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1969–70 AC Milan season

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Milan Associazione Calcio
1969–70 season
PresidentFranco Carraro
ManagerNereo Rocco
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaFirst round
European CupRound of 16
Intercontinental CupWinner
Top goalscorerLeague: Pierino Prati (12)
All: Prati (17)
Average home league attendance43,674[1]

During the 1969–1970 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, European Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

Summary

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Nereo Rocco was confirmed as coach at the start of the 1969–70 season. Bruno Mora, Nevio Scala and Kurt Hamrin left Milan. The main signing of the summer was that of Nestor Combin, forward of Torino.

The season began with three matches in the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan, in group 3 with Varese, Verona and Como, gets two draws against Varese and Verona and a victory against Como. The four points in the standings are not enough to qualify for the next round, which Varese enters by scoring one goal more than the Rossoneri.

In October 1969, Milan won the Intercontinental Cup, the first in the club's history. In the first leg at San Siro, Milan beat the Argentines of Estudiantes with the score of 3–0, thanks to a brace from Sormani and a goal from Combin. The return match was played in Buenos Aires and was characterized by the highly aggressive play of the Argentine team; to pay the highest price were Prati, who was hit in the back and forced to leave the field after 37 minutes of play, and above all Combin, who left the pitch with the fracture of his nose and cheekbone. The final result of the match is 2–1 for the Argentines, who overturned Rivera's goal with those from Conigliaro and Aguirre Suárez, but the narrow defeat still allows Milan to win the trophy. After the match, the behavior of the Argentine players lead to the life ban of goalkeeper Poletti (subsequently revoked) and the long suspensions of Aguirre Suárez and Manera by the Argentine Federation as well as the imprisonment of the three for 30 days.[2][3][4]

In the European Cup, Milan, after eliminating Luxembourg's Avenir Beggen in the round of 32 in September (5–0 at home and 3–0 away), were eliminated in the round of 16 by Dutch side Feyenoord who overturned the 1–0 defeat in the first leg in Milan thanks to the 2–0 obtained in Rotterdam.

In the Serie A, Milan remained permanently in the top positions finished in 4th place with 36 points, nine points behind Scudetto winner Cagliari, five from Inter and two from Juventus: however, this result would be insufficient for the purposes of qualifying for the European Cups given that the "one city, one team" rule of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup barred access to the Rossoneri in favor of Inter, who preceded Milan in the final league standings.

During the season, AC Milan captain Gianni Rivera was awarded the 1969 Ballon d'Or, thus becoming the first Italian to receive this recognition.

Squad

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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 Pierangelo Belli
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti
DF Italy ITA Cesare Cattaneo
DF Italy ITA Alberto Grossetti
DF Italy ITA Saul Malatrasi
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera
DF Italy ITA Paolo Montanari
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone
MF Italy ITA Romano Fogli
MF Italy ITA Domenico Fontana
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain)
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Rognoni
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain)
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin
FW France FRA Nestor Combin
FW Italy ITA Angelo Marchi
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

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Summer

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Alberto Grossetti Catania loan end
MF Domenico Fontana Vicenza
FW Nestor Combin Torino
FW Lino Golin Varese loan end
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Bruno Baveni Savona
DF Paolo Montanari Catania loan end
MF Nevio Scala Vicenza
FW Kurt Hamrin Napoli
FW Bruno Mora Parma
FW Carlo Petrini Parma

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Internazionale 30 16 9 5 41 19 +22 41 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3 Juventus 30 15 8 7 43 20 +23 38
4 Milan 30 13 10 7 38 24 +14 36 [a]
4 Fiorentina 30 15 6 9 40 33 +7 36 Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6 Napoli 30 10 11 9 24 21 +3 31
Source: Panini
Notes:
  1. ^ Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

Matches

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17 settembre 1969 1 Brescia 1–4 Milan Brescia
De Paoli 57' Report 7', 13', 34' (pen.), 43' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 24,230
Referee: Gonella
21 settembre 1969 2 Milan 1–0 Bari Milano
Combin 28' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 59,097
Referee: Acernese
28 settembre 1969 3 Lazio 1–0 Milan Roma
Chinaglia 62' Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 52,308
Referee: Angonese
4 ottobre 1969 4 Milan 2–0 Verona Milano
Sormani 57'
Prati 73'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 47,487
Referee: Giunti
12 ottobre 1969 5 Palermo 0–0 Milan Catania
Report Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 17,565
Referee: D'Agostini
16 ottobre 1969 6 Milan 2–3 Roma Milano
Prati 10'
Combin 68'
Report 2', 56' Peiró
20' Capello
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 46,223
Referee: Monti
10 dicembre 1969 7 Milan 0–0 Bologna Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 25,599
Referee: Bernardis
9 novembre 1969 8 Inter 0–0 Milan Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 70,588
Referee: Gonella
16 novembre 1969 9 Milan 1–0 Napoli Milano
Fogli 59' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 48,187
Referee: Toselli
30 novembre 1969 10 Sampdoria 1–1 Milan Genova
Cristin 77' Report 53' Combin Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,941
Referee: De Marchi
7 dicembre 1969 11 Milan 0–2 Juventus Milano
Report 67' Vieri
78' Zigoni
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 65,513
Referee: Sbardella
14 dicembre 1969 12 Torino 0–1 Milan Torino
Report 54' Lodetti Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 25,434
Referee: Angonese
21 dicembre 1969 13 Milan 4–2 Fiorentina Milano
Sormani 4' (rig.), 41' (pen.)
Superchi 70' (og)
Maldera 77'
Report 45' (pen.) Maraschi
55' Amarildo
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,282
Referee: Gonella
28 dicembre 1969 14 Cagliari 1–1 Milan Cagliari
Riva 4' Report 71' Prati Stadium: Stadio Amsicora
Attendance: 26,339
Referee: D'Agostini
4 gennaio 1970 15 Lanerossi Vicenza 1–0 Milan Vicenza
Facchin 80' Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 27,833
Referee: Sbardella
11 gennaio 1970 16 Milan 1–1 Brescia Milano
Prati 80' Report 77' Volpi Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 22,577
Referee: Giunti
18 gennaio 1970 17 Bari 0–5 Milan Bari
Report 1', 50', 73', 80' (pen.) Prati
17' Combin
Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 41,538
Referee: Lo Bello
25 gennaio 1970 18 Milan 3–0 Lazio Milano
Fogli 26'
Sormani 59'
Prati 68'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 29,754
Referee: De Robbio
1º febbraio 1970 19 Verona 2–2 Milan Verona
Clerici 72'
Sirena 73'
Report 27' Combin
85' Sormani
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 37,688
Referee: Acernese
8 febbraio 1970 20 Milan 1–0 Palermo Milano
Rivera 80' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 29,270
Referee: Bernardis
15 febbraio 1970 21 Roma 0–1 Milan Roma
Report 89' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 47,126
Referee: Angonese
1º marzo 1970 22 Bologna 0–1 Milan Bologna
Report 9' Prati Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 38,050
Referee: Pieroni
8 marzo 1970 23 Milan 0–1 Inter Milano
Report 80' Corso Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 67,928
Referee: Sbardella
15 marzo 1970 24 Napoli 1–1 Milan Napoli
Manservisi 18' Report 28' Rivera Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 57,341
Referee: Francescon
22 marzo 1970 25 Milan 0–0 Sampdoria Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 37,173
Referee: D'Agostini
29 marzo 1970 26 Juventus 3–0 Milan Torino
Anastasi 21', 23'
Leonardi 41'
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 44,549
Referee: Angonese
5 aprile 1970 27 Milan 3–0 Torino Milano
Lodetti 23'
Rognoni 75'
Prati 81' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 36,887
Referee: Barbaresco
12 aprile 1970 28 Fiorentina 4–2 Milan Firenze
Mariani 5'
Chiarugi 58', 73'
Trapattoni 68' (og)
Report 10' Rognoni
13' Prati
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 36,682
Referee: Gonella
19 aprile 1970 29 Milan 0–0 Cagliari Milano
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 64,960
Referee: De Marchi
26 aprile 1970 30 Milan 1–0 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
Rivera 63' (rig.) Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 29,187
Referee: Trinchieri

Coppa Italia

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First round

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Group 3

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8 September 1968 1 Milan 1–1 Varese Milan
Prati 66' 82' Nuti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 22,737
Referee: Michelotti
3 September 1969 2 Verona 0–0 Milan Verona
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 31,321
Referee: Bernardis
6 September 1969 3 Como 2–5 Milan Como
Magistrelli 1'
Ciclitira 82'
38', 48' Prati
41' Rivera
78' Fontana
80' Combin
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: De Marchi

European Cup

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Round of 32

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10 September 1969 1 Milan 5–0 Avenir Breggen Milan
Prati 15', 63'
Rivera 59' (pen.)
Rognoni 61'
Combin 79'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 46,402
Referee: Rusev
24 September 1969 2 Avenir Breggen 0–3 Milan Luxembourg city
Report 19' Combin
73' Sormani
89' Rivera
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Luxembourg
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Eksztajn

Round of 16

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12 November 1969 1 Milan 1–0 Feyenoord Milan
Combin 9' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 16,846
Referee: Weyland
26 November 1969 2 Feyenoord 2–0 Milan Rotterdam
Jansen 6'
van Hanegem 81'
Report Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Campos

Intercontinental Cup

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8 October 1969 1 Milan 3–0 Estudiantes Milan
Sormani 8', 71'
Combin 45'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 60,675
Referee: Machin
22 October 1969 2 Estudiantes 2–1 Milan Buenos Aires
Conigliaro 43'
Aguirre Suárez 44'
Report 30' Rivera Stadium: La Bombonera
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Massaro

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[5] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1969-70 Serie A 36 15 8 4 3 19 9 15 5 6 4 19 15 30 13 10 7 38 24 +14
1969-70 Coppa Italia 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 6 3 +3
1969-70 European Cup 2 2 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 4 3 0 1 9 2 +7
1969 Intercontinental Cup 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2
Total 19 12 4 3 33 11 20 6 8 6 24 20 39 18 12 9 57 31 +26

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia European Cup Intercontinental Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti 34 0 26 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
DF Italy ITA Cesare Cattaneo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Pierangelo Belli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini 36 -26 27 -19 3 -3 4 -2 2 -2
MF Italy ITA Romano Fogli 25 2 20 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Domenico Fontana 10 1 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin 9 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Alberto Grossetti 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW France FRA Nestor Combin 33 10 25 5 2 1 4 3 2 1
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Lodetti 37 2 28 2 3 0 4 0 2 0
DF Italy ITA Saul Malatrasi 17 0 12 0 2 0 1 0 2 0
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera 19 1 15 1 1 0 2 0 1 0
FW Italy ITA Angelo Marchi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati 35 17 21 12 3 3 9 2 2 0
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera 33 12 25 8 3 1 3 2 2 1
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Rognoni 30 3 23 2 2 0 3 1 2 0
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato 33 0 24 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
DF Italy ITA Nello Santin 9 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 35 0 26 0 3 0 4 0 2 0
FW Italy ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani 38 8 29 5 3 0 4 1 2 2
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni 22 0 20 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi 4 -5 4 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ^ "1969. LA PÁGINA MÁS NEGRA DEL FÚTBOL ARGENTINO". elgrafico.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Quella battaglia con l' Estudiantes tra sputi, botte e Combin in manette". repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Los escándalos más famosos del fútbol nacional". agenciacna.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1969–70". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1969–70". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005. Panini.
  • Enrico Tosi. La storia del Milan, May 2005. Italia/Italy cid Tosi.
  • Milan. Sempre con te, December 2009. Mondadori. 2009. ISBN 978-88-04-59118-4.
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