1959–60 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1959–60 season
President	Andrea Rizzoli
Manager	Luigi Bonizzoni
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	3º
Coppa Italia	Second round
European Cup	Round of 16
Coppa dell'Amicizia 1959	Winners
Coppa dell'Amicizia 1960	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: José Altafini (20); All: José Altafini (28)
Average home league attendance	29,152
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1958–59 1960–61 →

During the 1959–60 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Summary

In the 1959-1960 season the Rossoneri, still led by Luigi Bonizzoni as coach, exchanged goalkeepers with Genoa: Lorenzo Buffon was in fact sold to the Ligurian club in exchange for Giorgio Ghezzi. Milan ended the championship in third place, with 44 points, nine behind Serie A champions Juventus and ahead of second-placed Fiorentina. Among the positive results of the season was the 5–3 win against Inter, where José Altafini became the first and only player to have scored four goals in a Milan derby.^[4]

In the Coppa Italia, Milan were eliminated in the second round by Como thanks to a 0–1 defeat at home.

The campaign in the European Cup was also short: following the victory in the first round against Olympiakos (2–2 in Greece and 3–1 at San Siro), Milan were beaten 7–1 on aggregate by Barcelona in the round of 16.

At the end of the season, Juan Alberto Schiaffino left the club after six years with the Rossoneri.

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	Luciano Alfieri
—	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon
—	GK	ITA	Giorgio Ghezzi
—	GK	ITA	Bruno Ducati
—	GK	ITA	Giancarlo Gallesi
—	DF	ITA	Cesare Maldini
—	DF	ITA	Gilberto Noletti
—	DF	ITA	Enrico Bergonti
—	DF	ITA	Sandro Salvadore
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Trapattoni
—	DF	ITA	Benedetto De Angelis
—	DF	ITA	Luigi Garagna
—	DF	ITA	Mario Trebbi
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Bacci
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Bettini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Alfio Fontana
—	MF	ARG	Ernesto Grillo
—	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Occhetta
—	MF	ITA	Ambrogio Pelagalli
—	MF	ITA	Cesare Reina
—	MF	ITA	Juan Alberto Schiaffino (Vice-captain)
—	FW	BRA	José Altafini
—	FW	ITA	Gastone Bean
—	FW	ITA	Giancarlo Danova
—	FW	ITA	Carlo Galli
—	FW	ITA	Paolo Ferrario
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Fogar
—	FW	ITA	Mario Bresolin
—	FW	ITA	Gianni Meanti

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Sergio Bettini	Monfalcone	-
FW	Mario Bresolin	Triestina	-
MF	Benedetto De Angelis	Genoa	-
FW	Giorgio Fogar	Monfalcone	-
GK	Giancarlo Gallesi	Vigevano	-
GK	Giorgio Ghezzi	Genoa	-
FW	Gianni Meanti	Crema	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Eros Beraldo	Genoa	-
GK	Lorenzo Buffon	Genoa	-
MF	Vittorino Mantovani	Triestina	-
FW	Gianni Meanti	Cagliari	-
MF	Giancarlo Migliavacca	Alessandria	-
DF	Luigi Radice	Triestina	-
GK	Narciso Soldan	Torino	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	34	25	5	4	92	33	+59	55	Qualified for the European Cup
2	Fiorentina	34	20	7	7	68	31	+37	47	Qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup
3	Milan	34	17	10	7	56	37	+19	44
4	Internazionale	34	14	12	8	55	43	+12	40	Invited for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5	Bologna	34	14	8	12	50	42	+8	36

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

20 September 1959 1	Alessandria	3-1	Milan	Alessandria
	Tacchi 11', 50', 86'		39' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Lo Bello

27 September 1959 2	Milan	1-1	Roma	Milano
	Fontana 23'		1' Zaglio	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Gambarotta

4 October 1959 3	Lanerossi	1-2	Milan	Vicenza
	Savoini 15'		11' Altafini 77' Danova	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jonni

11 October 1959 4	Milan	3-1	Napoli	Milano
	Galli 13' Schiaffino 19' Bertucco 73' (og)		89' Del Vecchio	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Rigato

18 October 1959 5	Genoa	0-2	Milan	Genova
			55' Schiaffino 64' Danova	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Marchese

25 October 1959 6	Milan	3-1	Udinese	Milano
	Altafini 10', 60' Bean 31'		80' Bettini	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Cariani

8 November 1959 7	Inter	0-0	Milan	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 77,500 Referee: Jonni

15 November 1959 8	Padova	2-0	Milan	Padova
	Brighenti 29' Tortul 33'			Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lo Bello

22 November 1959 9	Milan	2-0	Bari	Milano
	Bean 31' Danova 85'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Rigato

6 December 1959 10	Fiorentina	1-1	Milan	Firenze
	Lojacono 64'		62' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Marchese

13 December 1959 11	Milan	0-0	Palermo	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sbardella

20 December 1959 12^[5]	Milan	4-0	Sampdoria	Milano
	Danova 9', 35' Altafini 61' Bean 75'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Francescon

27 December 1959 13	Lazio	0-1	Milan	Roma
			8' Bean	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Lo Bello

10 January 1960 14	Milan	0-2	Juventus	Milano
			50' Stacchini 74' Cervato	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 85,074 Referee: Adami

17 January 1960 15	Bologna	0-3	Milan	Bologna
			34' Grillo 40' (pen) Liedholm 87' Bean	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Lo Bello

24 January 1960 16	SPAL	0-3	Milan	Ferrara
			19', 54' Altafini 79' (pen) Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bonetto

31 January 1960 17	Milan	2-1	Atalanta	Milano
	Galli 12' Grillo 33'		9' Maschio	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Mori

7 February 1960 18	Milan	3-1	Alessandria	Milano
	Pedroni 16' (og) Galli 26' Altafini 63'		86' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Francescon

14 February 1960 19	Roma	2-2	Milan	Roma
	David 32' Orlando 53'		86' Danova 43' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 24,022 Referee: Jonni

21 February 1960 20	Milan	2-0	Lanerossi	Milano
	Bean 10' Grillo 69'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Roversi

28 February 1960 21	Napoli	1-1	Milan	Napoli
	Vinicio 12'		63' Danova	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Rigato

6 March 1960 22	Milan	2-1	Genoa	Milano
	Bean 14' Altafini 29'		74' Piquè	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Orlandini

20 March 1960 23	Udinese	2-2	Milan	Udine
	Bettini 26' Canella 74'		20', 84' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Moretti Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Lo Bello

27 March 1960 24	Milan	5-3	Inter	Milano
	Altafini 3', 16', 40', 54' Galli 22'		43' Rancati 74' Mereghetti 82' Angelillo	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 72,000 Referee: Jonni

3 April 1960 25	Milan	3-2	Padova	Milano
	Grillo 6' Galli 24' Liedholm 74' (pen)		35' Perani 89' (pen) Brighenti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Marchese

10 April 1960 26	Bari	3-0	Milan	Bari
	Erba 8', 34' Catalano 86'			Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Orlandini

17 April 1960 27	Milan	0-0	Fiorentina	Milano
				Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lo Bello

24 April 1960 28	Palermo	1-0	Milan	Palermo
	Vernazza 65' (pen)			Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Adami

1 May 1960 29	Sampdoria	2-1	Milan	Genova
	Toschi 17' Cucchiaroni 60'		65' (og) Bernasconi	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Di Tonno

8 May 1960 30	Milan	1-0	Lazio	Milano
	Bean 88'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Liverani

15 May 1960 31	Juventus	3-1	Milan	Torino
	Sivori 55', 75' Boniperti 81'		56' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Rigato

22 May 1960 32	Milan	2-2	Bologna	Milano
	Galli 7' Altafini 52'		56' Demarco 76' Campana	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Francescon

29 May 1960 33	Milan	3-1	SPAL	Milano
	Altafini 21' Danova 36', 60'		9' Novelli	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Samani

5 June 1960 34	Atalanta	0-0	Milan	Bergamo
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,000 Referee: De Marchi

Coppa Italia

Second round

16 September 1959 1	Milan	0-1	Como	Milano
			90+2' Bellini	Stadium: Arena Civica Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Mori

European Cup

Preliminary round

13 September 1959 1	Olympiakos	2-2	Milan	Atene
	Papazoglu 19' Yfantīs 44'		33', 76' Altafini	Stadium: Stadio Geōrgios Karaiskakīs Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Seipelt

23 September 1959 2	Milan	3-1	Olympiakos	Milano
	Danova 13', 27', 85'		68' Yfantīs	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Steiner

Round of 16

4 November 1959 1	Milan	0-2	Barcellona	Milano
			12' Vergés 15' Suárez	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Mori

25 November 1959 2	Barcellona	5-1	Milan	Barcellona
	Martinez 8' Segarra 18' Kubala 33', 68' Czibor 64'		37' Ferrario	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Guigne

Coppa dell'Amicizia

Coppa dell'Amicizia 1959

9 September 1959 2^[6]	Milan	4-0	Nizza	Milano
	Altafini 11', 55' Grillo 20', 36'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Lequesne

Coppa dell'Amicizia 1960

12 June 1960 1	Milan	6-3	Tolosa	Milano
	Altafini 11', 65', 73' Ferrario 46' Liedholm 55' Danova 63'		33', 60' Shultz 85' Boucher	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lequesne

19 June 1960 2	Tolosa	0-2	Milan	Tolosa
			35' (pen) Liedholm 68' Altafini	Stadium: Stadium Municipal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Rigato

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[7]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[7]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1959-60 Serie A	44	17	12	4	1	36	16	17	5	6	6	20	21	34	17	10	7	56	37	+19
1959-60 Coppa Italia	–	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1
1959 and 1960 Coppa dell'Amicizia	–	2	2	0	0	10	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	0	12	3	+9
1959-60 European Cup	–	2	1	0	1	3	3	2	0	1	1	3	7	4	1	1	2	10	5	-4
Total	–	22	15	4	3	49	23	20	5	7	7	25	28	42	21	11	10	74	51	+23

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		Coppa dell'Amicizia		European Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Giorgio Ghezzi	21	-22	18	-17	0	0	2	-3	1	-2
	GK	ITA	Bruno Ducati	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Lorenzo Buffon	1	-1	0	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Giancarlo Gallesi	6	-9	4	-6	0	0	0	0	2	-3
	GK	ITA	Luciano Alfieri	13	-19	12	-14	0	0	0	0	1	-5
	DF	ITA	Cesare Maldini	34	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Gilberto Noletti	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Gastone Bean	30	8	25	8	0	0	1	0	4	0
	FW	ITA	Giancarlo Danova	27	13	21	9	0	0	3	1	3	3
	MF	SWE	Nils Liedholm	35	5	28	3	0	0	3	2	4	0
	DF	ITA	Francesco Zagatti	23	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	ITA	Benedetto De Angelis	17	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	BRA	José Altafini	40	28	33	20	0	0	3	6	4	2
	FW	ITA	Giorgio Fogar	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Carlo Galli	30	6	25	6	0	0	3	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Paolo Ferrario	9	2	5	0	1	0	2	1	1	1
	FW	ITA	Gianni Meanti	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Mario Bresolin	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Bacci	6	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Vincenzo Occhetta	34	0	27	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Ambrogio Pelagalli	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Cesare Reina	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Juan Alberto Schiaffino	22	2	20	2	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Ernesto Grillo	26	6	22	4	0	0	1	2	3	0
	MF	ITA	Alfio Fontana	37	1	32	1	0	0	1	0	4	0
	DF	ITA	Luigi Garagna	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Mario Trebbi	15	0	12	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Enrico Bergonti	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Sergio Bettini	10	0	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Sandro Salvadore	8	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Trapattoni	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0

Source: ^[8]

References

^ As part of the Italian team.
^ As part of the Italian team.
^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Gol, emozioni e record del derby lungo un secolo". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
^ Game suspended due to fog at the end of the first half (score: 0-0) and replayed on 1 January 1960.
^ The first leg was played on the 14th of June, thus in the 1958-59 season.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1959–60". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1959–60". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

Bibliography

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

External links

"Stagione 1959-1960". Magliarossonera.it.

[1] As part of the Italian team.

[2] As part of the Italian team.

[3] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A" (PDF). stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[4] "Gol, emozioni e record del derby lungo un secolo". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 October 2023.

[5] Game suspended due to fog at the end of the first half (score: 0-0) and replayed on 1 January 1960.

[6] The first leg was played on the 14th of June, thus in the 1958-59 season.

[7] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1959–60". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

[8] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1959–60". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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