1950–51 A.C. Milan season

During 1950-51 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

Associazione Calcio Milan

1950-51 season
Chairman	Umberto Trabattoni
Manager	Lajos Czeizler Antonio Busini (as technical director)
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1º (in Latin Cup)
Latin Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Nordahl (34) All: Nordahl (38)
Home colours Away colours

Summary

In season 1950-1951 Milan conquered the title of Italian champion (from 1925 also known as scudetto) after 44 years. In effective number of championships were 36 due to 1908 season the club not playing in, and suspended seasons during World Wars (1915-1919 and 1943-1945). The rossoneri did not win any trophy since 1918: Coppa Mauro (a non-competitive Inter-War tournament [1]) that means a long period of 33 years. This league was the first title since 1929-1930 season when it was introduced the sole group competition format.

Crutial to clinch this trophy was the three swedish players known as Gre-No-Li introduced to the calcio last season. Also important were the captain Andrea Bonomi[2], goalkeeper Lorenzo Buffon, Arturo Silvestri (arrived in the summer from Modena), Carlo Annovazzi, Omero Tognon, Benigno De Grandi, Renzo Burini and Mario Renosto. The manager was Lajos Czeizler[3] supported by technical director Antonio Busini[4]. The team started the tournament with 6 wins in a row. The rossoneri competed hardly against Juventus and Inter (Neroazzurri defeated the club the first derby of the season ) in an incredible offensive season where Milan, Juventus and Inter scored more than 100 goals the rossoneri finally won the championship thanks to lost only 4 games.

Also, in June of 1951 the club won the Latin Cup, the most important competition in Europe. In semifinals the Diavoli won 4-1 against Atlético Madrid thanks to a hat-trick of Renosto and 1 goal of Nordahl. In Final against Lille the team won 5-0 with a hat-trick of Nordahl included and two goals of Burini and Annovazzi.[5] Milan won its first international trophy.

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 Giovanni Rossetti — DF  ITA Carlo Belloni — DF  ITA Andrea Bonomi (Captain) — DF  ITA Mario Foglia — DF  ITA Arturo Silvestri — MF  ITA Carlo Annovazzi (vice-Captain) — MF  ITA Luciano Carnier — MF  ITA Benigno De Grandi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SWE Nils Liedholm — MF  ITA Omero Tognon — FW  ITA Renzo Burini — FW  SWE Gunnar Gren — FW  SWE Gunnar Nordahl — FW  ITA Mario Renosto — FW  ITA Aurelio Santagostino — FW  ITA Albano Vicariotto

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Luciano Carnier	Portogruarese	-
MF	Giovanni Mangini	Spezia	-
FW	Mario Renosto	Venezia	-
DF	Arturo Silvestri	Modena	-
FW	Albano Vicariotto	Vicenza	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Luigi Angelini	Reggiana	-
DF	Pietro Bettoli	Messina	-
FW	Adelchi Brach	Messina	-
FW	Enrico Candiani	Pro Patria	-
FW	Fabio Frugali	Spezia	-
GK	Efrem Milanese	Venezia	-
FW	Giuseppe Rinaldi	Udinese	-
DF	Fulvio Zonch	Messina	-

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milan (C)	38	26	8	4	107	39	+68	60
2	Internazionale	38	27	5	6	107	43	+64	59
3	Juventus	38	23	8	7	103	44	+59	54
4	Lazio	38	18	10	10	64	50	+14	46
5	Fiorentina	38	18	8	12	52	42	+10	44

Source:
(C) Champion.

Matches

Milan v Udinese

10 September 1950 1	Milan	6-2	Udinese	Milano
	Liedholm  5' Annovazzi  10' Santagostino  29', 42' Renosto  66' Nordahl  74'	Report	18' Perissinotto  60' Rinaldi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Aldo Cartei

Sampdoria v Milan

17 September 1950 2	Sampdoria	1-2	Milan	Genova
	Gei  26'	Report	31' Annovazzi  72' Nordahl	Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 33 000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Milan v Novara

24 September 1950 3	Milan	9-2	Novara	Milano
	Nordahl  7', 30', 55', 64' Santagostino  23', 75' Liedholm  60' Annovazzi  69' (rig.) Burini  78'	Report	28', 79' (pen) Arangelovic	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Luigi Gemini

Napoli v Milan

1 October 1950 4	Napoli	3-5	Milan	Napoli
	Formentin  63' Amadei  87' (rig.) Masoni  89'	Report	11' Liedholm  13' Burini  28', 68' Nordahl  33' (aut.) Vultaggio	Stadium: Stadio della Liberazione Attendance: 32 000 Referee: Guido Agnolin

Palermo v Milan

8 October 1950 5	Palermo	0-2	Milan	Palermo
		Report	3' Renosto  67' Burini	Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Milan v Lucchese

15 October 1950 6	Milan	2-0	Lucchese	Milano
	Nordahl  15' Burini  85'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Leonello Bernardi

Juventus v Milan

22 October 1950 7	Juventus	1-1	Milan	Torino
	K.A. Hansen  67' (pen)	Report	47' Liedholm	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 79 810 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Milan v Genoa

29 October 1950 8	Milan	4-0	Genoa	Milano
?	Nordahl  31' Annovazzi  67' Liedholm  68' Santagostino  69'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 40000 Referee: Guido Agnolin

Como v Milan

5 November 1950 9	Como	2-2	Milan	Como
?	Foglia  3' (aut.) Lipizer  42' (rig.)	Report	31' (pen) Annovazzi  65' Renosto	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 27500 Referee: Renzo Massai

Milan v Inter

12 November 1950 10	Milan	2-3	Inter	Milano
?	Nordahl  64', 76'	Report	5' Nyers  28', 83' Skoglund	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54 000 Referee: Galeati

Padova v Milan

19 November 1950 11	Padova	1-2	Milan	Padova
?	Celio  7'	Report	40' (pen), 50' Annovazzi	Stadium: Stadio Appiani Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini

Milan v Bologna

26 November 1950 12	Milan	1-2	Bologna	Milano
?	Annovazzi  67' (pen)	Report	42' Carlo Matteucci  69' Cappello	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35000 Referee: Luigi Gemini

Triestina v Milan

3 December 1950 13	Triestina	3-4	Milan	Trieste
?	Pison  11' Sessa  33' (rig.) Ciccarelli  85' (rig.)	Report	30' Nordahl  54' (pen) Annovazzi  62' De Grandi  64' Burini	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Milan v Torino

10 December 1950 14	Milan	3-0	Torino	Milano
?	Liedholm  37', 42' Annovazzi  78' (pen)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Guido Agnolin

Milan v Pro Patria

17 December 1950 15	Milan	2-0	Pro Patria	Milano
?	Annovazzi  65' (rig.) Liedholm  80' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bruno Tassini

Atalanta v Milan

24 December 1950 16	Atalanta	4-7	Milan	Bergamo
?	Hansen  9', 13' Sørensen  57', 84' (rig.)	Report	3' (pen) Annovazzi  10' Liedholm  12', 66' G.Nordahl  44', 68' Burini  50' Renosto	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 7500 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Milan v Fiorentina

31 December 1950 17	Milan	1-0	Fiorentina	Milano
	Gren  57'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Florindo Longagnani

Lazio v Milan

7 January 1951 18	Lazio	1-1	Milan	Roma
?	Sentimenti V  11' (pen)	Report	18' (pen) Sentimenti III	Stadium: Nazionale Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Milan v Roma

14 January 1951 19	Milan	2-0	Roma	Milano
?	Silvestri  33' Nordahl  82'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Cartei

Udinese v Milan

21 January 1951 20	Udinese	0-0	Milan	Udine
?		Report		Stadium: Moretti Attendance: 15000 Referee: Renzo Massai

Milan v Sampdoria

28 January 1951 21	Milan	2-0	Sampdoria	Milano
?	Nordahl  52' Gren  65' (rig.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 17 000 Referee: Luigi Gemini

Novara v Milan

4 February 1951 22	Novara	1-3	Milan	Novara
	Arangelovic  77' (rig.)	Report	72' Annovazzi  82' Liedholm  85' Gren	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Dattilo

Milan v Napoli

11 February 1951 23	Milan	2-1	Napoli	Milano
?	Annovazzi  35' Santagostino  58'	Report	70' (pen) Amedei	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Bruno Tassini

Milan v Palermo

18 February 1951 24	Milan	9-0	Palermo	Milano
?	Burini  10', 51', 76' Liedholm  28', 46' Gren  37' Nordahl  49' Santagostino  54', 62'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34 000 Referee: Agnolin

Lucchese v Milan

25 February 1951 25	Lucchese	1-5	Milan	Lucca
?	Scarpato  79' (rig.)	Report	34' (aut.) Bortoletto  57' Silvestri  62' Burini  76' Santagostino  89' Gren	Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bellè

Milan v Juventus

4 March 1951 26	Milan	2-0	Juventus	Milano
?	Nordahl  46' Liedholm  61'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Dattilo

Genoa v Milan

11 March 1951 27	Genoa	0-3	Milan	Genova
?		Report	39', 86' Nordahl  71' Annovazzi	Stadium: Marassi Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Milan v Como

18 March 1951 28	Milan	7-2	Como	Milano
?	Nordahl  3', 37', 75' De Grandi  29', 33' Gren  35' (rig.) Burini  47'	Report	17' Turconi  66' Rabitti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 18000 Referee: Florindo Longagnani

Inter v Milan

25 March 1951 29	Inter	0-1	Milan	Milano
?		Report	8' Nordahl	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Milan v Padova

1 April 1951 30	Milan	3-1	Padova	Milano
?	Nordahl  4', 21', 87'	Report	57' Curti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Luigi Gemini

Bologna v Milan

15 April 1951 31	Bologna	0-0	Milan	Bologna
?		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè

Milan v Triestina

22 April 1951 32	Milan	2-0	Triestina	Milano
?	Annovazzi  20' Nordahl  67'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Renzo Massai

Torino v Milan

29 April 1951 33	Torino	0-4	Milan	Torino
?		Report	14', 21' Nordahl  52' Renosto  86' Annovazzi	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati

Pro Patria v Milan

13 May 1951 35	Pro Patria	0-0	Milan	Busto Arsizio
?		Report		Stadium: Stadio Carlo Speroni Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Giorgio Bernardi

Milan v Atalanta

20 May 1951 35	Milan	3-3	Atalanta	Milano
?	Gren  17', 64' Nordahl  62'	Report	3' Sørensen  12', 28' Rota	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ermanno Silvano

Fiorentina v Milan

27 May 1951 36	Fiorentina	1-1	Milan	Firenze
?	Galassi  24'	Report	70' Gren	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 35 000 Referee: Florindo Longagnani

Milan v Lazio

10 June 1951 37	Milan	1-2	Lazio	Milano
?	Nordahl  25'	Report	13' Flamini  39' Sentimenti V	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Guido Agnolin

Roma v Milan

17 June 1951 38	Roma	2-1	Milan	Roma
?	Tognon  47' (o.g.) Tre Re  79'	Report	60' Nordahl	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Florindo Longagnani

Latin Cup

Semifinals

Milan v Atletico Madrid

20 June 1951	Milan	4-1	Atletico Madrid	Milano
?	Renosto  18', 53', 74' Nordahl  22'	Report	70' Carlsson	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Boes

Final

Milan v OSC Lille

24 June 1951	Milan	5-0	OSC Lille	Milano
?	Nordahl  32', 37', 67' Burini  40' Annovazzi  70'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Schaerz

Statistics

Squad 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	60	19	15	1	3	63	18	19	11	7	1	44	21	38	26	8	4	107	39	+68
1951 Latin Cup	winners	2	2	0	0	9	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8
Totale	-	21	17	1	3	72	19	19	11	7	1	44	21	40	28	8	4	116	40	+76

Player statistics

Appearances

• 40.Andrea Bonomi
• 40.Omero Tognon
• 39.Gunnar Nordahl
• 39.Carlo Annovazzi
• 39.Lorenzo Buffon
• 38.Gunnar Gren
• 38.Arturo Silvestri
• 37.Renzo Burini
• 33.Nils Liedholm
• 32.Benigno De Grandi
• 29.Mario Renosto
• 14.Mario Foglia
• 14.Aurelio Santagostino
• 3.Albano Vicariotto
• 1.Carlo Alfonso Belloni
• 1.Luciano Carnier
• 1.Giovanni Rossetti

Goalscorers

• 38.Gunnar Nordahl
• 18.Carlo Annovazzi
• 13.Renzo Burini
• 13.Nils Liedholm
• 9.Gunnar Gren
• 9.Aurelio Santagostino
• 8.Mario Renosto
• 5.Benigno De Grandi
• 2.Arturo Silvestri

References

1. "1917-18 Coppa Federale". interfc.it. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012.
2. "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Andrea Bonomi". A.C. Milan. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
3. Domani Hidegkuti a Firenze (Corriere dello Sport, n. 261, data=2 novembre 1960)
4. Almanacco Illustrato del Milan. Panini, March, 2005, 2nd edition. p. 724.
5. Coppa Latina 1951. Panini. p. 225..

• Almanacco illustrato del Milan, 2nd edition, 2005. Panini.

External Links

• "Stagione 1950-1951". acmilan.it.
• "Stagione 1950-1951". Magliarossonera.it.