1954–55 AC Milan season

European Cup)
Latin Cup	3º
Top goalscorer	League: Gunnar Nordahl (27); All: Nordahl (28)
Average home league attendance	26,745
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1953–54 1955–56 →

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

Summary

Aimed with the goals of

Hector 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. 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 v t e	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:

SPAL maintained their places in Serie A
.

Matches

Milan v Triestina
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

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

Milan v
Atalanta

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

Catania
v Milan
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

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

Milan v
Torino

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

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

Milan v Inter
7 November 1954 8 Milan 1–1 Inter Milan
Schiaffino 84' Report 46' Brighenti Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 52,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni

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

Milan v Novara
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

Roma
v Milan
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

Milan v
Udinese

26 January 1955 12^Udinese Milan
Sørensen 21'
Nordahl 83' Report 86', 90' Bettini Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tommaso Corallo

Milan v
Lazio

26 December 1954 13 Milan 3–0
Lazio
Milan
Bergamaschi 58'
Nordahl 64', 82' Report Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Juventus
v Milan
2 January 1955 14
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

Milan v
Genoa

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

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

Milan v Pro Patria
30 January 1955 17 Milan 2–0 Pro Patria Milan
Nordahl 54'
Frignani 66' Report Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Triestina v Milan
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

Milan v
Sampdoria

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

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

Milan v
Catania

27 February 1955 21 Milan 2–0
Catania
Milan
Frignani 78'
Nordahl 81' Report Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Iginio Rigato

Milan v
Napoli

6 March 1955 22 Milan 1–1
Napoli
Milan
Liedholm 15' Report 2' Golin Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani

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

Milan v
Bologna

20 March 1955 24 Milan 0–0
Bologna
Milan
Report Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni

Inter v Milan
3 April 1955 25 Inter 1–1 Milan Milan
Brighenti 49' Report 84' Nordahl Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani

Milan v
Fiorentina

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

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

Milan v
Roma

24 April 1955 28 Milan 0–2
Roma
Milan
Report 54' (pen) Pandolfini
78' Galli Stadium:
San Siro

Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Francesco Liverani

Udinese
v Milan
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

Lazio
v Milan
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

Milan v
Juventus

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

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

Milan v
SPAL

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

Pro Patria v Milan
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

Main article: 1955 Latin Cup

Semifinals

Final 3º/4º place

Statistics

Player statistics

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 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

20.Eros Beraldo

33.Mario Bergamaschi

33.Lorenzo Buffon

13.Alfio Fontana

28.Amleto Frignani

29.Nils Liedholm

28.Cesare Maldini

35.Gunnar Nordahl

12.Franco Pedroni

28.Eduardo Ricagni

28.Juan Alberto Schiaffino

27.Arturo Silvestri

31.Jørgen Leschly Sørensen

1.Omero Tognon

3.Riccardo Toros

7.Valentino Valli

3.Albano Vicariotto

1.Sandro Vitali

26.Francesco Zagatti

Goalscorers

28.Gunnar Nordahl

15.Juan Alberto Schiaffino

14.Jørgen Leschly Sørensen

8.Eduardo Ricagni

7.Amleto Frignani

7.Nils Liedholm

3.Albano Vicariotto

1.Mario Bergamaschi

1.Cesare Maldini

1.Valentino Valli

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.

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[table_note_res_R0.83380977289463-4] SPAL maintained their places in Serie A
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[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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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

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