' Giordano Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
4 February 1979 17 Hellas Verona 0-3 Juventus Verona
15:00 CET 63' Virdis
73' Bettega
77' Verza
Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi
Referee: Giancarlo Redini
11 February 1979 18 Juventus 3-1 Catanzaro Torino
15:00 CET Bettega 8'
Tardelli 52'
Cabrini 61'
79' Zanini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
18 February 1979 19 Perugia 0-0 Juventus Perugia
15:00 CET Stadium: Renato Curi
Referee: Gianfranco Menegali
4 March 1979 20 Juventus 1-1 Bologna F.C. Torino
15:00 CET Verza 45+2' 65' Castronaro Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
11 March 1979 21 A.C. Milan 0-0 Juventus Milano
15:00 CET Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Alberto Michelotti
18 March 1979 22 Juventus 1-0 S.S.C. Napoli Torino
15:00 CET Tardelli 49' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Maurizio Mattei
25 March 1979 23 Torino F.C. 0-1 Juventus Torino
15:00 CET 88' Cabrini Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Casarin
1 April 1979 24 Ascoli Calcio 1-0 Juventus Ascoli Piceno
15:30 CET Bettega 22' (own goal) Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Referee: Claudio Pieri
8 April 1979 25 Juventus 3-0 Atalanta B.C. Torino
15:30 CET Virdis 2', 30', 60' Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Gino Menicucci
14 April 1979 26 Inter 2-1 Juventus Milano
15:30 CET Baresi 55'
Beccalossi 58'
15' Cuccureddu Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
22 April 1979 27 Juventus 4-1 A.S. Roma Torino
15:30 CET Bettega 6'
Fanna 69', 79'
Benetti 89'
59' Pruzzo Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Maurizio Mattei
29 April 1979 28 Juventus 1-1 Fiorentina Torino
15:30 CET Verza 23' 62' Pagliari Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Roberto Terpin
6 May 1979 29 Vicenza Calcio 1-1 Juventus Vicenza
16:00 CET Zanone 66' 4' Benetti Stadium: Romeo Menti
Referee: Claudio Pieri
13 May 1979 30 Juventus 3-3 Avellino Torino
16:00 CET Bettega 54'
Verza 55', 65'
71', 77' De Ponti
86' Massa
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Paolo Bergamo

Coppa Italia

Group stage- Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Juventus 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Qualified to Quarterfinals.
2 Fiorentina 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 5
3 Monza 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 4
4 Nocerina 4 0 2 2 1 4 3 2
5 Taranto 4 0 2 2 1 5 4 2
Source:
Matches
30 August 1978 2 Juventus 2-0 Taranto Torino
20:30 CEST Cuccureddu 7'
Virdis 17'
Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Giancarlo Lapi
3 September 1978 3 Fiorentina 0-0 Juventus Firenze
20:45 CEST Stadium: Comunale
Referee: Massimo Ciulli
7 September 1978 4 A.C. Monza 0-1 Juventus Milano
20:30 CEST 70' Virdis Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco
Note: Played in Milano due to the Gran Premio d'Italia of Formula 1 at Monza; cfr.[6]
17 September 1978 5 Juventus 3-1 A.S.G. Nocerina Torino
20:30 CEST Bettega 12'
Tardelli 54'
Benetti 85'
Report 10' Garlini Referee: Vittorio Benedetti

Quarterfinals

25 April 1979 1 Juventus 3-1 Inter Torino
19:00 CET Tardelli 29'
Brio 51'
Causio 89'
Report 69' (pen) Altobelli Attendance: 41,705
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
9 May 1979 2 Inter 1-0 Juventus Milano
20:45 CET Beccalossi 70' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45,123
Referee: Vittorio Benedetti
Note: Other match sources report the score at minute 70 as own goal by Furino.

Semifinals

20 May 1979 1 Catanzaro 1-1 Juventus Catanzaro
16:30 CET Gentile 62' (o.g.) Report 16' Bettega Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 15,088
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
31 May 1979 2 Juventus 4-2 Catanzaro Torino
20:30 CEST Cabrini 55' (pen)
Tardelli 69'
Causio 80'
Virdis 87'
Report 71' Sabadini
84' Groppi
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 28,057
Referee: Gino Menicucci

Final

20 June 1979 Juventus 2-1 Palermo F.C. Napoli
20:30 CEST Brio 84'
Causio 117'
Report 2' Chimenti Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: ca 35,000
Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

European Cup

First round

13 September 1978 1 Juventus Italy 1-0 Scotland Glasgow Rangers Torino
20:30 CET Virdis 9' Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 61,425
Referee: Romania Rainea
27 September 1978 Glasgow Rangers Scotland 2-0
(2-1 agg.)
Italy Juventus Glasgow
20:30 CET MacDonald 19'
Smith 72'
Report Stadium: Ibrox Park
Attendance: ca 44,000
Referee: West Germany Eschweiler

Statistics

Squad statistics

[7]

Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A371585230161548310730121354023+ 17
Coppa-44001245221439621167+ 9
European Cup-110010100102210112- 1
Total-201352432021610514124119157573225

Players statistics

[8]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie ACoppa ItaliaEuropean Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Italy ITA Zoff 41-2930-209-72-2
DF Italy ITA Gentile 3803007010
DF Italy ITA Scirea 4123029020
DF Italy ITA Cuccureddu 3632727120
DF Italy ITA Cabrini 32318+329120
MF Italy ITA Causio 4143019320
MF Italy ITA Furino 33019+309020
MF Italy ITA Tardelli 4072949320
MF Italy ITA Benetti 37423+339120
FW Italy ITA Bettega 41113099220
FW Italy ITA Virdis 321020+367321
GK Italy ITA Alessandrelli 1-30+1-30000
DF Italy ITA Morini 2201505020
MF Italy ITA Verza 1458+353000
DF Italy ITA Brio 132805200
FW Italy ITA Boninsegna 927+121000
MF Italy ITA Fanna 2426+1026020
GK Italy ITA Marchese 0000

References

  1. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1974-75 to 1985-86". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. Giulio Accatino (24 July 1978). "Juventus can lost time". La Stampa. p. 11.
  3. Bruno Perucca (26 March 1979). "The Derby to the Juve after Five years". Stampa Sera. p. 11.
  4. Carlo Coscia (28 September 1978). "Juventus is Out of European Cup". La Stampa. p. 15.
  5. Beltrami (1978). Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1979. Modena, Panini. p. 197..
  6. "Monza-Juventus exluded from Totocalcio" (in Italian). lastampa.it. 4 September 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1979. Modena, Panini. p. 121, 264-273, 514..
  8. Beltrami. Almanacco illustrato del calcio 1979. Modena, Panini. p. 158, 264-273, 514..

See also

Blocco-Juve

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