1967–68 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1967-68 season
Chairman	Franco Carraro
Manager	Nereo Rocco
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Final
European Cup Winners' Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Prati (15); All: Prati (22)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1966-67 1968-69 →

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

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
FW	Angelillo	Lecce	-
DF	Sergio Beorchia	Pordenone	-
GK	Fabio Cudicini	Brescia Calcio	-
MF	Lino Golin	Hellas Verona	-
FW	Kurt Hamrin	Fiorentina	-
DF	Saul Malatrasi	Lecce	-
MF	Giorgio Rognoni	Modena	-
MF	Nevio Scala	A.S. Roma	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	To
DF	Amarildo	Fiorentina	-
DF	Fausto Daolio	Hellas Verona	-
FW	Renato Faloppa	Arezzo	-
FW	Marco Fazzi	Savona	-
MF	Giuseppe Ferrero	Monza	-
FW	Giuliano Fortunato	Lazio	-
FW	Riccardo Innocenti	Lecce	-
GK	Claudio Mantovani	Bari	-
DF	Gilberto Noletti	Sampdoria	-
FW	Nello Saltutti	Lecce	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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) Champions

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

Coppa Italia

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

European Cup Winners' Cup

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 Liege	1-1	Milan	Liege
	Claessen 33'		20' Prati	Stadium: Sclessin Stadion Attendance: 37000 Referee: Zslot

13 March 1968	Milan	1-1	Standard Liege	Milano
	Rognoni 40'		73' Jurkiewicz	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58145 Referee: Barde

20 March 1968 replay	Milan	2-0	Standard Liege	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
Competition	Points	G\|Games}}	W\|Won}}	D\|Draw}}	L\|Lost}}	Gf\|Goals scored}}	Ga\|Goals against}}	Goal Dif
Serie A	46	30	18	10	2	53	24	+29
Coppa Italia	7	10	4	5	1	16	9	+7
European Cup Winners' Cup	10	4	6	0	17	7	+10
Total	-	50	26	21	3	86	40	+46

References

^ "Scudetto 67/68". acmilan.com.
^ "Season Milan 1968". RSSSF.com.

Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, 2005, March. Panini.
Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 1st edition, 1999. Panini.

External links

"Stagione 1967-1968" (in Italian). Milan.it.
"Stagione 1967-1968" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it.
RSSSF – Italy 1967/68

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[1] "Scudetto 67/68". acmilan.com.

[2] "Season Milan 1968". RSSSF.com.

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Summary

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Final round

European Cup Winners' Cup

Round of 32

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Statistics

See also

References

External links