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1970–71 AC Milan season

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Milan Associazione Calcio
1970–71 season
PresidentFranco Carraro (until 31 May 1971)
Federico Sordillo
ManagerNereo Rocco
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A
Coppa Italia
Top goalscorerLeague: Pierino Prati (19)
All: Prati (22)
Average home league attendance53,319[1]

During the 1970–1971 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

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Nereo Rocco was confirmed as coach of the team for the 1970–71 season. During the transfer market, Giorgio Biasiolo, Romeo Benetti, Silvano Villa and Giulio Zignoli join the club, while, among others, Giovanni Lodetti, Saul Malatrasi and Angelo Benedicto Sormani leave. Gianni Rivera is confirmed as captain.[citation needed]

The season began with the three matches of the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan, in group 4 with Brescia, Mantova and Varese, obtained as many victories, thus qualifying for the quarter-finals.[citation needed]

In the league, Milan, after two draws in the first 2 games, obtained five consecutive victories, and moved to second place in the standings behind Napoli, also thanks to the victory in Turin against Juventus for 2–0 and in the derby with Inter for 3–0. On the 10th round, the Rossoneri beat the Neapolitans at the San Paolo (0–1, then 0–2 on a resolution by the sports judge for the throwing of firecrackers on the pitch by Napoli fans)[2] and overtook them in the standings. At the end of the first half of the season, Milan were unbeaten with 24 points, two more than Napoli and three more than Inter. On matchday 20, the Nerazzurri defeated the Rossoneri for the first time in the championship and moved within just one point of their city rivals. Two rounds later, Inter hooked Milan at the top of the rankings and the following day they surpassed them thanks to the home defeat of the Rossoneri against Varese.[3] Inter maintained the lead of the standings until the end, and Milan finished in second place, four points behind, which granted them the qualification to the first edition of the UEFA Cup.

The season ended, between May and June 1971, with the matches of the final round of the Coppa Italia, which Milan entered after eliminating Livorno in the quarter-finals (2–0 home win at the end of September and 4–0 away in early November). The Rossoneri, in the group with Fiorentina, Napoli and Torino, obtained three wins, one draw and two defeats and finished in first place in the standings with 7 points, tied with Torino. For the trophy to be awarded, a play-off between Milan and Turin was necessary, which took place on 27 June 1971 at the Ferraris Stadium in Genoa; Torino, after the 0–0 draw in the overtime, won on penalties by 5–3 and thus won their fourth Coppa Italia.[4] Gianni Rivera, who in the play-off missed two out of five penalties (the regulation of the time, in fact, allowed more than one consecutive penalty to be kicked by a single player), was the top scorer of the competition, with seven goals, for the second time in his career.

Shortly before the end of the season, Franco Carraro left the position of president of the company, which was taken on by Federico Sordillo, previously vice-president of the club.[citation needed]

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 Giulio Zignoli
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Zazzaro
MF Italy ITA Pier Paolo Scarrone
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Romeo Benetti
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Biasiolo
MF Italy ITA Guido Magherini
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 Paina
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati
FW Italy ITA Silvano Villa

Transfers

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Summer

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Giulio Zignoli Cagliari end loan
MF Romeo Benetti Sampdoria
MF Giorgio Biasiolo Vicenza
FW Angelo Paina Triestina end loan
FW Silvano Villa Alessandria end loan
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Alberto Grossetti Novara
DF Saul Malatrasi SPAL
DF Nello Santin Vicenza loan
MF Romano Fogli Catania
MF Domenico Fontana Vicenza
MF Giovanni Lodetti Sampdoria
FW Angelo Marchi Lecco
FW Angelo Benedicto Sormani Napoli
MF Guido Magherini Lazio loan
FW Lino Golin Monza loan

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
1 Internazionale (C) 30 19 8 3 50 26 +24 46 Qualification to European Cup
2 Milan 30 15 12 3 54 26 +28 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Napoli 30 15 9 6 33 19 +14 39
4 Juventus 30 11 13 6 41 30 +11 35
5 Bologna 30 10 14 6 30 24 +6 34
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

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27 September 1970 1 Milan 1–1 Lazio Milano
Massa 40' (og) Report 70' Mazzola Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 60,375
Referee: Francescon
4 October 1970 2 Foggia 1–1 Milan Foggia
Bigon 67' Report 26' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Attendance: 24,557
Referee: Pieroni
11 October 1970 3 Milan 3–1 Sampdoria Milano
Villa 24', 39'
Benetti 46'
Report 87' Salvi Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 52,358
Referee: Giunti
25 October 1970 4 Juventus 0–2 Milan Torino
Report 40' Villa
77' Prati
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 63,991
Referee: Angonese
8 November 1970 5 Milan 3–0 Inter Milano
Biasiolo 51'
Villa 69'
Rivera 88'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 78,955
Referee: Gonella
15 November 1970 6 Fiorentina 2–5 Milan Firenze
De Sisti 56'
Vitali 86' (pen.)
Report 20', 60' Combin
34', 41' Prati
52' Biasiolo
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 45,589
Referee: Francescon
22 November 1970 7 Milan 3–1 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
Prati 9', 15', 71' Report 45' (og) Biasiolo Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 46,863
Referee: Mascali
29 November 1970 8 Varese 1–1 Milan Varese
Carelli 27' Report 18' Villa Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Attendance: 19,710
Referee: Panzino
13 December 1970 9 Milan 1–1 Verona Milano
Combin 7' Report 48' Clerici Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 31,177
Referee: Giunti
20 December 1970 10 Napoli 0–2[5] Milan Napoli
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 84,688
Referee: Lo Bello
28 December 1970 11 Torino 1–1[6] Milan Torino
Agroppi 47' Report 24' Villa Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 26,180
Referee: Sbardella
3 January 1971 12 Milan 4–0 Catania Milano
Benetti 11'
Prati 12', 20', 41'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 25,805
Referee: Francescon
10 January 1971 13 Milan 2–1 Bologna Milano
Prati 20'
Rognoni 53'
Report 68' Savoldi Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 64,195
Referee: Bernardis
17 January 1971 14 Cagliari 0–4 Milan Cagliari
Report 22' Maldera
39' Benetti
44' Prati
71' Combin
Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 52,808
Referee: Gonella
24 January 1971 15 Milan 2–2 Roma Milano
Prati 39', 56' Report 29' Franzot
64' del Sol
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 43,292
Referee: Monti
31 January 1971 16 Lazio 0–1 Milan Roma
Report 19' Maldera Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 56,065
Referee: Lo Bello
7 February 1971 17 Milan 2–0 Foggia Milano
Rivera 53' (pen.)
Benetti 79'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 59,116
Referee: Toselli
14 February 1971 18 Sampdoria 1–1 Milan Genova
Fotia 14' Report 31' Combin Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 49,672
Referee: Michelotti
28 February 1971 19 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milano
Prati 61' Report 36' (og) Anquilletti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 78,882
Referee: Francescon
7 March 1971 20 Inter 2–0 Milan Milano
Corso 12'
Mazzola 32'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 77,998
Referee: Lo Bello
14 March 1971 21 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milano
Prati 60' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 48,595
Referee: Gonella
21 March 1971 22 Lanerossi Vicenza 1–1 Milan Vicenza
Ciccolo 11' Report 80' Benetti Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 28,032
Referee: Sbardella
28 March 1971 23 Milan 1–2 Varese Milano
Prati 26' (pen.) Report 31' (pen.) Tamborini
53' Morini
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 52,706
Referee: Panzino
4 April 1971 24 Verona 1–3 Milan Verona
Mascetti 53' Report 45' (pen.), 75' Rivera
50' Benetti
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 28,157
Referee: Toselli
11 April 1971 25 Milan 1–1 Napoli Milano
Combin 5' Report 23' (og) Maldera Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 63,874
Referee: Lo Bello
18 April 1971 26 Milan 1–0 Torino Milano
Rivera 67' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 50,190
Referee: Pieroni
25 April 1971 27 Catania 0–0 Milan Catania
Report Stadium: Stadio Cibali
Attendance: 13,313
Referee: Angonese
2 May 1971 28 Bologna 3–2 Milan Bologna
Fedele 44'
Rosato 76' (og)
Savoldi 78'
Report 7', 28' Villa Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 37,321
Referee: Toselli
16 May 1971 29 Milan 3–1 Cagliari Milano
Prati 59' (rig.), 73' (pen.)
Scarrone 80'
Report 30' (pen.) Riva Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 43,408
Referee: Menegali
23 May 1971 30 Roma 1–1 Milan Roma
La Rosa 35' Report 4'[7] Prati Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 43,096
Referee: Angonese

Coppa Italia

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First round

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Group 4

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2 September 1970 1 Milan 4–0 Varese Milano
Rognoni 42'
Rivera 48' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
Villa 66'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 43,963
Referee: Trono
6 September 1970 2 Brescia 0–1 Milan Brescia
58' (pen.) Rivera Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 13,877
Referee: Barbaresco
13 September 1970 3 Mantova 1–2 Milan Mantova
Ossola 29' 32' Combin
39' Benetti
Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli
Attendance: 18,445
Referee: Bernardis

Quarterfinals

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20 September 1970 1 Milan 2–0 Livorno Milano
Martini 32' (og)
Rivera 52' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Lattanzi
4 November 1970 2 Livorno 0–4 Milan Livorno
3' Benetti
35', 61' Rivera
73' Combin
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 19,178
Referee: Monti

Final group

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30 May 1971 1 Torino 1–0 Milan Torino
Agroppi 79' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 22,152
Referee: Barbaresco
2 June 1971 2 Milan 2–2 Napoli Milano
Paina 25'
Prati 88'
21' (pen.) Improta
45' Bianchi
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 13,355
Referee: Francescon
13 June 1971 3 Fiorentina 1–2 Milan Firenze
Chiarugi 67' 70' Prati
81' Paina
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Michelotti
16 June 1971 4 Milan 3–2 Torino Milano
Rosato 5'
Prati 29'
Combin 75'
52' Fossati
89' Agroppi
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 42,986
Referee: Picasso
20 June 1971 5 Napoli 3–2 Milan Napoli
Improta 26' (pen.)
Altafini 65'
Juliano 73'
75' Combin
84' Rivera
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 18,616
Referee: Pieroni
23 June 1971 6 Milan 1–0 Fiorentina Milano
Benetti 5' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 57,191
Referee: Angonese

Final play-off

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27 June 1971 play-off Torino 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Milan Genova
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 31,627
Referee: Francescon
Penalties
Cereser soccer ball with red X
Maddè soccer ball with check mark
Maddè soccer ball with check mark
Maddè soccer ball with check mark
Maddè soccer ball with check mark
Maddè soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Rivera
soccer ball with check mark Rivera
soccer ball with check mark Rivera
soccer ball with red X Rivera
soccer ball with red X Rivera

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[8] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1970-71 Serie A 42 15 9 5 1 29 12 15 6 7 2 25 14 30 15 12 3 54 26 +28
1970-71 Coppa Italia 5 4 1 0 12 4 6 4 0 2 11 6 12 8 2 2 23 10 +13
Total 20 13 6 1 41 16 21 10 7 4 36 20 42 23 14 5 77 36 +41

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti 40 0 28 0 12 0
DF Italy ITA Cesare Cattaneo 1 0 1 0 0 0
GK Italy ITA Pierangelo Belli 15 -16 8 -7 7 -9
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone 7 0 6 0 1 0
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini 28 -20 23 -19 5 -1
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Biasiolo 41 2 29 2 12 0
MF Italy ITA Guido Magherini 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Italy ITA Pier Paolo Scarrone 1 1 1 1 0 0
FW France FRA Nestor Combin 37 10 25 6 12 4
MF Italy ITA Vincenzo Zazzaro 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Italy ITA Romeo Benetti 37 9 28 6 9 3
DF Italy ITA Luigi Maldera 28 2 20 2 8 0
DF Italy ITA Giulio Zignoli 18 0 7 0 11 0
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati 39 22 29 19 10 3
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera 36 13 26 6 10 7
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Rognoni 30 2 20 1 10 1
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato 36 1 29 0 7 1
FW Italy ITA Silvano Villa 26 9 20 8 6 1
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 41 0 29 0 12 0
FW Italy ITA Angelo Paina 11 2 4 0 7 2
MF Italy ITA Giovanni Trapattoni 22 0 15 0 7 0
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi 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 25 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Prati ha spento con il suo gol i mille fuochi di Fuorigrotta". archiviolastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Aggancio! L'Inter ce l'ha fatta" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Maddè (dal dischetto) fa meglio di Rivera" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  5. ^ Forfaited game imposed by the sports judge due to firecrackers thrown on the pitch by Napoli supporters (on the pitch the result was 0–1, with a goal of Prati)
  6. ^ Round 11 game, postponed with one day for inaccessibility of the pitch due to snow
  7. ^ Panini, p. 358.
  8. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1970–71". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1970–71". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Panini (ed.). Almanacco illustrato del Milan, ed: 2, March 2005.
  • 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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