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AC Milan in 1949

Era: Gre-No-Li

10 stories and 78 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

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The stories of 1949

Summer 1949

Gren and Liedholm arrive — the trio is complete

Gren and Liedholm arrive — the trio is complete

In the summer of 1949 Milan reunited Nordahl with his Olympic accomplices, signing Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm and completing one of football's most storied forward lines. Gren supplied the vision, Liedholm the elegance, Nordahl the finishing — three surnames soon welded into a single word, Gre-No-Li. San Siro had assembled an attack that would terrorise Serie A defences and end four decades of Milanese longing for the Scudetto.

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January 1949

Nordahl signs for Milan

In January 1949, only months after Olympic glory, Milan brought Gunnar Nordahl to San Siro from IFK Norrköping, and calcio would never be the same. The Fireman announced himself with a torrent of goals, proving instantly that a Swedish amateur could dominate the toughest league on earth. His arrival was the first brushstroke of the masterpiece Milanese fans would come to call Gre-No-Li.

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1949

Gunnar Gren — 'il Professore', the professor of the Gre-No-Li

The eldest of the celebrated Swedish trio, Gunnar Gren was crowned 'il Professore' (the professor) by the Italian press for the cerebral intelligence he brought to Milan's attack. Where Nordahl supplied the thunder, Gren supplied the geometry — the subtle pause, the disguised pass, the vision to unlock a packed defence. Italian chroniclers wrote that watching him think a move a half-second before everyone else was like attending a lecture in the art of calcio (football).

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from 1949

Gunnar Nordahl, 'il Pompiere,' and the coining of 'Gre-No-Li'

La Gazzetta dello Sport welded the Swedish trident Gren–Nordahl–Liedholm into a single immortal word — Gre-No-Li — one of Italian football's most beloved coinages. Its spearhead, Gunnar Nordahl, had earned his living as a firefighter back in Sweden, and Italian crowds lovingly kept the memory alive by christening him 'il Pompiere' (the fireman). Beloved for the brute force of his shooting — Gianni Brera admired his Nordic power, and the terraces hailed the human battering-ram — he won the Serie A capocannoniere (top-scorer) crown five times and helped turn Milan back into a champion side. Three-quarters of a century on he remains the club's all-time leading scorer and record league goalscorer. The nicknames turned a foreign attack into folk poetry, stamped permanently into the Milanese memory.

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1949

Nils Liedholm — 'il Barone', the baron of elegance

Nils Liedholm carried himself with such aristocratic composure — upright posture, unhurried touch, never a bead of panic — that Italians dubbed him 'il Barone' (the baron). Milanese lore, retold in the club's histories, holds that the San Siro crowd once rose to applaud in astonishment when he finally misplaced a pass after an interminable run of flawless ones. The most refined of the Gre-No-Li, he would later return to sit on Milan's bench and pass his sense of style to a new generation.

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founded 1949

The Coppa Carnevale: Milan and the Torneo di Viareggio

In 1949 the Tuscan seaside town of Viareggio launched the Coppa Carnevale, a youth tournament timed to its famous Carnival that would grow into Italy's most prestigious stage for teenage footballers. Milan's youngsters won that inaugural edition, putting the rossoneri on the trophy's roll of honour before anyone else. The club kept coming back and kept winning, and over the following decades Milan established itself among the most decorated sides in the tournament's history. For generations of Milan Primavera players, the pine trees and February winds of Viareggio were the first taste of real pressure — scouts in the stands, national press in attendance, and a trophy that Italian football takes seriously. Long before San Siro, many rossoneri careers were auditioned on the Versilia coast.

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  • Torneo di Viareggio / Centro Giovani Calciatori records
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport youth-football coverage
  • Torneo di Viareggio honours records

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1949

The youngest director of La Gazzetta dello Sport

In 1949 Brera became director of *La Gazzetta dello Sport* at just under thirty — the youngest man ever to run the pink paper (*la rosea*, the pink one). From that pulpit he began imposing his theory of Italian football, insisting that the peninsula's slighter, undernourished stock was built not for cavalry charges but for cunning, defence and the counter-punch. It was the intellectual seedbed from which his lifelong argument with attacking idealism — and with Gianni Rivera — would grow.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Gianni Brera
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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4 May 1949

The Superga Disaster and the Silence It Left

Through the 1940s all of Italian football lived in the shadow of Il Grande Torino, the invincible side that won five consecutive scudetti and supplied the spine of the Azzurri. On 4 May 1949 the entire team perished when their aircraft struck the hillside basilica of Superga on the return from Lisbon; the champions were awarded that season's title posthumously and the remaining rounds were played by youth teams in mourning. It was into this vacuum that Milan's Gre-No-Li rose, the rossoneri inheriting a stage a grieving Torino could no longer command — the great shadow against which Milan's own golden age would be measured.

Sources

  • Il Grande Torino (various)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • Gianni Brera, 'Storia critica del calcio italiano'
  • 'Il Grande Torino' (RAI TV film, 2005)

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Serie A 1948-49

1948-49: Nordahl arrives, tragedy at Superga

In January 1949 Milan signed Swedish Olympic champion Gunnar Nordahl from Norrköping, and he scored 16 goals in just half a season as the rossoneri finished third behind Torino and Inter. The campaign ended in national tragedy: on 4 May 1949 the Superga air disaster killed the entire Grande Torino team, who were posthumously awarded their fifth consecutive scudetto. For Milan, Nordahl's arrival was the first stone of a dynasty.

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

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6 November 1949

The Derby of Eleven Goals: Inter 6-5 Milan

On a delirious afternoon at San Siro, in the first autumn of the Gre-No-Li era, the Derby della Madonnina produced eleven goals in ninety minutes — a record for the fixture that has never been touched since. Inter edged a see-saw thriller 6-5 against a Milan side that had only months earlier completed its Gre-No-Li revolution: the lead changed hands again and again, defenders on both sides were reduced to spectators, and the scoreboard operators struggled to keep pace. San Siro was left hoarse and the newspapers reaching for superlatives. Milan would take sweet revenge over the following seasons, but the maddest derby of them all belonged, by a single goal, to the cousins in black and blue — more than seventy-five years on, still the highest-scoring derby in the fixture's history, a monument to an age when Serie A defences had not yet learned to bolt the door.

Sources

  • RSSSF — Italy Championship 1949-50
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)
  • Lega Serie A historical records

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Every match of 1949

  1. Serie A: Sampdoria 2-1 Milan

    5 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 19: Milan lost to Sampdoria 1-2 away on 5 January 1949. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 7' Gei, 22' Carapellese, 55' Bassetto SAMPDORIA (date recorded as 1949-01-06 by magliarossonera). Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Onorato, Burini, Puricelli, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III. (date recorded as 1949-01-06 by magliarossonera)

  2. Serie A: Milan 4-1 Bari

    9 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 20: Milan beat Bari 4-1 at San Siro on 9 January 1949. Venue: Civica Arena, Milano. Reti: 3' Cavone, 16' Burini, 55' e 68' A. Santagostino II, 84' Carapellese MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Antonini I, Burini, A. Santagostino II, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  3. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Palermo

    16 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 21: Milan beat Palermo 2-1 at San Siro on 16 January 1949. Venue: Civica Arena, Milano. Reti: 22' Pavesi De Marco, 36' Antonini I, 43' A. Santagostino II MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Biancardi, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Antonini I, Burini, A. Santagostino II, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  4. Friendly: Chiasso 3-7 Milan

    19 January 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat Chiasso 7-3 at Chiasso (Svizzera) on 19 January 1949. Reti: Puricelli, Giudici, Puricelli, Giudici, Frigerio, 44' Puricelli, Gudmundsson, Puricelli, 2 aut. (Chiasso).

  5. Serie A: Atalanta 1-1 Milan

    23 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 22: Milan drew with Atalanta 1-1 away on 23 January 1949. Venue: Comunale, Bergamo. Reti: 42' Astorri, 86' Carapellese ATALANTA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, De Gregori, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, A. Santagostino II, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  6. Serie A: Milan 3-2 Pro Patria

    27 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 18: Milan beat Pro Patria 3-2 at San Siro on 27 January 1949. Venue: Civica Arena, Milano. Reti: 13' Turconi II, 47' Carapellese, 50' Nordahl III, 62' Borra, 66' Carapellese MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, De Gregori, Sloan, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Annovazzi, Nordahl III, Gudmundsson, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  7. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Roma

    30 January 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 23: Milan beat Roma 3-0 at San Siro on 30 January 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 10' Annovazzi, 23' Sloan, 89' Burini MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Sloan, Nordahl III, Gudmundsson, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  8. Serie A: Inter 4-4 Milan

    6 February 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 24: Milan drew with Inter 4-4 away on 6 February 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 2' Annovazzi, 27' aut. Gratton, 33' Nyers I, 34' Sloan, 43' e 52' Nordahl III, 66' Lorenzi, 71' Nyers I INTERNAZIONALE. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  9. Serie A: Triestina 1-3 Milan

    13 February 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 25: Milan beat Triestina 3-1 away on 13 February 1949. Venue: Comunale - Valmaura, Trieste. Reti: 4' Rossetti, 11' Sloan, 32' Burini, 77' Nordahl III TRIESTINA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  10. Friendly: Chiari 1-3 Milan

    16 February 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat Chiari 3-1 at Chiari on 16 February 1949. Reti: Puricelli (3), Grendene.

  11. Serie A: Milan 4-0 Lucchese

    20 February 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 26: Milan beat Lucchese 4-0 at San Siro on 20 February 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 5' Nordahl III, 43' Carapellese, 59' Nordahl III, 88' Carapellese MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  12. Serie A: AC Torino 4-1 Milan

    6 March 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 27: Milan lost to AC Torino 1-4 away on 6 March 1949. Venue: Corso Filadelfia, Torino. Reti: 11' Ossola, 46' Burini, 52' Gabetto, 71' Fadini, 75' Ossola TORINO. Milan XI: Milanese II, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  13. Serie A: Milan 3-1 Fiorentina

    13 March 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 28: Milan beat Fiorentina 3-1 at San Siro on 13 March 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 14' Manenti, 15' Burini, 62' Sperotto, 80' Carapellese MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Manenti, A. Santagostino II, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  14. Serie A: Novara 1-2 Milan

    19 March 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 29: Milan beat Novara 2-1 away on 19 March 1949. Venue: Comunale, Novara. Reti: 18' Sloan, 25' Ferraris II, 42' Nordahl III NOVARA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Manenti, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  15. Friendly: O.G.C. Nice 1-4 Milan

    23 March 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat O.G.C. Nice 4-1 at Nizza (Francia) on 23 March 1949. Reti: 16' Nordahl III, 22' Gudmundsson, 43' Nordahl III, 69' Onorato, 79' Bonifazi.

  16. Friendly: Espanyol 4-6 Milan

    27 March 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat Espanyol 6-4 at Barcellona (Spagna) on 27 March 1949. Reti: 8' rig. Calvo, 20' Munoz, 28' Nordahl III, 31' rig. Burini, 32' Nordahl III, 38' Burini, 46' Calvo, 61' Gudmundsson, 85' Nordahl III, .

  17. Serie A: Milan 5-1 Modena

    3 April 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 30: Milan beat Modena 5-1 at San Siro on 3 April 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 7' e 21' Burini, 34' Sentimenti V, 39' Burini, 60' Nordahl III, 76' Gudmundsson MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  18. Serie A: Juventus 1-1 Milan

    10 April 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 31: Milan drew with Juventus 1-1 away on 10 April 1949. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 57' Nordahl III, 76' Muccinelli JUVENTUS. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  19. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Padova

    17 April 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 32: Milan beat Padova 2-0 at San Siro on 17 April 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 53' e 77' Nordahl III MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  20. Friendly: Lugano 6-0 Milan

    18 April 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan lost to Lugano 0-6 at Lugano (Svizzera) on 18 April 1949. Reti: 23' Bernasconi, 33' Kauer, 37' e 50' Hasler, 62' Albizzati, 72' Bernasconi.

  21. Serie A: Milan 2-2 Genoa

    24 April 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 33: Milan drew with Genoa 2-2 at San Siro on 24 April 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 13' Koenig, 25' Nordahl III, 27' aut. Milanese II, 28' Nordahl III MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gudmundsson, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  22. Serie A: Lazio 2-3 Milan

    30 April 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 34: Milan beat Lazio 3-2 away on 30 April 1949. Venue: Stadio Nazionale, Roma. Reti: 9' Flamini, 11' Carapellese, 38' Flamini, 81' Nordahl III, 86' Degano LAZIO. Milan XI: Milanese II, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Degano, A. Santagostino II, Nordahl III, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  23. Friendly: Real Madrid 1-0 Milan

    4 May 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan lost to Real Madrid 0-1 at Madrid (Spagna) on 4 May 1949. Reti: 29' Pahino.

  24. Serie A: Bologna 3-1 Milan

    8 May 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 35: Milan lost to Bologna 1-3 away on 8 May 1949. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Reti: 10' Mike Mayer, 56' Mezzadri, 62' Burini, 72' Mike Mayer BOLOGNA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, De Gregori, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Antonini I, Nordahl III, A. Santagostino II, Onorato - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  25. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Livorno

    15 May 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 36: Milan beat Livorno 2-0 at San Siro on 15 May 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 6' Burini, 51' Nordahl III MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Gregori, Degano, Antonini I, Nordahl III, Burini, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  26. Friendly: Alessandria 4-4 Milan

    22 May 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan drew with Alessandria 4-4 at Alessandria on 22 May 1949. Reti: 18' aut. Guaschino, 37' Nordahl III, 42' Grattarola, 46' Biancardi, 50' Nordahl III, 66' Grattarola, 73' Frugali, 83' Tartara.

  27. Serie A: Pro Patria 3-2 Milan

    29 May 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 37: Milan lost to Pro Patria 2-3 away on 29 May 1949. Venue: Comunale, Busto Arsizio. Reti: 11' Turconi II, 48' Nordahl III, 74' Antonini I, 86' Turconi, 90' Toros PRO PATRIA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Gregori, Burini, A. Santagostino II, Nordahl III, Antonini I, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  28. Friendly: Como 0-2 Milan

    2 June 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat Como 2-0 at Vedano al Lambro (CO) on 2 June 1949. Reti: 26' e 42' Onorato.

  29. Serie A: Milan 3-2 Sampdoria

    5 June 1949 · Season 1948-49, matchday 38: Milan beat Sampdoria 3-2 at San Siro on 5 June 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 8' A. Santagostino II, 10' aut. Milanese II, 45' Sloan, 51' Gei, 73' Sloan MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Gratton, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Gregori, Burini, Antonini I, A. Santagostino II, Sloan, Carapellese - All.: Bigogno - DT: Busini III.

  30. Friendly: Norrkoeping 3-2 Milan

    10 June 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan lost to Norrkoeping 2-3 at Norrkoeping (Svezia) on 10 June 1949. Reti: 24' Ramnegaard, 32' Gustavsson, 37' Antonini I, 43' Onorato, 81' Ramnegaard.

  31. Friendly: A.I.K. Stoccolma 2-1 Milan

    13 June 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan lost to A.I.K. Stoccolma 1-2 at Raasunda, Stoccolma (Svezia) on 13 June 1949. Reti: 2' Patterson, 22' Nordahl III, 52' Mellberg.

  32. Friendly: Malmoe 4-1 Milan

    15 June 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan lost to Malmoe 1-4 at Malmoe (Svezia) on 15 June 1949. Reti: 37' Sloan, 40' Tapper, 56' Palmer, 72' Joensson, 80' Nilsson.

  33. Friendly: Rappr.Giov. Copenaghen 2-6 Milan

    17 June 1949 · Season 1948-49 (friendly match): Milan beat Rappr.Giov. Copenaghen 6-2 at Copenaghen (Danimarca) on 17 June 1949. Reti: J. Hansen, K.A. Hansen, Onorato, rig. Toennesen, Holm, J. Hansen, K.A. Hansen, Nordahl III.

  34. Departed: Albert Gudmundsson

    1949-50 season window · Albert Gudmundsson left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Departed: Edi Gratton

    1949-50 season window · Edi Gratton left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Departed: Elio Onorato

    1949-50 season window · Elio Onorato left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Departed: Ettore Puricelli

    1949-50 season window · Ettore Puricelli left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Departed: Gianni Toppan

    1949-50 season window · Gianni Toppan left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Departed: Giorgio Granata

    1949-50 season window · Giorgio Granata left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  40. Departed: Giuseppe Antonini

    1949-50 season window · Giuseppe Antonini left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Departed: Lino Grava

    1949-50 season window · Lino Grava left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Departed: Michele Manenti

    1949-50 season window · Michele Manenti left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  43. Departed: Osvaldo Biancardi

    1949-50 season window · Osvaldo Biancardi left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  44. Departed: Paddy Sloan

    1949-50 season window · Paddy Sloan left Milan on loan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  45. Departed: Pietro Degano

    1949-50 season window · Pietro Degano left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  46. Departed: Riccardo Carapellese

    1949-50 season window · Riccardo Carapellese left Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  47. Signed: Benigno De Grandi

    1949-50 season window · Benigno De Grandi joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  48. Signed: Enrico Candiani

    1949-50 season window · Enrico Candiani joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  49. Signed: Giosue' Sanvito

    1949-50 season window · Giosue' Sanvito joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  50. Signed: Giuseppe Rinaldi

    1949-50 season window · Giuseppe Rinaldi joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  51. Signed: Gunnar Gren

    1 July 1949 · Gunnar Gren joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (exact date 1 July 1949, per Transfermarkt player records).

  52. Signed: Lorenzo Buffon

    1949-50 season window · Lorenzo Buffon joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  53. Signed: Luigi Angelini

    1949-50 season window · Luigi Angelini joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  54. Signed: Nils Liedholm

    1 July 1949 · Nils Liedholm joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (exact date 1 July 1949, per Transfermarkt player records).

  55. Signed: Pietro Bettoli

    1949-50 season window · Pietro Bettoli joined Milan in the 1949-50 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  56. Friendly: Crema 1-9 Milan

    23 August 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan beat Crema 9-1 at Crema on 23 August 1949. Reti: 22' Rinaldi, 26' Bergamaschi, 38' Nordahl III, 40' Burini, 42' e 52' Liedholm I, 56' rig. Annovazzi, 60' Nordahl III, 76' Burini, 81' .

  57. Friendly: Milan 2-4 Juventus

    28 August 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan lost to Juventus 2-4 at San Siro, Milano on 28 August 1949. Reti: 15' e 38' Boniperti, 39' Rinaldi I, 50' Boniperti, 57' Scaramuzzi, 79' Rinaldi I.

  58. Friendly: Milan 4-2 Torino

    3 September 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan beat Torino 4-2 at San Siro, Milano on 3 September 1949. Reti: 35' Liedholm I, 36' Nordahl III, 74' Liedholm I, 75' Frizzi, 80' Rinaldi, 85' Santos.

  59. Friendly: Milan 12-0 Redaelli Milano

    7 September 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan beat Redaelli Milano 12-0 at Campo Redaelli, Milano-Rogoredo on 7 September 1949. Reti: Nordahl III (4), Gren (3), Rinaldi I (2), Burini (2), Annovazzi.

  60. Serie A: Sampdoria 1-3 Milan

    11 September 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 1: Milan beat Sampdoria 3-1 away on 11 September 1949. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 23' Burini, 27' Baldini, 37' Liedholm I, 79' Rinaldi I SAMPDORIA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Sanvito, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Gregori, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  61. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Como

    18 September 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 2: Milan drew with Como 1-1 at San Siro on 18 September 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 89' Nordahl III, 90' Lipizer MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, Sanvito, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  62. Serie A: AC Venezia 1-4 Milan

    25 September 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 3: Milan beat AC Venezia 4-1 away on 25 September 1949. Venue: Penzo - Sant'Elena, Venezia. Reti: 18' Golob, 30' e 48' Gren, 60' Annovazzi, 62' Nordahl III VENEZIA. Milan XI: Milanese II, Sanvito, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, A. Santagostino II, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  63. Serie A: Milan 0-1 Juventus

    2 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 4: Milan lost to Juventus 0-1 at San Siro on 2 October 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 51' Martino MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  64. Serie A: Pro Patria 2-4 Milan

    9 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 5: Milan beat Pro Patria 4-2 away on 9 October 1949. Venue: Comunale, Busto Arsizio. Reti: 16' Toros, 26' Burini, 38' Pernigo, 64' Burini, 70' e 72' Nordahl III PRO PATRIA. Milan XI: Bardelli, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  65. Serie A: Milan 4-1 Palermo

    16 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 6: Milan beat Palermo 4-1 at San Siro on 16 October 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 8' Nordahl III, 17' Rinaldi I, 31' rig. Gren, 57' Di Maso, 83' Burini MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  66. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Lazio

    20 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 7: Milan drew with Lazio 0-0 at San Siro on 20 October 1949. Venue: Civica Arena, Milano. Venue: Civica Arena, Milano. Milan XI: Bardelli, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  67. Serie A: AC Torino 3-2 Milan

    23 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 8: Milan lost to AC Torino 2-3 away on 23 October 1949. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 11' Bengtsson, 36' Hjalmarsson, 42' Rinaldi I, 63' Nordahl III, 73' Carapellese TORINO. Milan XI: Bardelli, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  68. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Atalanta

    30 October 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 9: Milan beat Atalanta 2-1 at San Siro on 30 October 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 37' Soerensen, 48' Liedholm I, 72' Gren MILAN. Milan XI: Milanese II, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, A. Santagostino II, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Rinaldi I - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  69. Friendly: Varese 1-3 Milan

    2 November 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan beat Varese 3-1 at Masnago (VA) on 2 November 1949. Reti: 20' Liedholm I, 47' Lavazzari, 72' A. Santagostino II, 74' Nordahl III.

  70. Friendly: Seregno 1-4 Milan

    9 November 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan beat Seregno 4-1 at Ferruccio, Seregno on 9 November 1949. Reti: 3' Liedholm I, 14' Nordahl III, 15' Gallanti, A. Santagostino II, 69' Candiani II.

  71. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Lucchese

    13 November 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 11: Milan beat Lucchese 2-0 at San Siro on 13 November 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 16' Nordahl III, 17' Liedholm MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, De Gregori, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, Bonomi, A. Santagostino II, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  72. Serie A: Milan 4-1 Fiorentina

    20 November 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 12: Milan beat Fiorentina 4-1 at San Siro on 20 November 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 10' A. Santagostino II, 20' Pandolfini, 25' e 47' Nordahl III, 58' Burini MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, A. Santagostino II, Gren, Nordahl III, Burini, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  73. Friendly: Milan 1-2 Norrkoeping

    23 November 1949 · Season 1949-50 (friendly match): Milan lost to Norrkoeping 1-2 at Civica Arena, Milano on 23 November 1949. Reti: 4' Lundqvist, 58' Persson, 62' Candiani II.

  74. Serie A: Novara 1-3 Milan

    4 December 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 13: Milan beat Novara 3-1 away on 4 December 1949. Venue: Comunale, Novara. Reti: 8' Pombia, 44' Candiani II, 73' Nordahl III, 81' Candiani II NOVARA. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, A. Santagostino II, Burini, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  75. Serie A: Milan 5-0 Genoa

    8 December 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 14: Milan beat Genoa 5-0 at San Siro on 8 December 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 6' Nordahl III, 48' rig. e 64' Gren, 68' rig. Liedholm I, 87' Nordahl III MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  76. Serie A: Bologna 0-1 Milan

    11 December 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 15: Milan beat Bologna 1-0 away on 11 December 1949. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Reti: 9' Burini BOLOGNA. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  77. Serie A: Milan 9-1 Bari

    18 December 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 16: Milan beat Bari 9-1 at San Siro on 18 December 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 2' Burini, 11' Liedholm I, 17' e 25' A. Santagostino II, 33' rig. Gren, 42' A. Santagostino II, 66' Stradella, 71' Burini, 79' Liedholm I, 90' A. Santagostino II MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, Burini, Gren, A. Santagostino II, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.

  78. Serie A: Milan 4-2 Padova

    26 December 1949 · Season 1949-50, matchday 17: Milan beat Padova 4-2 at San Siro on 26 December 1949. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 52' Gren, 56' Nordahl III, 68' Gren, 70' Checchetti, 81' Burini, 88' Checchetti MILAN. Milan XI: Bardelli, Belloni, Foglia, Annovazzi, Tognon, De Grandi, Burini, Gren, Nordahl III, Liedholm I, Candiani II - All.: Czeizler - DT: Busini III.