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AC Milan in 1958

Era: Gre-No-Li

9 stories and 62 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

The stories of 1958

Late 1950s

Il Vate on the Milan bench

On the Milan bench in the second half of the 1950s, *il Vate* fused his cautious Italian craft to a squad still rich in attacking talent, silencing those who mistook his defensive reputation for a lack of ambition — a spell crowned by the league title of 1956-57. But the job devoured him: a chain-smoking obsessive of fragile heart, he burned through sleepless nights chasing tactical certainty until his health buckled. Rather than lose their finest mind, Milan resolved to move him off the touchline and into the machinery of the club itself.

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1950s

Foreign Glory, Few Azzurri: Milan's Fifties Paradox

Milan's golden 1950s were built on imports — the Swedish Gre-No-Li trident, who belonged to Sweden, and the Uruguayan schemer Juan Alberto Schiaffino, an oriundo who took only a scattering of Italy caps — so the scudetto-winning San Siro side paradoxically fed little to a Nazionale that infamously failed to reach the 1958 World Cup. The homegrown exception was a composed young defender, Cesare Maldini, who broke into both the Milan back line and, by 1960, the Azzurri. His emergence quietly opened the deepest bloodline in Italian football, one that would run from father to son across half a century.

Sources

  • Gianni Brera, Storia critica del calcio italiano
  • Almanacco del Milan

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1958

José Altafini — 'Mazola', the world champion who echoed a fallen captain

José Altafini — 'Mazola', the world champion who echoed a fallen captain

At the 1958 World Cup a 19-year-old forward the Brazilians had nicknamed 'Mazola' — for the bustling, goal-hungry style that recalled Valentino Mazzola, the great Torino captain lost in the Superga tragedy of 1949 — scored twice against Austria before losing his place as Pelé, Garrincha and Vavá drove Brazil's run to glory. That summer José Altafini, born of Italian stock in the state of São Paulo and a freshly crowned world champion with the Seleção (Brazil's national team), crossed the Atlantic to Milan. Few Milanisti recall that their great centre-forward of the late Fifties walked into San Siro already wearing a Brazil winner's medal; he quickly became a rossoneri idol, his prolific scoring driving the club's late-1950s and early-1960s triumphs — 120 goals in 205 appearances and two scudetti. Italian papers delighted in the poetry of it: a Brazilian phenomenon named for an Italian martyr of the game.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan
  • magliarossonera.it
  • Corriere dello Sport
  • magliarossonera.it, Altafini profile
  • MilanLegends, 'The Brazilian Mazzola'
  • Jose Altafini, Brazil 1958 squad records

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May 1958

1958 European Cup semi-final: past a grieving Manchester United

Milan's road to their first European Cup final ran through a Manchester United side rebuilt in mourning, barely three months after the Munich air disaster had destroyed the Busby Babes. The patched-together English champions summoned a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford, but at San Siro the gulf in class told: Milan won the return 4-0, with Schiaffino imperious, to go through 5-2 on aggregate. Victory sent the rossoneri to Brussels for a first final against Real Madrid — though many in England never forgave the tie its cruel timing.

Sources

  • UEFA European Cup official records
  • Brian Glanville, Champions of Europe (1991)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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Serie A 1957-58

1957-58: Heartbreak in Brussels, gloom at home

The title defence collapsed into a ninth-place finish as the Juventus of John Charles and Omar Sívori ran away with Serie A, yet in Europe Milan came agonisingly close to glory. In the European Cup final at the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, goals from Schiaffino and Ernesto Grillo twice put Milan ahead of Real Madrid, only for the Spaniards to win 3-2 after extra time.

Sources

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

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28 May 1958

1958 European Cup Final: Real Madrid 3-2 Milan (a.e.t.)

1958 European Cup Final: Real Madrid 3-2 Milan (a.e.t.)

In the 1958 European Cup final in Brussels, a Milan built around Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Nils Liedholm twice led Alfredo Di Stéfano's Real Madrid, only to be dragged into extra time and beaten by Francisco Gento's late strike. It cemented the sense that Real were Milan's great continental bogeymen of the age, a wall the Rossoneri could bruise but not breach. For a generation of Milanisti this defeat was the ache beneath the rivalry, the reason later triumphs over Madrid tasted of long-delayed justice. The two clubs' shared reverence and resentment date from these Di Stéfano years.

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1958–1963

Programmes Printed Abroad: Italy's Missing Matchday Booklet

England built a matchday programme tradition from the late nineteenth century, with thick, collectable booklets sold at every ground, but Italy never developed an equivalent: the San Siro matchgoer of the 1950s bought a newspaper at the gate and, at most, a cheap printed lineup sheet, with the daily sporting press doing the work an English programme did. The irony is that the most collectable printed artifacts of Milan's golden early European years were therefore produced abroad, by the host organisers of the finals themselves. The official programme of the 1958 European Cup final at Heysel, where Milan pushed Real Madrid to extra time before losing 3-2, and the Wembley programme of the 1963 final, when Milan beat Benfica to become the first Italian champion of Europe, are prized precisely because nothing comparable was being printed for league Sundays at San Siro. For Italian collectors, these foreign-printed booklets remain the paper monuments of an away-day continent.

Sources

  • European Cup final match records
  • Histories of football programme collecting

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1958

Nando Martellini and the measured telecronaca era

Nando Martellini, the composed and authoritative voice who would later famously repeat 'Campioni del mondo' three times in 1982, was among RAI television's foundational football commentators from the 1950s, narrating Milan matches as the medium matured. His sober, precise style set the template for Italian telecronaca before Pizzul inherited the role, giving the Rossoneri of the Gre-No-Li and post-Gre-No-Li years a dignified televisual voice. Martellini bridged the transition from radio's theatre to television's restraint. Martellini's path ran through radio first — he began in 1946 with Bari-Napoli — and his first television commentary came only in 1958 (England vs USSR, from London); from 1970 to 1986 he was the sober TV voice of the Nazionale, crowned by the thrice-repeated 'Campioni del mondo!' of Madrid 1982.

Sources

  • RAI Teche
  • Nando Martellini (biografie RAI)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • it.wikipedia.org — Nando Martellini

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29 June 1958

Liedholm, the oldest scorer in a World Cup final

When 35-year-old Nils Liedholm swept Sweden ahead after four minutes of the 1958 final in Stockholm, the former Milan captain became, and remains, the oldest man ever to score in a World Cup final. His hosts led the coming champions Brazil until a teenage Pele and Garrincha turned the tie into a 5-2 masterclass. Il Barone, the composed regista who had anchored the Gre-No-Li Milan, walked off beaten but immortal, his opening goal forever bracketed with Pele's as the final's oldest and youngest scorers.

Sources

  • FIFA, 1958 World Cup final report
  • Nils Liedholm biographical profiles
  • 1958 FIFA World Cup Final, Rasunda Stadium records

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Every match of 1958

  1. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Padova

    1 January 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 10: Milan drew with Padova 1-1 at San Siro on 1 January 1958.

  2. Serie A: SPAL 1-5 Milan

    6 January 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 16: Milan beat SPAL 5-1 away on 6 January 1958. Venue: Comunale, Ferrara. Reti: 20' rig. Liedholm I, 36' Campanini, 44' Schiaffino, 69' Grillo, 85' Fontana, 88' Cucchiaroni S.P.A.L. Milan XI: Soldan, Zagatti, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, Fontana, Bean, Liedholm I, Schiaffino, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  3. Serie A: Genoa 1-1 Milan

    12 January 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 17: Milan drew with Genoa 1-1 away on 12 January 1958.

  4. Serie A: Milan 4-1 Vicenza

    26 January 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 18: Milan beat Vicenza 4-1 at San Siro on 26 January 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 39' C. Galli, 42' A. Mariani, 51' Savoini, 54' C. Galli, 88' Grillo MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Beraldo, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, C. Galli, Bean, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  5. Friendly: Spezia 1-4 Milan

    29 January 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan beat Spezia 4-1 at La Spezia on 29 January 1958. Reti: 5' C. Galli, 17' Grillo, 24' Galli, 60' Danova, 80' rig. Castellazzi.

  6. Serie A: Napoli 1-0 Milan

    2 February 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 19: Milan lost to Napoli 0-1 away on 2 February 1958. Venue: Collana - Vomero, Napoli. Reti: 6' Pesaola NAPOLI. Milan XI: Buffon, Beraldo, Zagatti, Fontana, C. Maldini, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  7. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Alessandria

    9 February 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 20: Milan drew with Alessandria 1-1 at San Siro on 9 February 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 64' C. Galli, 83' Savioni MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, Zannier, Fontana, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  8. Serie A: Sampdoria 0-2 Milan

    16 February 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 21: Milan beat Sampdoria 2-0 away on 16 February 1958. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 68' e 71' Danova SAMPDORIA. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, Zannier, Fontana, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Danova — All.: Viani.

  9. Serie A: Milan 2-2 Inter

    23 February 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 22: Milan drew with Inter 2-2 at San Siro on 23 February 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 26' Lorenzi, 37' C. Galli, 52' A. Mariani, 58' Masiero MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Beraldo, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, C. Galli, Schiaffino, Grillo, Danova — All.: Viani.

  10. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Udinese

    2 March 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 23: Milan drew with Udinese 1-1 at San Siro on 2 March 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 22' Bettini, 52' rig. C. Galli MILAN. Milan XI: Soldan, Zagatti, Beraldo, Fontana, C. Maldini, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Danova — All.: Viani.

  11. Serie A: Juventus 1-0 Milan

    9 March 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 24: Milan lost to Juventus 0-1 away on 9 March 1958. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 52' Charles JUVENTUS. Milan XI: Alfieri, C. Maldini, Zagatti, L. Radice II, Bergamaschi, Beraldo, A. Mariani, C. Galli, Grillo, Fontana, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  12. Serie A: Atalanta 1-0 Milan

    16 March 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 25: Milan lost to Atalanta 0-1 away on 16 March 1958. Venue: Comunale, Bergamo. Reti: 53' Conti ATALANTA. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, Fontana, C. Maldini, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  13. Friendly: Bayern Munchen 0-4 Milan

    21 March 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan beat Bayern Munchen 4-0 at Monaco di Baviera (Germania) on 21 March 1958. Reti: 29' C. Galli, 60' Danova, 62' Baruffi, 68' Danova.

  14. Serie A: Milan 4-0 AC Torino

    30 March 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 26: Milan beat AC Torino 4-0 at San Siro on 30 March 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 18' Cucchiaroni, 61' Liedholm I, 79' Danova, 84' aut. Brancaleoni MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, Fontana, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, Danova, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  15. Serie A: Padova 3-2 Milan

    6 April 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 27: Milan lost to Padova 2-3 away on 6 April 1958. Venue: Appiani, Padova. Reti: 17' e 18' Brighenti, 55' Grillo, 75' rig. Moro, 90' A. Mariani PADOVA. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, Grillo, Fontana, Danova — All.: Viani.

  16. Serie A: Milan 6-1 Lazio

    13 April 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 28: Milan beat Lazio 6-1 at San Siro on 13 April 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 5', 18', 39' e 48' C. Galli, 49' A. Mariani, 50' rig. C. Galli, 76' Muccinelli MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Beraldo, Fontana, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, C. Galli, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  17. Serie A: Bologna 0-0 Milan

    20 April 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 29: Milan drew with Bologna 0-0 away on 20 April 1958. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Milan XI: Buffon, Beraldo, Fontana, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Liedholm I, Danova, C. Galli, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  18. Serie A: Roma 3-3 Milan

    27 April 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 30: Milan drew with Roma 3-3 away on 27 April 1958. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 6' Lojodice, 20' Guarnacci, 44' Lojodice, 56' Fontana, 77' Liedholm I, 83' A. Mariani ROMA. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Fontana, Schiaffino, Liedholm I, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  19. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Verona

    4 May 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 31: Milan beat Verona 2-0 at San Siro on 4 May 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 33' Fontana, 36' Cucchiaroni MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, Bergamaschi, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, A. Mariani, Fontana, Schiaffino, Liedholm I, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  20. Serie A: Fiorentina 4-3 Milan

    11 May 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 32: Milan lost to Fiorentina 3-4 away on 11 May 1958. Venue: Comunale, Firenze. Reti: 9' Lojacono, 38' Magnini, 44' Bizzarri, 60' Danova, 67' Lojacono, 70' Danova, 85' rig. Zagatti FIORENTINA. Milan XI: Buffon, Zagatti, Beraldo, L. Radice II, Zannier, Beltrami, Reina, A. Mariani, Danova, Migliavacca, Baruffi — All.: Viani.

  21. Serie A: Milan 4-2 SPAL

    18 May 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 33: Milan beat SPAL 4-2 at San Siro on 18 May 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 11' Schiaffino, 58' rig. Liedholm I, 62' Sandell, 76' Broccini, 77' Liedholm I, 88' Grillo MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Migliavacca, Zannier, L. Radice II, Danova, Liedholm I, Schiaffino, Grillo, Cucchiaroni — All.: Viani.

  22. Serie A: Milan 1-5 Genoa

    25 May 1958 · Season 1957-58, matchday 34: Milan lost to Genoa 1-5 at San Siro on 25 May 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 17' e 23' Abbadie, 37' Barison, 51' rig. Fontana, 78' e 82' Barison MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Beraldo, Fontana, Zannier, Bergamaschi, A. Mariani, Migliavacca, Danova, Grillo, Baruffi — All.: Viani.

  23. Departed: Amos Mariani

    1958-59 season window · Amos Mariani left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  24. Departed: Cesare Reina

    1958-59 season window · Cesare Reina left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  25. Departed: Dario Baruffi

    1958-59 season window · Dario Baruffi left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  26. Departed: Ernesto Cucchiaroni

    1958-59 season window · Ernesto Cucchiaroni left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  27. Departed: Eros Fassetta

    1958-59 season window · Eros Fassetta left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  28. Departed: Giancarlo Beltrami

    1958-59 season window · Giancarlo Beltrami left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  29. Departed: Luigi Zannier

    1958-59 season window · Luigi Zannier left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  30. Departed: Mario Bergamaschi

    1958-59 season window · Mario Bergamaschi left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  31. Departed: Per Bredesen

    1958-59 season window · Per Bredesen left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Departed: Roberto Corradi

    1958-59 season window · Roberto Corradi left Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Signed: Bruno Ducati

    1958-59 season window · Bruno Ducati joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Signed: Giovanni Trapattoni

    1958-59 season window · Giovanni Trapattoni joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Signed: Mario Trebbi

    1958-59 season window · Mario Trebbi joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Signed: Sandro Salvadore

    1958-59 season window · Sandro Salvadore joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Signed: Vincenzo Occhetta

    1958-59 season window · Vincenzo Occhetta joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Signed: José Altafini

    13 July 1958 · José Altafini joined Milan in the 1958-59 season (exact date 13 July 1958, per Transfermarkt player records).

  39. Friendly: Penarol 4-1 Milan

    13 July 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan lost to Penarol 1-4 at Stadio Canario, Montevideo (Uruguay) on 13 July 1958. Reti: 23' Montano, 28' A. Mariani, 52' e 59' Cancela, 61' De Marco.

  40. Friendly: Boca Juniors 3-2 Milan

    17 July 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan lost to Boca Juniors 2-3 at Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 17 July 1958. Reti: 10' Gonzales, 37' Schiaffino, 76' Bellomo, 79' Rodriguez, 89' Grillo.

  41. Friendly: Rosario Central 1-4 Milan

    20 July 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan beat Rosario Central 4-1 at Rosario (Argentina) on 20 July 1958. Reti: 22' aut. Cardozo, 48' Danova, 56' Grillo, 59' Mottura, 75' Danova.

  42. Friendly: Boca Juniors 1-2 Milan

    24 July 1958 · Season 1957-58 (friendly match): Milan beat Boca Juniors 2-1 at Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 24 July 1958. Reti: 4' Nardiello, 13' Danova, 57' Grillo.

  43. Friendly: Simmenthal Monza 0-6 Milan

    31 August 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Simmenthal Monza 6-0 at San Gregorio, Monza on 31 August 1958. Reti: 3' Danova, 13', 21', 23' e 38' Grillo, 76' Altafini.

  44. Friendly: Lugano 3-7 Milan

    3 September 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Lugano 7-3 at Cornaredo, Lugano (Svizzera) on 3 September 1958. Reti: 24' Grillo, 33' e 37' Altafini, 41' Grillo, 46' Altafini, 49' Danova, 64' Bossi, 69' Altafini, 79' e 86' Bossi.

  45. Friendly: Pro Patria 1-4 Milan

    10 September 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Pro Patria 4-1 at Busto Arsizio (VA) on 10 September 1958. Reti: 20' e 25' Altafini, 44' Porro, 90' C. Galli, 94' Altafini.

  46. Friendly: Fanfulla 1-3 Milan

    18 September 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Fanfulla 3-1 at Dossenina, Lodi on 18 September 1958. Reti: 26' Grillo, 29' Donadoni, 42' Danova, Liedholm I.

  47. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Triestina

    21 September 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 1: Milan beat Triestina 2-0 at San Siro on 21 September 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 36' rig. e 89' C. Galli MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Beraldo, Fontana, Salvadore I, Occhetta, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Grillo - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  48. Serie A: Napoli 0-1 Milan

    28 September 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 2: Milan beat Napoli 1-0 away on 28 September 1958. Venue: Collana - Vomero, Napoli. Reti: 14' Danova NAPOLI. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Zagatti, Fontana, Salvadore I, Occhetta, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Grillo, Danova - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  49. Serie A: Milan 4-2 Bari

    5 October 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 3: Milan beat Bari 4-2 at San Siro on 5 October 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 39' Mazzoni, 49' Altafini, 51' aut. Mupo, 58' Conti, 61' e 87' Danova MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, C. Maldini, Zagatti, Fontana, Salvadore I, Occhetta, Grillo, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Danova - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  50. Friendly: Brescia 2-5 Milan

    8 October 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Brescia 5-2 at Viale Piave, Brescia on 8 October 1958. Reti: 1' Bacci, 21' Liedholm I, 25' Bacci, 50' Nova, 63' P. Ferrario, 68' Liedholm I, 88' Sacchella.

  51. Serie A: Sampdoria 0-0 Milan

    12 October 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 4: Milan drew with Sampdoria 0-0 away on 12 October 1958. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Bean, C. Galli, Schiaffino, Altafini, Danova - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  52. Friendly: Biellese 1-2 Milan

    15 October 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Biellese 2-1 at La Marmora, Biella on 15 October 1958. Reti: 25' Raffin, 35' P. Ferrario, 52' Liedholm.

  53. Serie A: Milan 5-1 Alessandria

    19 October 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 5: Milan beat Alessandria 5-1 at San Siro on 19 October 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 1' Schiaffino, 15' Danova, 20' Altafini, 21' Danova, 69' Oldani, 88' Altafini MILAN. Milan XI: Ducati, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Grillo - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  54. Serie A: Vicenza 2-0 Milan

    26 October 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 6: Milan lost to Vicenza 0-2 away on 26 October 1958. Venue: Menti, Vicenza. Reti: 28' Cappellaro, 30' Menti IV L.R. VICENZA. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, L. Radice II, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Grillo - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  55. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Inter

    2 November 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 7: Milan drew with Inter 1-1 at San Siro on 2 November 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 9' Altafini, 67' Angelillo MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Bean, C. Galli, Altafini, Schiaffino, Danova - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  56. Friendly: Como 0-5 Milan

    7 November 1958 · Season 1958-59 (friendly match): Milan beat Como 5-0 at Sinigaglia, Como on 7 November 1958. Reti: 10' Grillo, 32' Altafini, 45' e 48' Bacci, 56' rig. Liedholm I.

  57. Serie A: Juventus 4-5 Milan

    16 November 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 8: Milan beat Juventus 5-4 away on 16 November 1958. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 24' Grillo, 30' C. Galli, 33' Altafini, 39' Boniperti, 62' Corradi, 66' Altafini, 73' Charles, 81' Sivori, 90' Grillo JUVENTUS. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Bean, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Schiaffino - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  58. Serie A: Roma 1-1 Milan

    23 November 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 9: Milan drew with Roma 1-1 away on 23 November 1958. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 63' Altafini, 68' Selmosson ROMA. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Migliavacca, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Bean - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  59. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Fiorentina

    30 November 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 10: Milan beat Fiorentina 2-0 at San Siro on 30 November 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 47' Danova, 82' Altafini MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Bean - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  60. Serie A: SPAL 1-1 Milan

    7 December 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 11: Milan drew with SPAL 1-1 away on 7 December 1958. Venue: Comunale, Ferrara. Reti: 10' Broccini, 57' Altafini S.P.A.L. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Schiaffino - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  61. Serie A: Milan 5-1 Torino

    21 December 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 12: Milan beat Torino 5-1 at San Siro on 21 December 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 5' Altafini, 63' aut. Cancian, 67' e 74' Altafini, 83' Virgili, 88' Occhetta MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Bean, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Bacci - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.

  62. Serie A: Milan 5-0 Lazio

    28 December 1958 · Season 1958-59, matchday 13: Milan beat Lazio 5-0 at San Siro on 28 December 1958. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 16' Altafini, 27' Danova, 56' Altafini, 74' Danova, 90' Grillo MILAN. Milan XI: Buffon, Fontana, Zagatti, Liedholm I, C. Maldini, Occhetta, Danova, C. Galli, Altafini, Grillo, Bean - All.: Bonizzoni - DT: Viani.