1978–79 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio 1978–79 Felice Colombo Felice Colombo President Nils Liedholm San Siro Serie A 1st10th title 18px(in European Cup) Coppa Italia First round UEFA Cup Round of 16 http://www.stadiapostcards.com/a2.htm.htm Attendance Statistics of Serie A stadiapostcards.com _milan100o ff0000 _milan70sh 000000 _milan100o ff0000 _adidasblack ffffff _redtop 000000 _milan7879a ffffff _milan7879a ffffff _milan7879a ffffff _adidasblack ffffff _blackredtop ffffff Bigon (12) Bigon (17) 1977–78 1979–80 During the 1978–1979 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup. Summary The summer of 1978 saw the signings of Walter De Vecchi, Walter Novellino and Stefano Chiodi, while Giuseppe Sabadini, Maurizio Turone and Egidio Calloni left Milan after a long spell at the club. The 1978-79 season started with the elimination in the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan closed group 4 in second place with five points, thanks to two victories against Lecce and Foggia in the first two days, the defeat against SPAL in the third and the draw in the fourth and final match with Catanzaro, who qualified for the quarter-finals with a 2-point lead over the Rossoneri. In the league, Milan achieved four wins and a draw in the first five games, taking the lead in the standings with nine points. In the following match, the Rossoneri lost at home to the reigning Italian champions Juventus and left the top of the rankings to Perugia. The Umbrians were joined by the Rossoneri two rounds later and passed on matchday 11; Milan closed the first half of the season at the top of the table, with 25 points with Perugia three lengths behind. In the second half of the season, the dualism with the Umbrian team continued; Milan arrived on the matchday 25 against Perugia with a two-point lead which they maintained thanks to the 1-1 draw. On May 6, 1979, on the penultimate game of the championship, Milan could celebrate the conquest of their long-awaited tenth Scudetto, that of the first stella, thanks to a goalless draw with Bologna. Perugia (runner-up) ended the championship undefeated, first among the Italian teams to succeed in such an achievement (equaled by the Rossoneri who won the Serie A in 1991-1992 and by Juventus in 2011-2012). In the UEFA Cup the Rossoneri eliminated the Czechoslovaks of Lokomotíva Košice on penalties in the round of 64 (1-0 home win in the first leg and defeat with the same result in the second leg in Košice) and the Bulgarians of Levski Spartak in the round of 32 (1-1 in Sofia and 3-0 in Milan). In the round of 16, Milan faced English side Manchester City who, after a 2-2 draw at San Siro, eliminated the Rossoneri and qualified for the next round thanks to a 3-0 victory at Maine Road. At the end of the season, captain Gianni Rivera retired from football, after 19 seasons with the club in which he played 658 matches (a record at the time) scoring 164 goals.http://archiviostorico.gazzetta.it/2009/maggio/06/MAGGIO_1979_STELLA_NEL_NOME_ga_10_090506038.shtml 6 maggio 1979 Italian archiviostorico.gazzetta.it 24 June 2023 Nils Liedholm also left Milan to move to Roma, due to contractual disagreements with the management. One of the most iconic scenes of the season, and of the entire career of Gianni Rivera, occurred on the day of the aforementioned title-winning game against Bologna. The San Siro was undergoing some maintenance work in a section of the second tier, but, before the start of the game, some fans invaded that area, putting themselves and those in the surroundings at risk. The probability was high that, if the situation was not resolved quickly, the sports judge would have forfeited the match with a defeat for Milan. Thus, Rivera took the microphone and improvised a speech to the crowd where he explained the situation and warned about the risk of a forfeited game. The tifosi, trusting their idol, slowly evacuated the area, allowing the match to start regularly, 26 minutes later than scheduled.https://www.guerinsportivo.it/news/calcio/2019/05/04-2106683/il_discorso_di_rivera Il discorso di Rivera Italian guerinsportivo.it 24 June 2023 Squad http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/italy/1978-1979/seriea.htm ACM Squad footballsquads.co.ukFebruary 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes y y ITA Enrico Albertosi GK y ITA Antonio Rigamonti GK y ITA Franco Baresi DF y ITA Aldo Bet DF y ITA Simone Boldini DF y ITA Fulvio Collovati DF y ITA Aldo Maldera DF y ITA Alberto Minoia DF y ITA Alberto Bigon MF(vice captain) y y ITA Ruben Buriani MF y ITA Fabio Capello MF y ITA Walter De Vecchi MF y ITA Giorgio Morini MF y ITA Walter Novellino MF y ITA Gianni Rivera MF (captain) y ITA Roberto Antonelli FW y ITA Stefano Chiodi FW y ITA Giovanni Sartori FW Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Walter De Vecchi Monza MF Walter Novellino Perugia FW Stefano Chiodi Bologna Out Pos. NameTo Type DF Giuseppe Sabadini Catanzaro DF Maurizio Turone Catanzaro FW Egidio Calloni Hellas Verona FW Luciano Gaudino A.S. Bari FW Ugo Tosetto Avellino FW Sergio Valentinuzzi Savona Competitions http://www.magliarossonera.it/img197879/riepilogo197879.pdf Milan season 78–79 Serie A 1978–79 Serie A League table MIL Result by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A Result W/W/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/D/W/D/D/D/L/D/W/W/W/D/D Position 1/1/1/1/1/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1/1 Home Away Postponed green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st blue1 red1 Leader, 1979–80 European Cup 1979–80 UEFA Cup complete Competitive matches June 2021 Matches 1 October 1978 1 Milan Avellino 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13592 Milan Stadio San Siro Mattei Buriani 79 W 8 October 1978 2 Roma Milan 0–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13604 Rome Stadio Olimpico Agnolin 15 Maldera38 pen 61 pen Chiodi W 15 October 1978 3 Milan Ascoli 0–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13608 Milan Stadio San Siro D'Elia D 22 October 1978 4 Atalanta Milan 1–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13614 Milan Stadio San Siro Reggiani Garritano 31 pen 3 Maldera35 pen 60 pen Chiodi W 29 October 1978 5 Milan Fiorentina 4–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13624 Milan Stadio San Siro Ciulli Minoia 5Bigon 16 39 80 29 Amenta W 5 November 1978 6 Juventus Milan 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13634 Turin Stadio Comunale D'Elia Bettega 2 L 12 November 1978 7 Milan Inter Milan 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13640 Milan Stadio San Siro Michelotti Maldera 49 W 19 November 1978 8 Lanerossi Vicenza Milan 2–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13651 Vicenza Stadio Romeo Menti Menicucci Paolo Rossi 45Guidetti 89 8 Maldera65 Bigon80 Boldini W 26 November 1978 9 S.S.C. Napoli Milan 1–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13659 Naples Stadio San Paolo Ciulli Savoldi 4 57 De Vecchi D 3 December 1978 10 Milan Perugia 1–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13665 Milan Stadio San Siro Longhi Antonelli 62 3 Vannini D 10 December 1978 11 Milan Torino 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13675 Milan Stadio San Siro Menicucci De Vecchi 3 W 17 December 1978 12 Hellas Verona Milan 1–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13684 Verona Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Reggiani Spinozzi 62 54 Novellino63 Antonelli73 De Vecchi W 7 January 1979 13 Milan Catanzaro 4–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13688 Milan Stadio San Siro Lo Bello Chiodi 16Bigon 21Novellino 76Antonelli 81 W 14 January 1979 14 Bologna Milan 0–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13695 Bologna Comunale Menegali 61 Maldera W 21 January 1979 15 Milan Lazio 2–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13704 Milan Stadio San Siro Pieri Maldera 16Bigon 65 W 28 January 1979 16 Avellino Milan 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13712 Avellino Stadio Partenio Michelotti Vincenzo Romano 14 L 4 February 1979 17 Milan Roma 1–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13724 Milan Stadio San Siro Milan Antonelli 80 pen W 11 February 1979 18 Ascoli Milan 0–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13728 Ascoli Piceno Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Ciulli 30 Maldera W 18 February 1979 19 Milan Atalanta 1–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13734 Milan Stadio San Siro Lattanzi Bigon 24 42 Tavola D 4 March 1979 20 Fiorentina Milan 2–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13744 Florence Stadio Comunale Benedetti Lelj 44Baresi 65 o.g. 5 Maldera35 53 Bigon W 11 March 1979 2 Milan Juventus 0–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13754 Milan Stadio San Siro Michelotti D 18 March 1979 22 Inter Milan Milan 2–2 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13760 Milan Stadio San Siro Agnolin Oriali 50Altobelli 78 80 89 De Vecchi D 25 March 1979 23 Milan Lanerossi Vicenza 0–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13771 Milan Stadio San Siro Longhi D 1 April 1979 24 Milan Napoli 0–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13779 Milan Stadio San Siro Menicucci 40 Majo L 8 April 1979 25 Perugia Milan 1–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13785 Perugia Stadio Renato Curi Agnolin Casarsa 17 pen 15 pen Chiodi D 14 April 1979 26 Torino Milan 0–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13795 Turin Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino Lattanzi 41 53 Bigon45 pen Chiodi W 22 April 1979 27 Milan Hellas Verona 2–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13804 Milan Stadio San Siro Ciulli Rivera 47Novellino 84 24 Calloni W 29 April 1979 28 Catanzaro Milan 1–3 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13808 Catanzaro Stadio Comunale Longhi Ranieri 52 48 Maldera58 Novellino89 Antonelli W 6 May 1979 29 Milan Bologna 0–0 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13815 Milan Stadio San Siro Menicucci D 13 May 1979 30 Lazio Milan 1–1 http://www.wikicalcioitalia.info/vinc.php?idinc=13824 Rome Stadio Olimpico Terpin Bruno Giordano 32 8 Bigon D Coppa Italia 1978–79 Coppa Italia Group stage Group 4 ACM 30 August 1978 1 Lecce Milan 2–3 Lecce Comunale Vittorio Benedetti Biondi 36Magistrelli 69 pen 10 Rivera14 64 Bigon W 3 September 1978 2 Milan Foggia 3–0 Milan Stadio San Siro Prati Maldera 37 pen 55Chiodi 48 W 10 September 1978 3 SPAL Milan 3–1 Ferrara Comunale Menegali Pezzato 24 88Gibellini 42 85 Maldera L 17 September 1978 4 Milan Catanzaro 2–2 Milan Stadio San Siro Agnolin Chiodi 19 penBet 65 59 Ranieri89 pen Palanca D UEFA Cup 1978–79 UEFA Cup First round 13 September 1978 Milan SVKFC Lokomotíva Košice 1–0 Milan Stadio San Siro MLTCharles Scerri Novellino 34 W 27 September 1978 SVKFC Lokomotíva Košice Milan 1–0 Kosice Stadion Lokomotiva CZERenggli Ján Kozák 81 6–7 Kozák Ujhely Jacko blockedMóder Suchánek Dobrovič Fecko Repík blocked Malderaout Novellino Chiodi Buriani Antonelli Morini De Vecchi Baresi L Round of 32 19 October 1978 BULLevski Spartak Milan 1–1 Sofia Georgi Asparuhov AUTLinemayr Milkov 12 11 Chiodi D 1 November 1978 Milan BULLevski Spartak 3–0 Milan Stadio San Siro SCOGordon Maldera 12Bigon 40Chiodi 75 W Eightfinals 23 November 1978 Milan ENGManchester City 2–2 Milan Stadio San Siro DDREinbeck Bigon 59 82 37 Kidd57 Power D 6 December 1978 ENGManchester City Milan 3–0 suspended on 5 December 1978 due to fog: Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2ª ed., March 2005 419 Panini IT. Manchester Maine Road FRGAldinger Booth 15Hartford 31Kidd 43 L Statistics Squad statistics Competitionhttp://www.magliarossonera.it/img197980/riepilogo197980.pdf Milan Associazione Calcio 1979–80 2 14 June 2021 Points Home Away Total GD G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against G Games W Won D Draw L Lost Gs Goals scored Ga Goals against 1978-79 Serie A 44 15 8 6 1 18 5 15 9 4 2 28 14 30 17 10 3 46 19 +27 1978-79 Coppa Italia – 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 5 4 2 1 1 9 7 +2 1978-79 UEFA Cup – 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 1 2 1 5 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 Total – 20 11 8 1 29 9 20 10 5 5 33 24 40 21 13 6 62 33 +29 Players statistics 1978–79 Serie A 1978-79 Coppa Italia 1978-79 UEFA Cup ITA Albertosi GK 30 -19 4 -7 6 -7 ITA Collovati DF 27 0 2 0 5 0 ITA Baresi DF 30 0 4 0 6 0 ITA Bet DF 17 0 4 1 6 0 ITA Maldera DF 30 9 4 3 6 1 ITA Novellino MF 30 4 4 0 6 1 ITA Bigon MF 26 12 4 2 4 3 ITA Buriani MF 29 1 4 0 6 0 ITA De Vecchi MF 28 5 4 0 5 0 ITA Chiodi FW 24 7 4 2 5 2 ITA Antonelli FW 21 5 3 0 5 0 ITA Rigamonti GK 1 0 0 0 0 0 ITA Rivera MF 13 1 4 0 5 1 ITA Morini MF 14 0 2 0 3 0 ITA Boldini DF 14 1 0 0 2 0 ITA Capello MF 8 0 0 0 3 0 ITA Sartori FW 7 0 4 0 2 0 ITA Minoia DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 December 2021 http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1978/808/ References External links RSSSF – Italy 1978/79 :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1979 Category:AC Milan seasons 1979 Milan