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1972–73 AC Milan season

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Milan Associazione Calcio
1972–73 season
PresidentAlbino Buticchi
ManagerCesare Maldini (with Nereo Rocco as technical director)
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A
Coppa ItaliaWinners
Cup Winners' CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Gianni Rivera (17)
All: Luciano Chiarugi (22)
Average home league attendance53,977[1]

During the 1972–1973 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Cup Winners' Cup.

Summary

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In July 1972, Albino Buticchi became the new Milan president, while Nereo Rocco assumed the role of technical director, with Cesare Maldini as coach. The new signings during the summer transfer market were Luciano Chiarugi, Dario Dolci and Maurizio Turone. In autumn 1972, after five years and 183 games with the Rossoneri, goalkeeper Fabio Cudicini, already out for some kidney problems, ended his career, and was replaced by Villiam Vecchi.[2]

In the league, Milan suffered only tw defeats in the first half of the season, and concluded in first position, with 22 points, as many as those scored by Juventus, also thanks to the contribution of a prolific attacking play. In the end 65 were the goals scored, with an average of more than two per game. Memorable was the 9–3 inflicted to Atalanta on 15 October 1972. The match against Atalanta still holds the record for most goals scored in a Serie A game.[3] Rossoneri and Bianconeri continued side by side at the top of the standings until the 20th round, when Juventus lost the derby with Torino while Milan beat Lanerossi Vicenza, thus gaining 2 points over the Bianconeri. In March, Milan even had a three-point lead over their competitors, then reduced to one due to the defeat on 22 April at the Stadio Olimpico against Lazio, with a goal disallowed to Chiarugi by referee Concetto Lo Bello and the subsequent sending-off of Rocco for protesting.[4] On the eve of the last matchday Milan lead the standings with 44 points ahead of Juventus and Lazio, paired at 43 points. Milan, who had played the Cup Winners' Cup final a few days earlier, had to face Verona away, who beat the Rossoneri 5–3.[5] Lazio lost in the final in Naples and Juventus was drawing against Roma, but a few minutes to the end Antonello Cuccureddu scored the winning goal that gave the Bianconeri the scudetto.[6] Milan thus closed the championship in second place, and this episode was nicknamed the Fatal Verona. Milan captain Gianni Rivera was the top scorer of the competition, with 17 goals, tied with Paolo Pulici and Giuseppe Savoldi.

In the Cup Winners' Cup, Milan qualified to the final after eliminating Red Boys Differdange from Luxembourg in the round of 32 (4–1 victory in the first leg in Differdange and 3–0 in the second leg in Milan), in the round of 16 knocking out the Poles of Legia Warsaw (1–1 in Warsaw and 2–1 victory after extra time at San Siro), in the quarter-finals the Soviets from Spartak Moscow (1–0 victory in Sochi and 1–1 draw in Milan) and in the semi-final the Czechoslovakian side Sparta Prague (two 1–0 victories). In the final in Thessaloniki on 16 May 1973, Milan faced the English side of Leeds United and won the match thanks to a free-kick scored at the third minute by Chiarugi, who became the top scorer of the tournament with 7 goals. It was the second Cup Winners' Cup won by the Rossoneri.

The season ended with the Coppa Italia, where Milan, as holder of the trophy, started directly from the second round. They ended group B, which also includes Atalanta, Cagliari and Napoli, in first place with 10 points from five wins and one defeat, and qualified for the final on 1 July 1973 at the Olimpico of Rome against Juventus. About a month after the Fatal Verona, Milan took revenge by beating Juventus at the penalty shoot-outs, thus winning their third national cup. The match ended 1–1 after extra time (in the first half, Romeo Benetti responded to Juventus' goal by Roberto Bettega from a penalty kick). At the penalty shoot-outs, Schnellinger, again Benetti, Chiarugi, Biasiolo and Magherini scored, while the Bianconeri missed three out of five shots, setting the score at 5–2 for Milan.

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
GK Italy ITA Renato Marson
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti
DF Italy ITA Giulio Zignoli
DF Italy ITA Dario Dolci
DF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato
DF Italy ITA Maurizio Turone
DF Italy ITA Giuseppe Sabadini
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (vice-captain)
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 Riccardo Sogliano
FW Italy ITA Luciano Chiarugi
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin
FW Italy ITA Alberto Bigon
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati
FW Italy ITA Silvano Villa
FW Italy ITA Carlo Tresoldi
FW Italy ITA Graziano Gori

Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
DF Dario Dolci Varese
DF Maurizio Turone Genoa
MF Roberto Casone Sampdoria loan end
FW Luciano Chiarugi Fiorentina
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Aldo Maldera Bologna loan
DF Luciano Monticolo Catanzaro
MF Pier Paolo Scarrone Genoa
MF Vincenzo Zazzaro Lecco loan
FW Silvano Villa Sampdoria loan
GK Fabio Cudicini career end

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 Juventus (C) 30 18 9 3 45 22 +23 45 Qualification to European Cup
2 Milan 30 18 8 4 65 33 +32 44 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
3 Lazio 30 16 11 3 33 16 +17 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Fiorentina 30 16 5 9 39 26 +13 37
5 Internazionale 30 15 7 8 32 23 +9 37
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Matches

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24 September 1972 1 Milan 4–0 Palermo Milano
Rivera 19' (pen.), 31'
Chiarugi 44'
Prati 85'
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 47,682
Referee: Barbaresco
1 October 1972 2 Ternana 0–0 Milan Terni
Report Stadium: Stadio Libero Liberati
Attendance: 30,949
Referee: Monti
15 October 1972 3 Milan 9–3 Atalanta Milano
Prati 16', 55', 90'
Bigon 30', 64'
Rivera 35', 52'
Benetti 40'
Chiarugi 50'
Report 33' Divina
54' Ghio
88' Carelli
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 47,316
Referee: Giunti
29 October 1972 4 Juventus 2–2 Milan Torino
Salvadore 70'
Causio 75'
Report 32' Bigon
76' Rivera
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 65,818
Referee: Pieroni
5 November 1972 5 Milan 2–0 Lanerossi Vicenza Milano
Biasiolo 28'
Rivera 87' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 39,327
Referee: Trinchieri
12 November 1972 6 Fiorentina 3–1 Milan Firenze
Longoni 20'
Clerici 39'
Caso 49'
Report 4' Prati Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 43,412
Referee: Lo Bello
19 November 1972 7 Milan 3–2 Inter Milano
Prati 23'
Rosato 31'
Benetti 52'
Report 74' Oriali
77' Boninsegna
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80,028
Referee: Angonese
26 November 1972 8 Roma 0–0 Milan Roma
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,342
Referee: Toselli
3 December 1972 9 Milan 3–1 Sampdoria Milano
Benetti 30'
Chiarugi 40'
Sogliano 69'
Report 23' Salvi Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 30,675
Referee: Trono
10 December 1972 10 Cagliari 0–1 Milan Cagliari
Report 57' Bigon Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 33,073
Referee: Pieroni
17 December 1973 11[7] Milan 3–1 Lazio Milano
Chiarugi 45'
Bigon 48'
Benetti 72'
Report 9' (og) Rosato Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 28,373
Referee: Lo Bello
24 December 1972 12 Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 55,024
Referee: Lo Bello
30 December 1972 13 Milan 1–0 Torino Milano
Rivera 87' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 37,988
Referee: Francescon
7 January 1973 14 Bologna 3–2 Milan Bologna
Ghetti 4'
Savoldi 27' (pen.)
Novellini 42'
Report 60' (pen.) Rivera
87' Chiarugi
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 41,893
Referee: Serafino
21 January 1973 15 Milan 2–1 Verona Milano
Chiarugi 15', 53' Report 90' (pen.) Mascetti Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 34,270
Referee: Ciacci
28 January 1973 16 Palermo 0–1 Milan Palermo
Report 80' (pen.) Rivera Stadium: Stadio La Favorita
Attendance: 17,066
Referee: Menegali
4 February 1973 17 Milan 3–1 Ternana Milano
Benatti 11' (og)
Rivera 16'
Chiarugi 66'
Report 90' (pen.) Cardillo Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 45,899
Referee: Trinchieri
11 February 1973 18 Atalanta 1–1 Milan Bergamo
Pellizzaro 43' (pen.) Report 35' Chiarugi Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 31,575
Referee: Barbaresco
18 February 1973 19 Milan 2–2 Juventus Milano
Rivera 44' (pen.)
Biasiolo 85'
Report 12' Bettega
50' Marchetti
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80,500
Referee: Pieroni
4 March 1973 20 Lanerossi Vicenza 0–3 Milan Vicenza
Report 29' Rivera
43' Chiarugi
70' Biasiolo
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Attendance: 29,269
Referee: Monti
11 March 1973 21 Milan 2–0 Fiorentina Milano
Benetti 72', 85' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 64,777
Referee: Francescon
18 March 1973 22 Inter 0–2 Milan Milano
Report 39' Sabadini
90' Benetti
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 80,637
Referee: Lattanzi
25 March 1973 23 Milan 3–1 Roma Milano
Bigon 35'
Rivera 52', 85' (pen.)
Report 83' Morini Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 55,838
Referee: Barbaresco
8 April 1973 24 Sampdoria 1–4 Milan Genova
Salvi 21' Report 6' Rivera
26', 68' Bigon
48' Biasiolo
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 36,943
Referee: Gonella
15 April 1973 25 Milan 1–1 Cagliari Milano
Rivera 81' (pen.) Report 50' Brugnera Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 57,923
Referee: Francescon
21 April 1973 26 Lazio 2–1 Milan Roma
Schnellinger 5' (og)
Chinaglia 35'
Report 56' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 70,403
Referee: Lo Bello
29 April 1973 27 Milan 1–0 Napoli Milano
Chiarugi 90' Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 55,927
Referee: Monti
6 May 1973 28 Torino 2–2 Milan Torino
Pulici 21' (pen.)
Bui 24'
Report 49' Chiarugi
81' Sabadini
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 58,032
Referee: Angonese
13 May 1973 29 Milan 3–1 Bologna Milano
Sogliano 12'
Sabadini 56'
Bigon 69'
Report 86' (og) Zignoli Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 81,280
Referee: Barbaresco
20 May 1973 30 Verona 5–3 Milan Verona
Sirena 17'
Sabadini 25' (og)
Luppi 29', 70'
Turone 72' (og)
Report 32' Rosato
81' Sabadini
90' Bigon
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 40,049
Referee: Monti

Coppa Italia

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Second round – Group B

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26 May 1973 1 Atalanta 0–2 Milan Bergamo
1' Chiarugi
15' Bigon
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 9,969
Referee: Panzino
3 June 1973 2 Milan 0–1 Cagliari Milano
65' Riva Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 18,939
Referee: Angonese
17 June 1973 3 Napoli 0–2 Milan Napoli
8', 81' Chiarugi Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Gialluisi
20 June 1973 4 Milan 1–0 Atalanta Milano
Pirola 34' (og) Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 9,845
Referee: Mascali
24 June 1973 5 Cagliari 0–1 Milan Cagliari
71' Rivera Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lattanzi
27 June 1973 6 Milan 2–0 Napoli Milano
Rivera 18', 33' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Trinchieri

Final

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1 July 1973 Milan 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–2 p)
Juventus Roma
Benetti 40' (pen.) 15' Bettega Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,663
Referee: Angonese
Penalties
Schnellinger soccer ball with check mark
Benetti soccer ball with check mark
Chiarugi soccer ball with check mark
Biasiolo soccer ball with check mark
Magherini soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Causio
soccer ball with red X Anastasi
soccer ball with red X Bettega
soccer ball with red X Spinosi
soccer ball with check mark Cuccureddu

Cup Winners' Cup

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Round of 32

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6 September 1972 1 Red Boys Differdange 1–4 Milan Differdange
Klein 90' 4', 17' Prati
19' Golin
83' Chiarugi
Stadium: Stade du Thillenberg
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Wurtz
27 September 1972 2 Milan 3–0 Red Boys Differdange Milano
Chiarugi 4', 66'
Benetti 33'
Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Casha

Round of 16

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25 October 1972 1 Legia Varsavia 1–1 Milan Varsavia
Deyna 79' 75' Golin Stadium: Stadion Dziesięciolecia
Attendance: 52,500
Referee: Michas
8 November 1972 2 Milan 2–1 (a.e.t.) Legia Varsavia Milano
Zignoli 10'
Chiarugi 118'
44' Pieszko Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 8,770
Referee: Tschenscher

Quarterfinals

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7 March 1973 1 Spartak Mosca 0–1 Milan Soči
62' Benetti Stadium: Central'nyj stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Taylor
21 March 1973 2 Milan 1–1 Spartak Mosca Milano
Bigon 2' 7' Piskarëv Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 25,829
Referee: Gugulović

Semifinals

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11 April 1973 1 Milan 1–0 Sparta Praga Milano
Chiarugi 68' Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35,433
Referee: Paterson
25 April 1973 2 Sparta Praga 0–1 Milan Praga
73' Chiarugi Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Sánchez

Final

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16 May 1973 Milan 1–0 Leeds Salonicco
Chiarugi 3' Stadium: Stadio Kaftanzogleio
Attendance: 40,154
Referee: Michas

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
1972-73 Serie A 44 15 13 2 0 42 14 15 5 6 4 26 19 30 18 8 4 65 33 +32
1972-73 Coppa Italia 3 2 0 1 3 1 3 3 0 0 5 0 7[9] 5 1 1 9 2 +7
1972–73 Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 3 1 0 7 2 9[10] 7 2 0 15 4 +11
Total 22 18 3 1 52 17 22 11 7 4 35 21 46 30 11 5 89 39 +50

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia Cup Winners' Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF Italy ITA Angelo Anquilletti 41 0 28 0 5 0 8 0
DF Italy ITA Dario Dolci 22 0 11 0 4 0 7 0
GK Italy ITA Pierangelo Belli 18 -19 13 -16 0 -0 5 -3
MF Italy ITA Giuseppe Sabadini 34 4 23 4 5 0 6 0
GK Italy ITA Fabio Cudicini 0 0 0 -0 0 -0 0 -0
MF Italy ITA Giorgio Biasiolo 34 4 22 4 5 0 7 0
MF Italy ITA Guido Magherini 10 0 2 0 5 0 3 0
FW Italy ITA Lino Golin 14 2 5 0 3 0 6 2
GK Italy ITA Renato Marson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Alberto Bigon 43 12 28 10 7 1 8 1
FW Italy ITA Graziano Gori 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Romeo Benetti 43 10 29 7 7 1 7 2
MF Italy ITA Roberto Rosato 38 2 25 2 7 0 6 0
DF Italy ITA Giulio Zignoli 29 1 15 0 7 0 7 1
FW Italy ITA Pierino Prati 21 8 17 6 0 0 4 2
MF Italy ITA Gianni Rivera 43 20 28 17 6 3 9 0
DF Italy ITA Maurizio Turone 24 0 15 0 4 0 5 0
FW Italy ITA Luciano Chiarugi 40 22 27 12 5 3 8 7
DF Germany GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger 41 0 28 0 6 0 7 0
MF Italy ITA Riccardo Sogliano 22 2 17 2 1 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Roberto Casone 6 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
FW Italy ITA Carlo Tresoldi 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Italy ITA Villiam Vecchi 30 -20 19 -17 7 -2 4 -1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Calciomercato Milan 1972–73". magliarossonera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Una partita incredibile: 15/10/72 Milan-Atalanta 9–3, ricordi indelebili di un record mai battuto". tribuna.com (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Lo Bello, Rocco, Rivera e quell'indimenticabile Lazio-Milan del 1973". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Il Milan è stato tradito dalla fatica di Salonicco" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Prima Altafini (200 gol) poi Cuccureddu (all'86')" (PDF). archiviostorico.unita.it (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  7. ^ Game suspended due to fog at the 81st minute on a 1–0 score.
  8. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1972–73". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  9. ^ Included the final, played in Rome.
  10. ^ Included the final, played in Thessaloniki.
  11. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1972–73". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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