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AC Milan in 1926

Era: The Split & San Siro

5 stories and 55 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

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The stories of 1926

1926

Stacchini's twin monuments: the station and the stadium

San Siro's original architect Ulisse Stacchini simultaneously gave Milan two of its great civic landmarks — the vast Art Deco Stazione Centrale and the football stadium in the San Siro district — binding the club's home to the same monumental architectural language that defined the city in the Fascist-era building boom. The original ground's severe rectangular form and corner towers echoed the grandeur Stacchini brought to the railway terminus. It is a quiet piece of cultural history that Milan's stadium and Milan's front door were drawn by the same hand.

Sources

  • Ulisse Stacchini architectural records
  • Comune di Milano archives
  • AC Milan official history

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1926

The Carta di Viareggio Reshapes the Italian Game

In 1926 the Fascist-era sporting authorities imposed the Carta di Viareggio, a sweeping reform that reorganised and centralised Italian football and paved the way for a unified national league. For Milan and its peers, this helped transform the sport from a loose federation of regional championships into the structured single-division Serie A that would arrive at the end of the decade. The reform also tightened the state's grip on clubs, an often-overlooked backdrop to the Rossoneri's inter-war years.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • Calcio: A History of Italian Football (John Foot)

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Prima Divisione 1925-26

1925-26: Pozzo departs empty-handed

Vittorio Pozzo's second season brought no improvement, Milan again finishing among the also-rans of its group as Juventus claimed their second scudetto. Pozzo left the club at the season's end, his greatness destined to be proven on the international stage rather than at Milan. That summer the fascist-imposed Carta di Viareggio reorganised Italian football into the Divisione Nazionale, redrawing the world in which Milan would compete.

Sources

  • RSSSF Italian championship archives
  • magliarossonera.it
  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)

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19 September 1926

The Cathedral Rises — San Siro Opens

The Cathedral Rises — San Siro Opens

Financed privately by president Piero Pirelli of the tyre dynasty, Milan's grand new home rose in the San Siro quarter and was inaugurated on 19 September 1926 before some 35,000 spectators — an original single-tier structure whose four corner staircase-towers gave it a stern, industrial silhouette. Fittingly and cruelly, the first match was a derby, and Milan, the host and owner, lost 6–3 to Internazionale — an inauspicious christening for Pirelli's dream, though Giuseppe Santagostino struck for the Rossoneri. For its first twenty-one years the ground was purely Milan's home; Inter, then a tenant of the Arena Civica, would only move in permanently in 1947. In 1935 the municipality of Milan bought and enlarged the stadium; decades later, in 1980, it would be christened the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

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19 September 1926

San Siro on the Silver Screen

On 19 September 1926 Milan inaugurated its new stadium in the San Siro district, built in barely a year at the initiative of club president Piero Pirelli; a friendly derby marked the opening, with Internazionale winning 6-3. In an Italy where television lay decades in the future, moving images of the great new arena reached the public through the cinema: the state-run Istituto Luce, founded in 1924, screened its newsreels before feature films in halls across the country. Through the interwar years those flickering reels were the only way a fan in Palermo or Bari could actually see San Siro's stands and the players in red and black. The Luce archive today preserves some of the earliest surviving film of Italian football crowds, the beginning of Milan's life as a moving image.

Sources

  • Archivio Storico Istituto Luce
  • AC Milan club records

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Every match of 1926

  1. Cup: Sampierdarenese 2-1 Milan

    3 January 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan lost to Sampierdarenese 1-2 away on 3 January 1926. Venue: Villa Scassi - Sampierdarena, Genova. Reti: 22' Del Ponte, 35' Muller, 72' Tabacco SAMPIERDARENESE. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Caleffa, Viscardi, De Franceschini I, Pedretti, Parmesani, Santagostino, Muller, Banas, Bonello II — All.: Pozzo.

  2. Friendly: Milan 0-8 Deutscher Praga

    6 January 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan lost to Deutscher Praga 0-8 at Viale Lombardia, Milano on 6 January 1926. Reti: Kannhauser (4), Patek (3), Lens.

  3. Friendly: Pro Patria 0-4 Milan

    14 January 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Pro Patria 4-0 at Comunale, Busto Arsizio (VA) on 14 January 1926.

  4. Cup: Milan 4-1 Livorno

    24 January 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Livorno 4-1 at San Siro on 24 January 1926.

  5. Friendly: Internazionale 1-0 Milan

    21 February 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan lost to Internazionale 0-1 at Via Goldoni, Milano on 21 February 1926. Reti: 19' Schonfeld.

  6. Cup: Cremonese 1-0 Milan

    28 February 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan lost to Cremonese 0-1 away on 28 February 1926. Venue: Zini, Cremona. Reti: 16' Bodini I CREMONESE. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Banas, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Muller, Sacchi I, Cevenini V.

  7. Cup: Milan 1-3 Genoa

    7 March 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan lost to Genoa 1-3 at San Siro on 7 March 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 3' Catto, 6' Muller, 20' Catto, 47' Levratto MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Banas, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Muller, Savelli, Cevenini V.

  8. Cup: Mantova 0-2 Milan

    14 March 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Mantova 2-0 away on 14 March 1926. Venue: Mussolini, Mantova. Reti: 26' Cevenini V, 43' Santagostino MANTOVA. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Banas, Gajani, Ballarin, Muller, Sacchi I, Santagostino, Cevenini V.

  9. Friendly: Milan 4-0 Novara

    21 March 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Novara 4-0 at Viale Lombardia, Milano on 21 March 1926. Reti: 15' Cevenini V, 28' Muller, 41' G. Santagostino, Savelli.

  10. Cup: Milan 1-2 Juventus

    28 March 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan lost to Juventus 1-2 at San Siro on 28 March 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 8' Vojak I, 21' Savelli, 82' Pastore MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Banas, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Muller, Savelli, Cevenini V.

  11. Cup: Milan 2-2 Alessandria

    4 April 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan drew with Alessandria 2-2 at San Siro on 4 April 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 10' e 43' Cattaneo, 53' e 80' Santagostino MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Bronzini, Schienoni, Poggia, Banas, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Muller, Savelli, Cevenini V — All.: Moda I.

  12. Cup: Padova 4-2 Milan

    11 April 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan lost to Padova 2-4 away on 11 April 1926.

  13. Friendly: Lugano 0-4 Milan

    18 April 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Lugano 4-0 at Lugano (Svizzera) on 18 April 1926. Reti: 21' ...., 25' ...., 63' ...., 71' .....

  14. Friendly: Modena 2-1 Milan

    21 April 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan lost to Modena 1-2 at Viale Fontanelli, Modena on 21 April 1926. Reti: 40' Cevenini V, 65' Mazzoni, 82' Forlivesi.

  15. Friendly: Milan 2-1 Internazionale

    25 April 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Internazionale 2-1 at Viale Lombardia, Milano on 25 April 1926. Reti: 32' Cidri, 36' Cevenini V, 85' Pedrazzini.

  16. Cup: Milan 4-0 Pro Vercelli

    2 May 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Pro Vercelli 4-0 at San Siro on 2 May 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 1' Savelli, 2', 9' e 11' rig. Cevenini V MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Muller, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Savelli, Cevenini V — All.: Moda I.

  17. Friendly: Venezia 1-4 Milan

    10 May 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Venezia 4-1 at Venezia on 10 May 1926. Reti: 11', 24', 39' G. Santagostino, 46' Padoan, 50' G. Santagostino.

  18. Cup: Parma 1-2 Milan

    16 May 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Parma 2-1 away on 16 May 1926. Venue: Polisportivo Bianchi, Parma. Reti: 26' Cevenini V, 64' Quaglietti, 67' Cevenini V PARMA. Milan XI: Carmignato, Muller, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Gajani, Banas, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Savelli, Cevenini V — All.: Moda I.

  19. Friendly: Bologna 1-4 Milan

    23 May 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan beat Bologna 4-1 at Sterlino, Bologna on 23 May 1926. Reti: 11' Cevenini V, 33' rig. Martelli, 58' Muller, 60' G. Santagostino, 72' Savelli.

  20. Friendly: Internazionale 3-2 Milan

    30 May 1926 · Season 1925-26 (friendly match): Milan lost to Internazionale 2-3 at Via Goldoni, Milano on 30 May 1926. Reti: Sacchi I, 27' Conti, 43' Cevenini V, 69' rig. Cevenini III, Bellini.

  21. Cup: Milan 4-0 Reggiana

    20 June 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Reggiana 4-0 at San Siro on 20 June 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 39' rig. Muller, 62' Santagostino, 71' Savelli, 80' Sacchi I MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Muller, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Gajani, Banas, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Savelli, Ballarin — All.: Moda I.

  22. Cup: Livorno 1-1 Milan

    27 June 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan drew with Livorno 1-1 away on 27 June 1926. Venue: Villa Chayes, Livorno. Reti: 28' Silvestri, 45' Savelli LIVORNO. Milan XI: Carmignato, Muller, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Gajani, Banas, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Savelli, Ballarin — All.: Moda I.

  23. Departed: Bruno Midali

    1926-27 season window · Bruno Midali left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  24. Departed: Francesco Viscardi

    1926-27 season window · Francesco Viscardi left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  25. Departed: Giorgio Cidri

    1926-27 season window · Giorgio Cidri left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  26. Departed: Giovanni Caviglia

    1926-27 season window · Giovanni Caviglia left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  27. Departed: Giovanni De Carli

    1926-27 season window · Giovanni De Carli left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  28. Departed: Karl Muller

    1926-27 season window · Karl Muller left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  29. Departed: Luigi Perversi

    1926-27 season window · Luigi Perversi left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  30. Departed: Luigi Poggia

    1926-27 season window · Luigi Poggia left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  31. Departed: Palmiro Luigi Pastorelli

    1926-27 season window · Palmiro Luigi Pastorelli left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Departed: Plinio Farina

    1926-27 season window · Plinio Farina left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Departed: Vittorio Bonello

    1926-27 season window · Vittorio Bonello left Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Signed: Gianangelo Barzan

    1926-27 season window · Gianangelo Barzan joined Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Signed: Giovanni Bolzoni

    1926-27 season window · Giovanni Bolzoni joined Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Signed: Giuseppe Marchi

    1926-27 season window · Giuseppe Marchi joined Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Signed: Giuseppe Rossoni

    1926-27 season window · Giuseppe Rossoni joined Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Signed: Árpád Hajós

    1926-27 season window · Árpád Hajós joined Milan in the 1926-27 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Cup: Milan 2-0 Sampierdarenese

    4 July 1926 · Season 1925-26: Milan beat Sampierdarenese 2-0 at San Siro on 4 July 1926. Venue: Viale Lombardia, Milano. Reti: 2' e 14' Santagostino MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Muller, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Gajani, Banas, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Savelli, Cevenini V — All.: Moda I.

  40. Torneo Del Littorio: Milan 6-1 Pro Vercelli B

    12 September 1926 · Season 1926-27 (torneo del littorio match): Milan beat Pro Vercelli B 6-1 at Stadium, Pavia on 12 September 1926. Reti: G. Santagostino, Savelli, Pasqualetto, Savelli, Ostromann II, Ostromann II, 71' Piccaluga.

  41. Friendly: Milan 3-6 Internazionale

    19 September 1926 · Season 1926-27 (friendly match): Milan lost to Internazionale 3-6 at San Siro, Milano on 19 September 1926. Reti: 11' G. Santagostino, 15' Powolny, 24' Bernardini, 35' Cevenini III, 36' e 56' Castellazzi (2), 62' Conti, 78' Savelli, 89' Ostromann I.

  42. Friendly: Milan 1-2 Juventus

    26 September 1926 · Season 1926-27 (friendly match): Milan lost to Juventus 1-2 at San Siro, Milano on 26 September 1926. Reti: 30' e 52' Pastore, 88' Ostromann II.

  43. Cup: Milan 1-1 Sampierdarenese

    3 October 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan drew with Sampierdarenese 1-1 at San Siro on 3 October 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 27' Hajos, 36' A. Bodrato, 73' Raggio MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Caleffa, Pedretti, Marchi, Bolzoni, Gajani, Ballarin, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Hajos, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  44. Cup: Andrea Doria 1-0 Milan

    10 October 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan lost to Andrea Doria 0-1 away on 10 October 1926. Venue: Marassi - Via del Piano, Genova. Reti: 17' Poggi ANDREA DORIA. Milan XI: Rossoni I, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Hajos, Gajani, Ballarin, Ostromann II, Santagostino, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  45. Cup: Milan 1-0 Cremonese

    17 October 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat Cremonese 1-0 at San Siro on 17 October 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 29' Santagostino MILAN. Milan XI: Rossoni I, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Hajos, Gajani, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  46. Cup: Torino 2-2 Milan

    24 October 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan drew with Torino 2-2 away on 24 October 1926. Venue: Corso Filadelfia, Torino. Reti: 21' e 52' Libonatti, 58' Pasqualetto, 78' Sacchi I TORINO. Milan XI: Rossoni I, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Hajos, Gajani, Santagostino, Sacchi I, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  47. Friendly: Milan 3-0 U.S. Milanese

    28 October 1926 · Season 1926-27 (friendly match): Milan beat U.S. Milanese 3-0 at San Siro, Milano on 28 October 1926. Reti: 34' Savelli, G. Santagostino, 53' Savelli.

  48. Cup: Milan 1-1 Alessandria

    7 November 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan drew with Alessandria 1-1 at San Siro on 7 November 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 7' Banchero I, 72' rig. Barzan MILAN. Milan XI: Rossoni I, Schienoni, Barzan, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Marchi, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  49. Cup: Livorno 1-2 Milan

    14 November 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat Livorno 2-1 away on 14 November 1926. Venue: Villa Chayes, Livorno. Reti: 8' Santagostino, 43' Magnozzi II, 71' Ostromann II LIVORNO. Milan XI: Carmignato, Schienoni, Barzan, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  50. Cup: Milan 4-2 Bologna

    21 November 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat Bologna 4-2 at San Siro on 21 November 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 14' Savelli, 27' Della Valle III, 51' Savelli, 64' Schiavio, 67' rig. Barzan, 79' Savelli MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  51. Cup: Padova 1-3 Milan

    28 November 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat Padova 3-1 away on 28 November 1926. Venue: Appiani, Padova. Reti: 1' Monti III, 55' Pasqualetto, 69' e 89' Cevenini V PADOVA. Milan XI: Carmignato, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Ostromann II, Santagostino, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  52. Cup: Milan 4-0 SGS Fortitudo

    5 December 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat SGS Fortitudo 4-0 at San Siro on 5 December 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 42' Savelli, 44' Ostromann II, 51' Barzan, 52' Santagostino MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Barzan, Schienoni, De Franceschini I, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  53. Friendly: Milan 3-1 Casale

    12 December 1926 · Season 1926-27 (friendly match): Milan beat Casale 3-1 at San Siro, Milano on 12 December 1926. Reti: 17' G. Santagostino, 53' Ballarin, Gallo, 88' Savelli.

  54. Cup: Sampierdarenese 3-1 Milan

    19 December 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan lost to Sampierdarenese 1-3 away on 19 December 1926. Venue: Littorio di Cornigliano, Genova. Reti: 19' Mura, 23' e 34' rig. Del Ponte, 62' Santagostino SAMPIERDARENESE. Milan XI: Carmignato, Barzan, Schienoni, Gajani, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.

  55. Cup: Milan 4-1 Andrea Doria

    26 December 1926 · Season 1926-27: Milan beat Andrea Doria 4-1 at San Siro on 26 December 1926. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 19' Santagostino, 60' Noceti, 69' Pasqualetto, 74' Cevenini V, 80' Savelli MILAN. Milan XI: Carmignato, Barzan, Schienoni, Marchi, Pomi, Hajos, Cevenini V, Santagostino, Ostromann II, Savelli, Pasqualetto — All.: Burgess.