1967–68 A.C. Milan season

During 1967-68 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio
1967-68 season
ChairmanFranco Carraro
ManagerNereo Rocco
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaFinal
European Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Prati (15)
All: Prati (22)

Summary

The only time that Milan won the league title so early was back on 31 March 1968. After four titles during the 1950s, the Rossoneri's pace had actually slowed during the following decade as they won just two league titles. However, their second was that of 1968 – a year before their famous European Cup victory. Incidentally, 12 months prior to Milan's Scudetto celebrations in 1968, the prospect of winning the league was unthinkable. Arturo Silvestri's Rossoneri had finished eighth in the league standings, with the only positive being that of our Coppa Italia victory in Rome against Padova on 14 June 1967.[1]

Nereo Rocco's return at the start of the 1967-68[2] campaign was certainly part of this revival – the team achieving a complete turnaround under his guidance. With Sormani and Prati given more emphasis and Anquilletti fully introduced, the roles of Rivera, Trapattoni, Rosato and Lodetti were also strengthened. New arrivals included: Cudicini, Schnellinger, Malatrasi and Hamrin. And so was born the Milan side that not only won the Scudetto with four games to go before the end of the season – with a Napoli side containing Juliano and Alfatini being their only true opposition – but also beating Hamburg to claim the European Cup Winners' Cup in Rotterdam.

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  ITA Pierangelo Belli
GK  ITA Fabio Cudicini
GK  ITA Villiam Vecchi
DF  ITA Angelo Anquilletti
DF  ITA Bruno Baveni
DF  ITA Saul Malatrasi
DF  ITA Roberto Rosato
DF  ITA Nello Santin
DF  FRG Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
DF  ITA Giovanni Trapattoni
MF  ITA Massimo Giacomini
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ITA Giovanni Lodetti
MF  ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF  ITA Giorgio Rognoni
MF  ITA Nevio Scala
FW  ARG Antonio Valentín Angelillo
FW  ITA Lino Golin
FW  SWE Kurt Hamrin
FW  ITA Bruno Mora
FW  ITA Pierino Prati
FW  ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
FWAngelilloLecce-
DFSergio BeorchiaPordenone-
GKFabio CudiciniBrescia Calcio-
MFLino GolinHellas Verona-
FWKurt HamrinFiorentina-
DFSaul MalatrasiLecce-
MFGiorgio RognoniModena-
MFNevio ScalaA.S. Roma-
Out
Pos. Name To To
DFAmarildoFiorentina-
DFFausto DaolioHellas Verona-
FWRenato FaloppaArezzo-
FWMarco FazziSavona-
MFGiuseppe FerreroMonza-
FWGiuliano FortunatoLazio-
FWRiccardo InnocentiLecce-
GKClaudio MantovaniBari-
DFGilberto NolettiSampdoria-
FWNello SaltuttiLecce-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 30 18 10 2 53 24 +29 46 Qualification to European Cup
2 Napoli 30 13 11 6 34 24 +10 37 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Juventus 30 13 10 7 33 29 +4 36
4 Fiorentina 30 13 9 8 35 23 +12 35
5 Internazionale 30 13 7 10 46 34 +12 33
Source: Panini
(C) Champion.

Matches

24 September 1967 1 SPAL 1-4 Milan Ferrara
Brenna  80'  15', 52', 78' Sormani
 53' Hamrin
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 23,915
Referee: Gonella
1 October 1967 2 Milan 0-0 Fiorentina Milano
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,008
Referee: Fulvio Pieroni
8 October 1967 3 Napoli 1-1 Milan Napoli
Cané  32'  43' Hamrin Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 75,131
Referee: Monti
15 October 1967 4 Milan 3-1 Mantova Milano
Mora  5'
Rivera  13', 35' (pen)
 64' Bercellino Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,336
Referee: Picasso
22 October 1967 5 Inter 1-1 Milan Milano
Benitez  58'  78' Rivera Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,943
Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini
29 October 1967 6 Milan 0-0 Juventus Milano
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62,724
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
5 November 1967 7 Cagliari 2-2 Milan Cagliari
Riva  3', 58' (pen)  38' (o.g.) Longo
 56' Prati
Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 21,807
Referee: Francesco Francescon
12 November 1967 8 Milan 2-0 Sampdoria Milano
Sormani  32', 51' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 31,057
Referee: Possagno
26 November 1967 9 Lanerossi 2-2 Milan Vicenza
Demarco  27'
Rosato  68' (o.g.)
 21', 44' Prati Stadium: Romeo Menti
Attendance: 20856
Referee: Fabio Monti
3 December 1967 10 Milan 0-0 Atalanta Milano
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 41,683
Referee: Vitullo
9 December 1967 11 Brescia 1-2 Milan Brescia
D'Alessi  89' (pen)  68', 86' Prati Stadium: Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 30318
Referee: Mario Bernardis
17 December 1967 12 Torino 2-3 Milan Torino
Poletti  25' (rig.)
Combin  53'
 24', 44' Hamrin
 36' Lodetti
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 37,984
Referee: Fabio Monti
31 December 1967 13 Milan 4-2 Bologna Milano
Rivera  8'
Sormani  44'
Prati  57', 70'
 39' Haller
 83' Tentorio
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,838
Referee: Antonio Di Tonno
7 January 1968 14 Milan 3-0 Roma Milano
Prati  29', 90'
Losi  78' (o.g.)
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52,620
Referee: Gonella
14 January 1968 15 Varese 2-1 Milan Varese
Sogliano  27'
Anastasi  53'
 79' Sormani Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 25,972
Referee: Francesco Francescon
21 January 1968 16 Milan 3-2 SPAL Milano
Sormani  15'
Rivera  66'
Prati  89'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Paolo Toselli
28 January 1968 17 Fiorentina 0-2 Milan Firenze
 59' Prati
 65' Rivera
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 47,466
Referee: Gonella
4 February 1968 18 Milan 2-1 Napoli Milano
Rivera  9'
Prati  90'
 72' Barison Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61,697
Referee: Fabio Monti
11 February 1968 19 Mantova 0-1 Milan Mantova
 60' (o.g.) Giagnoni Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Attendance: 19,210
Referee: Picasso
18 February 1968 20 Milan 1-1 Inter Milano
Hamrin  27'  2' Cappellini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77 600
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
25 February 1968 21 Juventus 1-2 Milan Torino
Zigoni  22'  14' Prati
 48' Hamrin
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 30 704
Referee: Francesco Francescon
3 March 1968 22 Milan 0-1 Cagliari Milano
 15' Hitchens Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 46 974
Referee: Paolo Toselli
10 March 1968 23 Sampdoria 0-3 Milan Genova
 56', 72' (pen) Rivera
 82' Hamrin
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31 936
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
17 March 1968 24 Milan 2-0 Lanerossi Milano
Hamrin  16'
Rivera  82'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33707
Referee: Francesco De Robbio
24 March 1968 25 Atalanta 0-3 Milan Bergamo
 18' Sormani
 71', 77' (rig.) Prati
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 22773
Referee: Lattanzi
31 March 1968 26 Milan 1-0 Brescia Milano
Rivera  88' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 38 627
Referee: Bruno De Marchi
14 April 1968 27 Milan 2-1 Torino Milano
Lodetti  10'
Angelillo  41'
 6' Poletti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53692
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
28 April 1968 28 Bologna 1-1 Milan Bologna
Guarneri  70'  54' Sormani Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 29534
Referee: Francesco Francescon
5 May 1968 29 Roma 1-1 Milan Roma
Taccola  9'  3' Golin Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41383
Referee: Possagno
12 May 1968 30 Milan 1-0 Varese Milano
Sormani  29' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29620
Referee: Lattanzi

First round

3 September 1967 Milan 2-0 Cagliari Milano
Hamrin  34'
Longoni  39' (o.g.)
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 23000
Referee: Fabio Monti

Second round

8 November 1967 Varese 1-1
(3-5 p)
Milan Varese
Tamborini  89'  37' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 2938
Referee: Ezio Motta
Penalties
Anastasi
Anastasi
Vastola
Da Pozzo
Da Pozzo
Da Pozzo
Rivera
Rivera
Rivera
Rivera
Rivera
Rivera

Quarterfinals

13 December 1967 Bari 1-1 Milan Bari
Muiesan  7'  67' Rivera Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 14000
Referee: Giuliano Acernese
17 January 1967 Milan 4-1 Bari Milano
Lodetti  22', 46'
Sormani  25'
Rivera  51'
 59' Mujesan Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 3005
Referee: Alessandro Canova

Final round

13 June 1968 1 Torino 0-0 Milan Torino
Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 11460
Referee: Antonio Sbardella
16 June 1968 2 Inter 0-0 Milan Milano
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43030
Referee: Fabio Monti
19 June 1968 3 Milan 2-1 Bologna Milano
Prati  42'
Sormani  89'
 7' Pace Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 12593
Referee: Aurelio Angonese
23 June 1968 4 Milan 1-1 Torino Milano
Prati  6'  86' Facchin Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 14,817
Referee: Antonio Di Tonno
26 June 1968 5 Milan 4-2 Inter Milano
Sormani  30'
Hamrin  52'
Schnellinger  78'
Rosato  86'
 3' Nielsen
 66' Achilli
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56198
Referee: Mario Bernardis
30 June 1968 6 Bologna 2-1 Milan Bologna
Schnellinger  46' (o.g.)
Turra  88'
 61' Prati Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 8481
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

Round of 32

20 September 1967 Milan 5-1 Levski Sofia Milano
Sormani  51'
Hamrin  53', 70'
Anquilletti  83', 86'
 63' Asparuhov Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 39720
Referee: Zečević
11 October 1967 Levski Sofia 1-1 Milan Sofia
Asparuhov  74'  11' Sormani Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Vasil Levski
Attendance: 45000
Referee: Faruk Talu

Eightfinals

22 November 1967 Gyori ETO 2-2 Milan Győr
Gyorffi  29', 80'  19', 81' Sormani Stadium: Stadion ETO
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst
7 December 1967 Milan 1-1 Gyori ETO Milano
Prati  22'  6' Szalo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 17754
Referee: Helmut

Quarterfinals

28 February 1968 Standard Liège 1-1 Milan Liège
Claessen  33'  20' Prati Stadium: Sclessin Stadion
Attendance: 37000
Referee: Zslot
13 March 1968 Milan 1-1 Standard Liège Milano
Rognoni  40'  73' Jurkiewicz Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58145
Referee: Barde
20 March 1968 replay Milan 2-0 Standard Liège Milano
Prati  2'
Rivera  48'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40112
Referee: Barde

Semifinals

1 May 1968 Milan 2-0 Bayern München Milano
Sormani  51'
Prati  74'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69 577
Referee: Gracia
8 May 1968 Bayern München 0-0 Milan München
Stadium: Grünwalder Stadion
Attendance: 42 000
Referee: Gottfried Dienst

Final

23 May 1968 Milan 2-0 Hamburg SV Rotterdam
Hamrin  3', 19' Stadium: Feijenoord Stadion
Attendance: 50000
Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Statistics

Competition Points Total Goal Dif
G|Games}} W|Won}} D|Draw}} L|Lost}} Gf|Goals scored}} Ga|Goals against}}
Serie A4630181025324+29
Coppa Italia710451169+7
European Cup Winners' Cup10460177+10
Total-50262138640+46

See also

References

  1. "Scudetto 67/68". acmilan.com.
  2. "Season Milan 1968". RSSSF.com.
  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, 2005, March. Panini.
  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 1st edition, 1999. Panini.


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