1969–70 AC Milan season

During the 1969–1970 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, European Cup and Intercontinental Cup.

Milan Associazione Calcio

1969–70 season
President	Franco Carraro
Manager	Nereo Rocco
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	4º
Coppa Italia	First round
European Cup	Round of 16
Intercontinental Cup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Pierino Prati (12) All: Prati (17)
Average home league attendance	43,674[1]
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

Nereo Rocco was confirmed as coach at the start of the 1969–70 season. Bruno Mora, Nevio Scala and Kurt Hamrin left Milan. The main signing of the summer was that of Nestor Combin, forward of Torino.

The season began with three matches in the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan, in group 3 with Varese, Verona and Como, gets two draws against Varese and Verona and a victory against Como. The four points in the standings are not enough to qualify for the next round, which Varese enters by scoring one goal more than the Rossoneri.

In October 1969, Milan won the Intercontinental Cup, the first in the club's history. In the first leg at San Siro, Milan beat the Argentines of Estudiantes with the score of 3–0, thanks to a brace from Sormani and a goal from Combin. The return match was played in Buenos Aires and was characterized by the highly aggressive play of the Argentine team; to pay the highest price were Prati, who was hit in the back and forced to leave the field after 37 minutes of play, and above all Combin, who left the pitch with the fracture of his nose and cheekbone. The final result of the match is 2–1 for the Argentines, who overturned Rivera's goal with those from Conigliaro and Aguirre Suárez, but the narrow defeat still allows Milan to win the trophy. After the match, the behavior of the Argentine players lead to the life ban of goalkeeper Poletti (subsequently revoked) and the long suspensions of Aguirre Suárez and Manera by the Argentine Federation as well as the imprisonment of the three for 30 days.^[2][3][4]

In the European Cup, Milan, after eliminating Luxembourg's Avenir Beggen in the round of 32 in September (5–0 at home and 3–0 away), were eliminated in the round of 16 by Dutch side Feyenoord who overturned the 1–0 defeat in the first leg in Milan thanks to the 2–0 obtained in Rotterdam.

In the Serie A, Milan remained permanently in the top positions finished in 4th place with 36 points, nine points behind Scudetto winner Cagliari, five from Inter and two from Juventus: however, this result would be insufficient for the purposes of qualifying for the European Cups given that the "one city, one team" rule of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup barred access to the Rossoneri in favor of Inter, who preceded Milan in the final league standings.

During the season, AC Milan captain Gianni Rivera was awarded the 1969 Ballon d'Or, thus becoming the first Italian to receive this recognition.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Pierangelo Belli — GK  ITA Fabio Cudicini — GK  ITA Villiam Vecchi — DF  ITA Angelo Anquilletti — DF  ITA Cesare Cattaneo — DF  ITA Alberto Grossetti — DF  ITA Saul Malatrasi — DF  ITA Luigi Maldera — DF  ITA Paolo Montanari — DF  ITA Roberto Rosato — DF  ITA Nello Santin — DF  GER Karl-Heinz Schnellinger

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ITA Roberto Casone — MF  ITA Romano Fogli — MF  ITA Domenico Fontana — MF  ITA Giovanni Lodetti — MF  ITA Gianni Rivera (Captain) — MF  ITA Giorgio Rognoni — MF  ITA Giovanni Trapattoni (vice-captain) — FW  ITA Lino Golin — FW  FRA Nestor Combin — FW  ITA Angelo Marchi — FW  ITA Pierino Prati — FW  ITA Angelo Benedicto Sormani

Transfers

Summer

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Alberto Grossetti	Catania	loan end
MF	Domenico Fontana	Vicenza
FW	Nestor Combin	Torino
FW	Lino Golin	Varese	loan end

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Bruno Baveni	Savona
DF	Paolo Montanari	Catania	loan end
MF	Nevio Scala	Vicenza
FW	Kurt Hamrin	Napoli
FW	Bruno Mora	Parma
FW	Carlo Petrini	Parma

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1969-70 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Internazionale	30	16	9	5	41	19	+22	41	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Juventus	30	15	8	7	43	20	+23	38
4	Milan	30	13	10	7	38	24	+14	36	[a]
4	Fiorentina	30	15	6	9	40	33	+7	36	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
6	Napoli	30	10	11	9	24	21	+3	31

Source: Panini
Notes:

1. Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

Matches

Brescia v Milan

17 settembre 1969 1	Brescia	1–4	Milan	Brescia
	De Paoli 57'	Report	7', 13', 34' (pen.), 43' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 24,230 Referee: Gonella

Milan v Bari

21 settembre 1969 2	Milan	1–0	Bari	Milano
	Combin 28'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 59,097 Referee: Acernese

Lazio v Milan

28 settembre 1969 3	Lazio	1–0	Milan	Roma
	Chinaglia 62'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 52,308 Referee: Angonese

Milan v Verona

4 ottobre 1969 4	Milan	2–0	Verona	Milano
	Sormani 57' Prati 73'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 47,487 Referee: Giunti

Palermo v Milan

12 ottobre 1969 5	Palermo	0–0	Milan	Catania
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Cibali Attendance: 17,565 Referee: D'Agostini

Milan v Roma

16 ottobre 1969 6	Milan	2–3	Roma	Milano
	Prati 10' Combin 68'	Report	2', 56' Peiró 20' Capello	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 46,223 Referee: Monti

Milan v Bologna

10 dicembre 1969 7	Milan	0–0	Bologna	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,599 Referee: Bernardis

Inter v Milan

9 novembre 1969 8	Inter	0–0	Milan	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 70,588 Referee: Gonella

Milan v Napoli

16 novembre 1969 9	Milan	1–0	Napoli	Milano
	Fogli 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 48,187 Referee: Toselli

Sampdoria v Milan

30 novembre 1969 10	Sampdoria	1–1	Milan	Genova
	Cristin 77'	Report	53' Combin	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,941 Referee: De Marchi

Milan v Juventus

7 dicembre 1969 11	Milan	0–2	Juventus	Milano
		Report	67' Vieri 78' Zigoni	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 65,513 Referee: Sbardella

Torino v Milan

14 dicembre 1969 12	Torino	0–1	Milan	Torino
		Report	54' Lodetti	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 25,434 Referee: Angonese

Milan v Fiorentina

21 dicembre 1969 13	Milan	4–2	Fiorentina	Milano
	Sormani 4' (rig.), 41' (pen.) Superchi 70' (o.g.) Maldera 77'	Report	45' (pen.) Maraschi 55' Amarildo	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 45,282 Referee: Gonella

Cagliari v Milan

28 dicembre 1969 14	Cagliari	1–1	Milan	Cagliari
	Riva 4'	Report	71' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 26,339 Referee: D'Agostini

Lanerossi Vicenza v Milan

4 gennaio 1970 15	Lanerossi Vicenza	1–0	Milan	Vicenza
	Facchin 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 27,833 Referee: Sbardella

Milan v Brescia

11 gennaio 1970 16	Milan	1–1	Brescia	Milano
	Prati 80'	Report	77' Volpi	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,577 Referee: Giunti

Bari v Milan

18 gennaio 1970 17	Bari	0–5	Milan	Bari
		Report	1', 50', 73', 80' (pen.) Prati 17' Combin	Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Attendance: 41,538 Referee: Lo Bello

Milan v Lazio

25 gennaio 1970 18	Milan	3–0	Lazio	Milano
	Fogli 26' Sormani 59' Prati 68'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 29,754 Referee: De Robbio

Verona v Milan

1º febbraio 1970 19	Verona	2–2	Milan	Verona
	Clerici 72' Sirena 73'	Report	27' Combin 85' Sormani	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 37,688 Referee: Acernese

Milan v Palermo

8 febbraio 1970 20	Milan	1–0	Palermo	Milano
	Rivera 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 29,270 Referee: Bernardis

Roma v Milan

15 febbraio 1970 21	Roma	0–1	Milan	Roma
		Report	89' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 47,126 Referee: Angonese

Bologna v Milan

1º marzo 1970 22	Bologna	0–1	Milan	Bologna
		Report	9' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 38,050 Referee: Pieroni

Milan v Inter

8 marzo 1970 23	Milan	0–1	Inter	Milano
		Report	80' Corso	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 67,928 Referee: Sbardella

Napoli v Milan

15 marzo 1970 24	Napoli	1–1	Milan	Napoli
	Manservisi 18'	Report	28' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 57,341 Referee: Francescon

Milan v Sampdoria

22 marzo 1970 25	Milan	0–0	Sampdoria	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 37,173 Referee: D'Agostini

Juventus v Milan

29 marzo 1970 26	Juventus	3–0	Milan	Torino
	Anastasi 21', 23' Leonardi 41'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 44,549 Referee: Angonese

Milan v Torino

5 aprile 1970 27	Milan	3–0	Torino	Milano
	Lodetti 23' Rognoni 75' Prati 81' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 36,887 Referee: Barbaresco

Fiorentina v Milan

12 aprile 1970 28	Fiorentina	4–2	Milan	Firenze
	Mariani 5' Chiarugi 58', 73' Trapattoni 68' (o.g.)	Report	10' Rognoni 13' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 36,682 Referee: Gonella

Milan v Cagliari

19 aprile 1970 29	Milan	0–0	Cagliari	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 64,960 Referee: De Marchi

Milan v Lanerossi Vicenza

26 aprile 1970 30	Milan	1–0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Milano
	Rivera 63' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 29,187 Referee: Trinchieri

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1969-70 Coppa Italia

First round

Group 3

Milan v Varese

8 September 1968 1	Milan	1–1	Varese	Milan
	Prati 66'		82' Nuti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,737 Referee: Michelotti

Verona v Milan

3 September 1969 2	Verona	0–0	Milan	Verona
				Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 31,321 Referee: Bernardis

Como v Milan

6 September 1969 3	Como	2–5	Milan	Como
	Magistrelli 1' Ciclitira 82'		38', 48' Prati 41' Rivera 78' Fontana 80' Combin	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 9,232 Referee: De Marchi

European Cup

Main article: 1969-70 European Cup

Round of 32

Milan v Avenir Breggen

10 September 1969 1	Milan	5–0	Avenir Breggen	Milan
	Prati 15', 63' Rivera 59' (pen.) Rognoni 61' Combin 79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 46,402 Referee: Rusev

Avenir Breggen v Milan

24 September 1969 2	Avenir Breggen	0–3	Milan	Luxembourg city
		Report	19' Combin 73' Sormani 89' Rivera	Stadium: Stade Municipal de Luxembourg Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Eksztajn

Round of 16

Milan v Feyenoord

12 November 1969 1	Milan	1–0	Feyenoord	Milan
	Combin 9'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 16,846 Referee: Weyland

Feyenoord v Milan

26 November 1969 2	Feyenoord	2–0	Milan	Rotterdam
	Jansen 6' van Hanegem 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Feijenoord Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Campos

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1969 Intercontinental Cup

Milan v Estudiantes

8 October 1969 1	Milan	3–0	Estudiantes	Milan
	Sormani 8', 71' Combin 45'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 60,675 Referee: Machin

Estudiantes v Milan

22 October 1969 2	Estudiantes	2–1	Milan	Buenos Aires
	Conigliaro 43' Aguirre Suárez 44'	Report	30' Rivera	Stadium: La Bombonera Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Massaro

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[5]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
		G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga
1969-70 Serie A	36	15	8	4	3	19	9	15	5	6	4	19	15	30	13	10	7	38	24	+14
1969-70 Coppa Italia	–	1	1	0	0	5	2	2	0	2	0	1	1	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3
1969-70 European Cup	–	2	2	0	0	6	0	2	1	0	1	3	2	4	3	0	1	9	2	+7
1969 Intercontinental Cup	–	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	4	2	+2
Total	–	19	12	4	3	33	11	20	6	8	6	24	20	39	18	12	9	57	31	+26

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		European Cup		Intercontinental Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	ITA	Angelo Anquilletti	34	0	26	0	3	0	3	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Cesare Cattaneo	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Pierangelo Belli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Roberto Casone	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Fabio Cudicini	36	-26	27	-19	3	-3	4	-2	2	-2
	MF	ITA	Romano Fogli	25	2	20	2	1	0	2	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Domenico Fontana	10	1	6	0	1	1	3	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Lino Golin	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Alberto Grossetti	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	FRA	Nestor Combin	33	10	25	5	2	1	4	3	2	1
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Lodetti	37	2	28	2	3	0	4	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Saul Malatrasi	17	0	12	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Luigi Maldera	19	1	15	1	1	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	ITA	Angelo Marchi	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Pierino Prati	35	17	21	12	3	3	9	2	2	0
	MF	ITA	Gianni Rivera	33	12	25	8	3	1	3	2	2	1
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Rognoni	30	3	23	2	2	0	3	1	2	0
	DF	ITA	Roberto Rosato	33	0	24	0	3	0	4	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Nello Santin	9	0	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	0
	DF	GER	Karl-Heinz Schnellinger	35	0	26	0	3	0	4	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Angelo Benedicto Sormani	38	8	29	5	3	0	4	1	2	2
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Trapattoni	22	0	20	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	ITA	Villiam Vecchi	4	-5	4	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source: ^[6]

See also

• A.C. Milan