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1956–57 AC Milan season

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Associazione Calcio Milan
1956–57 season
ChairmanAndrea Rizzoli
ManagerGiuseppe Viani
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1º (in European Cup)
Latin Cup3º
Top goalscorerLeague: Bean (17)
All: Bean (17)
Average home league attendance30,487[1]

During 1956–57 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Summary

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After seven successful seasons and 221 goals scored, Gunnar Nordahl left the club to go and play with Roma. To make up for the Swedish striker, the club signed several players including Ernesto Cucchiaroni, Carlo Galli, Per Bredesen, Gastone Bean[2] and brought Alfio Fontana back after a year on loan at Triestina. Change also occurred in the managerial role, where Giuseppe Viani replaced Héctor Puricelli.[3]

The league saw Milan winning the title for the sixth time in its history. The Rossoneri could count on a squad that included, in addition to the aforementioned signings, Lorenzo Buffon, Cesare Maldini, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Nils Liedholm, who became captain after the departure of Nordahl.

In the first few days Sampdoria took the lead, but was soon overtaken by Milan and Fiorentina. The Rossoneri. Bean and Cucchiaroni were suddenly struck by typhus and forced to spend much of the second half of the season confined to a clinic in Monza. This did not affect the progress of the team, which, on 17 March moved to a nine-points lead on Fiorentina and, controlling the standings until the end of the tournament, won its sixth scudetto with three rounds still to be played, trailing the Viola by 6 points.

In June, Milan also participated in the last edition of the Latin Cup, where they meet Real Madrid in the semifinals. The match recorded a defeat for the Devil by 5-1. In the match that assigned the third place, Milan beat Saint-Étienne by 4-3, thus gaining their second third place in this tournament which, together with the two successes in 1951 and 1956 (shared record) and the second place in 1953, makes Milan one of the most successful teams in this competition.

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 Lorenzo Buffon (vice-captain)
— GK Italy ITA Narciso Soldan
— DF Italy ITA Cesare Maldini
— DF Italy ITA Luigi Radice
— DF Italy ITA Francesco Zagatti
— MF Italy ITA Osvaldo Bagnoli
— MF Italy ITA Eros Beraldo
— MF Norway NOR Per Bredesen
— MF Italy ITA Mario Bergamaschi
— MF Italy ITA Alfio Fontana
— MF Sweden SWE Nils Liedholm (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Italy ITA Cesare Reina
— MF Argentina ARG Eduardo Ricagni
— MF Uruguay URU Juan Alberto Schiaffino
— MF Italy ITA Luigi Zannier
— FW Italy ITA Gastone Bean
— FW Argentina ARG Ernesto Cucchiaroni
— FW Italy ITA Emiliano Farina
— FW Italy ITA Carlo Galli
— FW Italy ITA Amos Mariani
— FW Italy ITA Gianni Meanti

Transfers

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Competitions

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Serie A

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Main article: 1956–57 Serie A

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 34 21 6 7 65 40 25 48 Qualification to European Cup and for the Latin Cup
2 Fiorentina 34 16 10 8 55 40 15 42
3 Lazio 34 14 13 7 52 40 12 41
4 Udinese 34 15 6 13 59 58 1 36
5 Internazionale 34 11 13 10 53 45 8 35
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

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16 September 1956 1 Milan 2-1 Triestina Milan
Schiaffino 45', 60' Report 4' (o.g.) Zannier Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Mario Maurelli
23 September 1956 2 Bologna 1-2 Milan Bologna
Cervellati 26' Report 21' Bredesen
78' Galli		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: AustriaKainer
30 September 1956 3 Milan 1-0 Palermo Milan
Mariani 19' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Canepa
7 October 1956 4 Milan 3-5 Napoli Milan
Schiaffino 61' (pen), 86'
Galli 89'		 Report 9' Posio
19', 42' Pesaola
27', 35' Vinício		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
14 October 1956 5 Padova 2-0 Milan Padova
Moro 57'
Paolo Coppola 85'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: AustriaStal
21 October 1956 6 Milan 1-1 Inter Milan
Bredesen 16' Report 12' Pandolfini Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini
28 October 1956 7 Fiorentina 0-3 Milan Firenze
Report 31' (o.g.) Rosetta
50' Schiaffino
68' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
18 November 1956 8 Milan 2-0 Udinese Milan
Bean 47'
Mariani 65'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29 000
Referee: Canepa
25 November 1956 9 Juventus 0-1 Milan Torino
Report 86' Bredesen Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: AustriaFriedrich Seipelt
2 December 1956 10 Atalanta 2-2 Milan Bergamo
Mion 35'
Longoni 80'		 Report 12' Cucchiaroni
86' Bean		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 December 1956 11 Milan 3-2 Lazio Milan
Bean 34'
Cucchiaroni 67'
Galli 79'		 Report 17', 57' Chiricallo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
23 December 1956 12 Sampdoria 3-2 Milan Genova
Conti 14', 77', 84' Report 80' Bean
82' Schiaffino		 Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
30 December 1956 13 Milan 2-0 Genoa Milan
Schiaffino 29', 60' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Menchini
6 January 1957 14 Milan 3-1 Torino Milan
Bean 22'
Grosso 36' (aut.)
Schiaffino 64'		 Report 77' Tacchi Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 20000
Referee: Annoscia
13 January 1957 15 Roma 0-0 Milan Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 55 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
20 January 1957 16 SPAL 1-3 Milan Ferrara
Zannier 29' (o.g.) Report 25', 88' Galli
47' Cucchiaroni		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
27 January 1957 17 Milan 4-2 Lanerossi Milan
Bergamaschi 29'
Galli 43'
Bredesen 56'
Bean 87' (rig.)		 Report 54' Lojacono
58' (pen) Manente		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 26 000
Referee: Moriconi
27 February 1957 18[4] Triestina 1-3 Milan Trieste
Clemente 75' Report 25', 54' Bean
55' Bredesen		 Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: AustriaGrill
10 February 1957 19 Milan 1-0 Bologna Milan
Bean 28' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: AustriaFriedrich Seipelt
17 February 1957 20 Palermo 1-2 Milan Palermo
Zamperlini 53' Report 7' Bean
64' Galli		 Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Moriconi
24 February 1957 21 Napoli 2-2 Milan Napoli
Vinício 66', 87' Report 37' Galli
72' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
3 March 1957 22 Milan 2-0 Padova Milan
Galli 42', 63' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Angelini
10 March 1957 23 Inter 1-1 Milan Milan
Invernizzi 43' Report 23' Bean Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70 000
Referee: AustriaSelpelt
17 March 1957 24 Milan 2-0 Fiorentina Milan
Galli 28', 81' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65 000
Referee: Moriconi
24 March 1957 25 Udinese 2-1 Milan Udine
Frignani 7'
Lindskog 19'		 Report 58' (pen) Liedholm Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Gennaro Marchese
31 March 1957 26 Milan 4-1 Juventus Milan
28' Farina[5]
Galli 51'
Bredesen 53'
Liedholm 64' (rig.)		 Report 79' Conti Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Maurelli
7 April 1957 27 Milan 4-0 Atalanta Milan
Galli 6'
Liedholm 63' (rig.)
Farina 79', 83'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
14 April 1957 28 Lazio 3-0 Milan Roma
Vivolo 20' (pen)
Tozzi 36', 49'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45 000
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello
28 April 1957 29 Milan 2-1 Sampdoria Milan
Bean 44'
Farina 73'		 Report 14' Firmani Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto
5 May 1957 30 Genoa 0-1 Milan Genova
Report 13' Bean Stadium: Marassi
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: AustriaSteiner
19 May 1957 31[6] Torino 2-2 Milan Torino
Arce 60'
Jeppson 78'		 Report 79' Farina
86' Bean		 Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Iginio Rigato
2 June 1957 32 Milan 3-1 Roma Milan
Bean 29'
Liedholm 44' (rig.)
Maldini 72'		 Report 22' Da Costa Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 35000
Referee: Menchini
9 June 1957 33 Milan 0-1 SPAL Milan
Report 23' Di Giacomo Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 22 000
Referee: Cesare Jonni
16 June 1957 34 Lanerossi 3-1 Milan Vicenza
Savoini 52'
Lojacono 60'
Valentinuzzi 69'		 Report 84' Bagnoli Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Moriconi

Latin Cup

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Main article: 1957 Latin Cup

Semifinals

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20 June 1957 Real Madrid 5-1 Milan Madrid
Gento 20', 47', 85'
Di Stéfano 50'
Joseíto 83'		 Report 30' Cucchiaroni Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: FranceLequesne

Final 3º/4º place

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23 June 1957 Milan 4-3 Saint-Etienne Madrid
Ricagni 18'
Mariani 42'
Bredesen 70'
Liedholm 88'		 Report 9' Wicart
78' Mekloufi
85' Nyo Lea		 Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: PortugalCampos

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
Serie A 48 17 14 1 2 39 16 17 7 5 5 26 24 34 21 6 7 65 40 25
Coppa Latina - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 0 1 5 8 -3
Total - 17 14 1 2 39 16 17 7 5 7 26 24 36 22 6 8 70 48 22

Appearances

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Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "bean". 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2011.
  3. ^ Giuseppe Bagnati; Vito Maggio; Vincenzo Prestigiacomo. Il Palermo racconta: storie, confessioni e leggende rosanero. Grafill, Palermo,2004.
  4. ^ Rescheduled from 3 February 1957, suspended due to fog at 75' with score 3-1 by Milan, Galli (2), Bean and Szoke (Triestina).
  5. ^ Secondo alcune fonti il gol sarebbe considerato una autorete del bianconero Nay.
  6. ^ With these draw Milan clinched the title.
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