1954–55 AC Milan season

Associazione Calcio Milan
1954–55 season
Chairman	Andrea Rizzoli
Manager	Béla Guttmann; (until February); Héctor Puricelli
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º (in European Cup)
Latin Cup	3º
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gunnar Nordahl (27); All: ; Nordahl (28)
Average home league attendance	26,745
Home colours	Away colours

During 1954–55 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Summary

Aimed with the goals of Gunnar Nordahl^[2] and the arrival of Uruguayan Juan Alberto Schiaffino^[3] from Peñarol, the team clinched its fifth domestic title ever. Manager Béla Guttman was fired in February replaced by Uruguayan Ettore Puricelli in a move to boost the players moral being crucial to win the championship.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon
—	GK	ITA	Riccardo Toros
—	DF	ITA	Cesare Maldini
—	DF	ITA	Franco Pedroni
—	DF	ITA	Arturo Silvestri
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti
—	MF	ITA	Eros Beraldo
—	MF	ITA	Mario Bergamaschi
—	MF	ITA	Alfio Fontana
—	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ARG	Eduardo Ricagni
—	MF	URU	Juan Alberto Schiaffino
—	MF	ITA	Omero Tognon (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Alessandro Vitali
—	FW	ITA	Amleto Frignani
—	FW	ITA	Giancarlo Magnavacca
—	FW	SWE	Gunnar Nordahl (vice-Captain)
—	FW	DEN	Jørgen Leschly Sørensen
—	FW	ITA	Valentino Valli
—	FW	ITA	Albano Vicariotto

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Renzo Biondani	Mantova	–
FW	Giancarlo Magnavacca	Pro Sesto	–
DF	Cesare Maldini	Triestina	–
MF	Eduardo Ricagni	Juventus	–
MF	Juan Alberto Schiaffino	Peñarol	–
GK	Riccardo Toros	Fanfulla	–
FW	Valentino Valli	Piombino	–

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Stelio Darin	Parma	–
FW	Giuseppe Galluzzo	Monza	–
MF	Enrico Larini	Siracusa	–
FW	Angelo Longoni	Lecce	–
DF	Alvaro Moreno	Monza	–
DF	Silvano Moro	Vicenza	–
MF	Alberto Piccinini	Palermo	–
DF	Giancarlo Pistorello	Monza	–
FW	Ugo Trabattoni	Palermo	–

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	19	10	5	81	35	+46	48	Qualification for the European Cup and for the Latin Cup
2	Udinese (D, R)	34	16	12	6	58	42	+16	44	Relegation to Serie B^[a]
3	Roma	34	13	15	6	53	39	+14	41
4	Bologna	34	15	10	9	56	47	+9	40
5	Fiorentina	34	14	11	9	49	48	+1	39

Source: Panini
(C) Champions; (D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Catania and Udinese were relegated to Serie B by the FIGC for a corruption case. Pro Patria and SPAL maintained their places in Serie A.

Matches

19 September 1954 1	Milan	4–0	Triestina	Milan
	Schiaffino 16', 18' Ricagni 68' Liedholm 82' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 38 000 Referee: Tommaso Corallo

26 September 1954 2	Sampdoria	0–3	Milan	Genova
		Report	38', 60', 80' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

3 October 1954 3	Milan	3–1	Atalanta	Milan
	Nordahl 47' Zannier 65' (aut.) Schiaffino 75'	Report	82' Bassetto	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Gilberto Arpaia

10 October 1954 4	Catania	1–3	Milan	Catania
	Spikofski 52'	Report	31' (pen.) Liedholm 66' Schiaffino 69' Ricagni	Stadium: Cibali Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

17 October 1954 5	Napoli	0–2	Milan	Napoli
		Report	27' Valli 86' Ricagni	Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

24 October 1954 6	Milan	4–1	Torino	Milan
	Nordahl 23' Sørensen 81', 87' Liedholm 88' (rig.)	Report	56' Buhtz	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

31 October 1954 7	Bologna	1–2	Milan	Bologna
	Cervellati 13'	Report	20' Schiaffino 67' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

7 November 1954 8	Milan	1–1	Inter	Milan
	Schiaffino 84'	Report	46' Brighenti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

14 November 1954 9	Fiorentina	0–2	Milan	Firenze
		Report	25' Schiaffino 45' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Erminio Piemonte

21 November 1954 10	Milan	3–0	Novara	Milan
	Schiaffino 15' Ricagni 39' Sørensen 46'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

12 December 1954 11	Roma	2–1	Milan	Roma
	Bortoletto 61' Giuliano 80'	Report	26' Sørensen	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Erminio Piemonte

26 January 1955 12^[4]^[5]	Milan	2–2	Udinese	Milan
	Sørensen 21' Nordahl 83'	Report	86', 90' Bettini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tommaso Corallo

26 December 1954 13	Milan	3–0	Lazio	Milan
	Bergamaschi 58' Nordahl 64', 82'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

2 January 1955 14	Juventus	3–4	Milan	Torino
	Manente 20' (pen.) Gimona 73' Boniperti 89'	Report	1' Nordahl 27' Ricagni 69' Sørensen 71' Frignani	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

6 January 1955 15	Milan	2–2	Genoa	Milan
	Schiaffino 31', 89'	Report	8' Carapellese 73' Dal Monte	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

23 January 1955 16	SPAL	0–0	Milan	Ferrara
		Report		Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Erminio Piemonte

30 January 1955 17	Milan	2–0	Pro Patria	Milan
	Nordahl 54' Frignani 66'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

6 February 1955 18	Triestina	4–3	Milan	Trieste
	Secchi 13' Lucentini 43', 60' Maldini 51' (aut.)	Report	18' Sørensen 50' Maldini 85' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

13 February 1955 19	Milan	1–3	Sampdoria	Milan
	Vicariotto 21'	Report	9' Ronzon 40' Conti 82' Mari	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

20 February 1955 20	Atalanta	1–1	Milan	Bergamo
	Rasmussen 78'	Report	83' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

27 February 1955 21	Milan	2–0	Catania	Milan
	Frignani 78' Nordahl 81'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Iginio Rigato

6 March 1955 22	Milan	1–1	Napoli	Milan
	Liedholm 15'	Report	2' Golin	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani

13 March 1955 23	Torino	1–2	Milan	Torino
	Antoniotti 67'	Report	11' Frignani 36' Schiaffino	Stadium: Filadelfia Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

20 March 1955 24	Milan	0–0	Bologna	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

3 April 1955 25	Inter	1–1	Milan	Milan
	Brighenti 49'	Report	84' Nordahl	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani

10 April 1955 26	Milan	4–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Schiaffino 12' Nordahl 38' Sørensen 52', 66'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

17 April 1955 27	Novara	1–1	Milan	Novara
	Colombi 61'	Report	57' Sørensen	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Erminio Piemonte

24 April 1955 28	Milan	0–2	Roma	Milan
		Report	54' (pen.) Pandolfini 78' Galli	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Francesco Liverani

1 May 1955 29	Udinese	3–2	Milan	Udine
	Menegotti 46' Bettini 50' La Forgia 62'	Report	52' Vicariotto 81' Schiaffino	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

8 May 1955 30	Lazio	2–4	Milan	Roma
	Hansen 44' Bredesen 55'	Report	3' Frignani 45', 89' Sørensen 67' Vicariotto	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni

15 May 1955 31	Milan	3–1	Juventus	Milan
	Nordahl 40', 70' Liedholm 84'	Report	26' Boniperti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mario Maurelli

5 June 1955 32	Genoa	0–8	Milan	Genova
		Report	10', 58', 68' Nordahl 17', 19' Schiaffino 47', 64' Frignani 83' Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

12 June 1955 33	Milan	6–0	SPAL	Milan
	Nordahl 40', 59', 74', 83' Sørensen 45' (rig.) Ricagni 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pietro Bonetto

19 June 1955 34	Pro Patria	1–1	Milan	Busto Arsizio
	Cavigioli 68'	Report	59' Nordahl	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ugo Scaramella

Latin Cup

Semifinals

22 June 1955	Stade Reims	3–2^[6] (a.e.t.)	Milan	Paris
	Glovacki 45', 138' Templin 100'	Report	26' Sørensen 115' Liedholm	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 36,588 Referee: Da Costa

Final 3º/4º place

26 June 1955	Milan	3–1	Os Belenenses	Paris
	Ricagni 16', 73' Nordahl 83'	Report	81' Matateu	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gardeazabal

Statistics

Player statistics

Competition	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
Serie A	48	17	10	5	2	41	14	17	9	5	3	40	21	34	19	10	5	81	35	+46
Latin Cup	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	0	1	5	4	+1
Total	–	17	10	5	2	41	14	17	9	5	3	40	21	36	20	10	6	86	39	+47

Appearances

Goalscorers

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
^ Sebastiano Vernazza (14 November 2002). "Addio geniale Schiaffino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
^ Rescheduled from 19 December 1954, due to fog.
^ "Per Milan-Udinese rinvio per nebbia". magliarossonera.it.
^ After 4 extra-time.

External links

Almanacco illustrato del Milan,2005. Panini.
"Stagione 1954–1955". acMilan.it.
"Stagione 1954–1955". Magliarossonera.it.

[table_note_res_R0.40851104790741-4] Catania and Udinese were relegated to Serie B by the FIGC for a corruption case. Pro Patria and SPAL maintained their places in Serie A.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[2] "AC Milan All-Time Best XI". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[3] Sebastiano Vernazza (14 November 2002). "Addio geniale Schiaffino" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2015.

[5] Rescheduled from 19 December 1954, due to fog.

[6] "Per Milan-Udinese rinvio per nebbia". magliarossonera.it.

[7] After 4 extra-time.

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