[Fillipo Simone]

AC MILAN 1978/1979

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Campione d'Italia 1979; Albertosi, Chiodi, Morini, Bigon, Sartori, Rigamonti;
(from left to right) Collovati, Boldini, De Vecchi, coach Liedholm, Bet, Maldera, Capello, second coach Gasparini;
Carotti, Buriani, Rivera, Antonelli, Baresi, Novellino

Notable players:

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Milan players - apps./goals

Aldo Maldera 30/9
Enrico Albertosi 30/0
Franco Baresi 30/0
Walter Novellino 30/4
Ruben Buriani 29/1
Walter De Vecchi 28/5
Fluvio Collovati 27/0
Alberigo Bigon 26/12
Stefano Chiodi 24/7
Roberto Antonelli 21/5
Aldo Bet 17/0
Giorgio Morini 14/1
Simone Boldini 14/1
Gianni Rivera 13/1
Fabio Capello 8/0
Giovanni Sartori 7/0
Alberto Minoia 2/1
Antonio Rigamonti 1/0


Milan season stats:

Finished 1st (44 points; second placed Perugia 41)
Milan's 10th scudetto - lo scudetto della stella
17 W/10 D/3 L
goal diff. - 46:19 (best attack in the leage, second best defense after Perugia)
biggest win - Milan-Cantanzaro 4:0; Milan-Fiorentina 4:1

other league stats:

Perugia's best ever finish - 2nd in Serie A
Capocannonieri - Bruno Giordano (Lazio)
Perugia's defense finished up conceeding only 16 goals, leaded by Antonio Ceccarini

(IMG:http://espndeportes-assets.espn.go.com/2003/photos2007/0519/a_GianniRivera_vt.jpg) Milan captain and legend Gianni Rivera ended his career with this scudetto

(IMG:http://www.magliarossonera.it/immagini/capitani/baresi8788.jpg) Soon to be Milan-captain Franco Baresi's second season with the Rossoneri

So, thank's to Tennie's Sacchi-Milan post we got to the idea to make more threads. Initially the Capello thread was next to be made, but I wanted to test the idea with you and so I decided to start with one that is a bit more simple.

Any additional info, questions, adds, etc. go here or you can PM me. All the talks about the former players (well except Capello and Baresi who got their own threads) and the Italian-football 70ties...please here!

This post has been edited by Fillipo Simone: Nov 21 2008, 05:47 PM

[kurtsimonw]

Wow, how unlucky were Perugia!? Not losing a game and only conceeding 16 goals, but no title? That's got to hurt. Oh well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

There was an awful lot of draws back then.

This post has been edited by kurtsimonw: Nov 22 2008, 11:46 AM

[acid911]

Wow, how unlucky were Perugia!? Not losing a game and only conceeding 16 goals, but no title? That's got to hurt. Oh well.

Sounds almost like the current Milan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Minus the losing a game part, we've lost two.

[Fillipo Simone]

Sounds almost like the current Milan. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Minus the losing a game part, we've lost two.

Mmmh the '78/79 Perugia had terrible goal-scoring problems. Speggiorin (? never heard) was their first striker with 9 goals...

One question I wanted to ask months ago, and now seems the proper time - Juve, Cremonese, Foggia and Inter player Erminio Favalli...is he Giuseppe's father, or a relative of him? Erminio was a very good defender in the late 60ties. Also, Giuseppe started his career at Cremonese, were Erminio was coach or assistaint coach that time?

Oh...acid...yes, I think people underestimate history, but I'd say it's the usual mistake.

This post has been edited by Fillipo Simone: Nov 22 2008, 12:11 PM

[acid911]

One question I wanted to ask months ago, and now seems the proper time - Juve, Cremonese, Foggia and Inter player Erminio Favalli...is he Giuseppe's father, or a relative of him? Erminio was a very good defender in the late 60ties. Also, Giuseppe started his career at Cremonese, were Erminio was coach or assistaint coach that time?

I don't think he was the father, or related to Favster in any way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif) Besides Erminio never was a coach, though he served as the director of football both with Cremonese and Palermo. As for the second question, yes he launched the career of Giuseppe and other players such as Gianluca Vialli, Attilio Lombardo while his time there, but related he was not.

Oh...acid...yes, I think people underestimate history, but I'd say it's the usual mistake.

FACT. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) History is the shizzle!