1976–77 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1976–77 season
President	Vittorio Duina, then Felice Colombo
Manager	Giuseppe Marchioro, then Nereo Rocco
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	10º
Coppa Italia	Winner
UEFA Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Egidio Calloni (5); All: Egidio Calloni (15)
Average home league attendance	40,995
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

During the 1976–1977 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

The new AC Milan manager for the 1976–77 season was Giuseppe Marchioro while Gianni Rivera returned as team captain after the departure of Romeo Benetti, who moved to Juventus in exchange for Fabio Capello. Other significant changes in the transfer market were the sale of Luciano Chiarugi to Napoli and the signing of Giorgio Morini from Roma.

The season began with four group stage games in the first round of the Coppa Italia, where Milan got three wins (with Catania, Lazio and Novara) and a draw with Atalanta, ending the group in first place with seven points on an equal footing with the Bergamo players. The Rossoneri qualified to the second round, which would be played at the end of the season in June, thanks to the better goal difference (+6 against +5 of Atalanta).

In the league, Milan, after the win against Perugia on day one, collected nine draws, four defeats and only one victory, thus ending the first half of the season in 11th position with 13 points, three points above the relegation zone. The club sacked Marchioro and signed Nereo Rocco in his place. However, the substitution on the bench did not change the situation and the Rossoneri continued to struggle in the lower areas of the standings. On the penultimate day, Milan won the home game 3–2 against Catanzaro, also fighting against relegation, thus securing their stay in the first division, thanks also to the success in the next round against Cesena. In the end, Milan finished the championship in 10th place (paired with Genoa and Bologna), with 27 points from 17 draws, five wins and eight defeats, three points away from the relegation zone. The 17 draws in 30 games are a record that later would be beaten by Perugia in 1978–79 (19 draws), and by Udinese in 1982–83 with 20 draws, while the only five victories are still the lowest number of successes for Milan in a single championship since the Serie A was introduced in 1929–30.

In the UEFA Cup, Milan eliminated Romanian club Dinamo Bucharest (0–0 in the first leg in Bucharest and 2–1 in the return in Milan) in the round of 32 and Bulgarian club Akademik Sofia in the round of 32 (a 4–3 defeat in Sofia and a 2–0 home win). In the round of 16, Milan faced the Spanish side Athletic Bilbao (later finalist) who went through thanks to the 4–1 victory obtained in Bilbao and the 3–1 defeat suffered at the San Siro.

The season ended with the remaining matches in the Coppa Italia. Milan, in the group with Bologna, Napoli and SPAL, got five wins and a draw (in the second leg against Bologna) and qualified for the final on 3 July 1977, where they faced Inter. In the derby, the Rossoneri beat the Nerazzurri 2–0 with goals from Aldo Maldera and Giorgio Braglia in the second half and thus won their fourth Coppa Italia out of six finals played, also earning qualification for the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.^[2] AC Milan players Giorgio Braglia and Egidio Calloni were the top scorer of the event with six goals each. This was the last of Rocco's successes with the club, and at the end of the season he ended his career as manager.

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	Enrico Albertosi
—	GK	ITA	Antonio Rigamonti
—	DF	ITA	Aldo Bet
—	DF	ITA	Angelo Anquilletti
—	DF	ITA	Simone Boldini
—	DF	ITA	Fulvio Collovati
—	DF	ITA	Maurizio Turone
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini
—	DF	ITA	Aldo Maldera
—	MF	ITA	Fabio Capello
—	MF	ITA	Giorgio Biasiolo


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Duino Gorin
—	MF	ITA	Gianni Rivera (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Lorini
—	MF	ITA	Giorgio Morini
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Braglia
—	FW	ITA	Massimo Silva
—	FW	ITA	Alberto Bigon (vice-captain)
—	FW	ITA	Egidio Calloni
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Tomba
—	FW	ITA	Francesco Vincenzi

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Antonio Rigamonti	Como
DF	Simone Boldini	Como
MF	Fabio Capello	Juventus
MF	Giovanni Lorini	Venezia	loan end
MF	Giorgio Morini	Roma
MF	Vincenzo Zazzaro	Arezzo	loan end
FW	Giorgio Braglia	Napoli
FW	Giovanni Sartori	Venezia	loan end
FW	Massimo Silva	Ascoli

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Pierluigi Pizzaballa	Atalanta
GK	Franco Tancredi	Rimini
DF	Giulio Zignoli	Seregno
MF	Romeo Benetti	Juventus
MF	Franco Bergamaschi	Foggia
MF	Michele De Nadai	Monza
MF	Nevio Scala	Foggia
MF	Vincenzo Zazzaro	Salernitana
FW	Luciano Chiarugi	Napoli
FW	Giovanni Sartori	Udinese	loan
FW	Silvano Villa	Ascoli

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Roma	30	9	10	11	27	33	−6	28
9	Hellas Verona	30	7	14	9	26	32	−6	28
10	Milan	30	5	17	8	30	33	−3	27	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
11	Genoa	30	8	11	11	40	45	−5	27
12	Bologna	30	8	11	11	24	31	−7	27

Source: Panini

Matches

3 October 1976 1	Milan	2-1	Perugia	Milano
	Maldera 20' Capello 23'	Report	43' Vannini	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 29,912 Referee: Pieri

10 October 1976 2	Sampdoria	0-0	Milan	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,980 Referee: Agnolin

24 October 1976 3	Milan	0-0	Fiorentina	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,124 Referee: Panzino

31 October 1976 4	Napoli	3-1	Milan	Napoli
	Massa 5' Orlandini 8' Savoldi 80' (pen.)	Report	4' Vincenzi	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 75,349 Referee: Bergamo

7 November 1976 5	Milan	2-3	Juventus	Milano
	Calloni 13' Tardelli 17' (og)	Report	21', 80' Bettega 54' Benetti	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 64,712 Referee: Menegali

21 November 1976 6	Bologna	2-2	Milan	Bologna
	Chiodi 37' Maselli 50'	Report	72' Silva 90' Bigon	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 21,203 Referee: Agnolin

28 November 1976 7	Milan	1-1	Inter	Milano
	Silva 81'	Report	43' Marini	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 64,652 Referee: Serafino

5 December 1976 8	Roma	1-1	Milan	Roma
	Di Bartolomei 16'	Report	7' Silva	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,235 Referee: Gonella

12 December 1976 9	Milan	2-2	Genoa	Milano
	Bigon 13' Morini 82'	Report	41' Ghetti 76' Damiani	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 26,896 Referee: Reggiani

19 December 1976 10	Foggia	2-1	Milan	Foggia
	Pirazzini 22' Delneri 70' (pen.)	Report	16' Sabadini	Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 22,134 Referee: Ciacci

2 January 1977 11	Lazio	1-2	Milan	Roma
	Martini 10'	Report	48' Maldera 52' Calloni	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 34,909 Referee: Barbaresco

9 January 1977 12	Milan	0-0	Verona	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,265 Referee: Trinchieri

16 January 1977 13	Milan	0-0	Torino	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 56,174 Referee: Menicucci

30 January 1977 14	Catanzaro	1-0	Milan	Catania
	Sperotto 13'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cibali^[3] Attendance: 27,252 Referee: Menegali

6 February 1977 15	Milan	0-0	Cesena	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 26,004 Referee: Benedetti

13 February 1977 16	Perugia	3-1	Milan	Perugia
	Vannini 15' Novellino 54' Cinquetti 79' (pen.)	Report	89' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Pian di Massiano Attendance: 16,376 Referee: Serafino

20 February 1977 17	Milan	3-0	Sampdoria	Milano
	Morini 15', 80' Calloni 51'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 34,331 Referee: Agnolin

27 February 1977 18	Fiorentina	1-1	Milan	Firenze
	Bertarelli 71'	Report	21' (pen.) Calloni	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 39,739 Referee: Gonella

6 March 1977 19	Milan	1-1	Napoli	Milano
	Calloni 35'	Report	48' Speggiorin	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 51,443 Referee: Ciacci

13 March 1977 20	Juventus	2-1	Milan	Torino
	Boninsegna 38' (pen.) Causio 40'	Report	3' (og) Scirea	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 52,507 Referee: Barbaresco

20 March 1977 21	Milan	1-1	Bologna	Milano
	Cereser 32' (og)	Report	34' (og) Bigon	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,073 Referee: Serafino

27 March 1977 22	Inter	0-0	Milan	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 67,988 Referee: Casarin

3 April 1977 23	Milan	1-1	Roma	Milano
	Biasiolo 52'	Report	89' Pellegrini	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 29,972 Referee: Trinchieri

10 April 1977 24	Genoa	1-0	Milan	Genova
	Damiani 10'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30,184 Referee: Gonella

17 April 1977 25	Milan	0-0	Foggia	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 46,474 Referee: Bergamo

24 April 1977 26	Milan	2-2	Lazio	Milano
	Bigon 14' Rivera 30'	Report	44', 55' Giordano	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 41,599 Referee: Agnolin

1 May 1977 27	Verona	0-0	Milan	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 24,848 Referee: Serafino

8 May 1977 28	Torino	2-0	Milan	Torino
	Graziani 59' Pulici 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 54,471 Referee: Lattanzi

15 May 1977 29	Milan	3-2	Catanzaro	Milano
	Silva 25' Morini 52' Bigon 56'	Report	68' (og) Calloni 87' Arbitrio	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 65,201 Referee: Menicucci

22 May 1977 30	Cesena	0-2	Milan	Cesena
		Report	40', 80' Rivera	Stadium: Stadio La Fiorita Attendance: 15,512 Referee: Serafino

Coppa Italia

First round

29 August 1976 1	Milan	2-0	Catania	Milano
	Morini 32' Bigon 80'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Gialluisi

1 September 1976 2	Lazio	1-2	Milan	Roma
	Giordano 32'		27', 41' Calloni	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Ciacci

5 September 1976 3	Milan	1-1	Atalanta	Milano
	Silva 72'		56' Fanna	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Prati

19 September 1976 4	Novara	0-3	Milan	Novara
			25' Bet 30' (og) Vriz 87' Silva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 11,326 Referee: Trinchieri

Second round

12 June 1977 1	Milan	3-1	Napoli	Milano
	Calloni 44' (pen.), 84' Braglia 53'		79' (og) Turone	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Lattanzi

15 June 1977 2	Milan	5-0	Bologna	Milano
	Braglia 16' Bigon 56' Calloni 58' Morini 70' Maldera 74'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 20,530 Referee: Lo Bello

19 June 1977 3	Napoli	1-2	Milan	Bari
	Chiarugi 48'		11' Calloni 89' Bigon	Stadium: Stadio Comunale^[4] Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Trinchieri

22 June 1977 4ª	Milan	2-0	SPAL	Milano
	Bigon 6' Braglia 32'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 16,440 Referee: Celli

26 June 1977 5	Bologna	1-1	Milan	Bologna
	Cresci 90'		8' Braglia	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benedetti

29 June 1977 6	SPAL	0-2	Milan	Ferrara
			65' Braglia 85' Boldini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Redini

Final

3 July 1977	Milan	2-0	Inter	Milano
	Maldera 64' Braglia 89'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 58,464 Referee: Gussoni

UEFA Cup

Round of 64

15 September 1976 1	Dinamo Bucarest	0-0	Milan	Bucarest
				Stadium: Stadionul Dinamo Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ohmsen

30 September 1976 2	Milan	2-1	Dinamo Bucarest	Milano
	Calloni 26' Silva 74'		8' Sătmăreanu	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 36,194 Referee: Paterson

Round of 32

20 October 1976 1	Akademik Sofia	4-3	Milan	Sofia
	Paunov 18' Manolov 25' Dimitrov 40' (pen.) Bigon 50' (og)		33', 80' Capello 47' Collovati	Stadium: Stadion Akademik Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Konrath

3 November 1976 2	Milan	2-0	Akademik Sofia	Milano
	Calloni 13' Morini 29'			Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 25,869 Referee: Linemayr

Round of 16

24 November 1976 1	Athletic Bilbao	4-1	Milan	Bilbao
	Dani 45' (pen.), 81' Carlos 48', 86'		25' Capello	Stadium: Stadio San Mamés Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Corver

8 December 1976 2	Milan	3-1	Athletic Bilbao	Milano
	Calloni 53', 83' (pen.) Biasiolo 60'		86' (pen.) Madariaga	Stadium: Stadio San Siro Attendance: 22,898 Referee: Eschweiler

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[5]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[5]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1976-77 Serie A	27	15	3	11	1	18	14	15	2	6	7	12	19	30	5	17	8	30	33	-3
1976-77 Coppa Italia	–	5	4	1	0	13	2	5	4	1	0	10	3	11^[6]	9	2	0	25	5	+20
1976-77 UEFA Cup	–	3	3	0	0	7	2	3	0	1	2	4	8	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1
Total	–	23	10	12	1	38	18	23	6	8	9	26	30	47	17	20	10	66	48	+18

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	DF	ITA	Angelo Anquilletti	28	0	18	0	5	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Aldo Bet	42	1	26	0	11	1	5	0
	GK	ITA	Enrico Albertosi	46	-48	30	-33	10	-5	6	-10
	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Sabadini	33	1	21	1	7	0	5	0
	GK	ITA	Antonio Rigamonti	1	0	0	-0	1	-0	0	-0
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Biasiolo	30	2	17	1	9	0	4	1
	MF	ITA	Duino Gorin	18	0	13	0	3	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Fabio Capello	37	4	26	1	6	0	5	3
	DF	ITA	Simone Boldini	16	1	6	0	8	1	2	0
	FW	ITA	Alberto Bigon	38	8	22	4	10	4	6	0
	DF	ITA	Fulvio Collovati	17	1	11	0	3	0	3	1
	MF	ITA	Gianni Rivera	39	4	27	4	7	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Maurizio Turone	36	0	22	0	10	0	4	0
	FW	ITA	Giorgio Braglia	13	6	3	0	10	6	0	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Lorini	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Giorgio Morini	39	7	24	4	9	2	6	1
	DF	ITA	Aldo Maldera	43	4	29	2	9	2	5	0
	FW	ITA	Massimo Silva	30	7	20	4	6	2	4	1
	FW	ITA	Egidio Calloni	43	15	29	5	9	6	5	4
	FW	ITA	Giorgio Tomba	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Francesco Vincenzi	11	1	7	1	0	0	4	0

Source: ^[7]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Derby Milan-Inter, la vittoria rossonera della Coppa Italia 1977". newsmondo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ Due to the disqualification of the pitch of Catanzaro.
^ Due to the disqualification of the pitch of Napoli.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1976–77". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ Including the final, played against Inter at San Siro, but considered as neutral venue.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1976–77". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Bibliography

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.

External links

"Stagione 1976-1977". Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". stadiapostcards.com. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[2] "Derby Milan-Inter, la vittoria rossonera della Coppa Italia 1977". newsmondo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[3] Due to the disqualification of the pitch of Catanzaro.

[4] Due to the disqualification of the pitch of Napoli.

[5] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1976–77". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[6] Including the final, played against Inter at San Siro, but considered as neutral venue.

[7] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1976–77". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

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