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AC Milan in 1969

Era: The Rocco Era

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

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The stories of 1969

1969

The Triestino Who Conquered Europe

When Milan swept all before them in the late 1960s, the Italian press marvelled that the architect was a provincial from Trieste. Rocco had first made his name with his hometown club Triestina, whom he steered to a sensational second place in Serie A in 1947-48, and later worked similar wonders with modest Padova, dragging the club to third in the table in 1957-58. He never lost the outsider's chip or the border-city bluntness; he distrusted grand theory and prized 'concretezza' (concreteness). To Brera he embodied a distinctly northeastern Italian pragmatism — win first, and win ugly if you must.

Sources

  • Gianni Brera
  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan
  • Guerin Sportivo

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1969

Gianni Rivera — 'Golden Boy' and Brera's 'l'Abatino'

To the adoring public and press he was the 'Golden Boy', the anointed prince of Italian football who in 1969 became the first Italian to win the Pallone d'Oro (Ballon d'Or). Yet the writer Gianni Brera, who prized the muscular, sweat-and-mud athlete, needled Rivera's slender frame and languid grace with the barbed nickname 'l'Abatino' (the little abbot) — a jab at his supposed physical frailty, suggesting a dandyish, cloistered elegance unfit for battle. The papers turned the insult into a badge of elegance: La Gazzetta dello Sport celebrated the Pallone d'Oro as vindication of a distinctly Italian ideal of the playmaker — grace and vision over brute force. The tension between the two labels — cherished idol versus Brera's gentle heretic — became one of the great running arguments of Italian sporting culture and one of the richest recurring stories in Italian football letters, only sharpening the mystique of Milan's most gifted playmaker.

Sources

  • Gianni Brera
  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan
  • Guerin Sportivo
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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1969

Intercontinental 1969 and the Italian press amid the violence of La Bombonera

Milan's 1969 Intercontinental Cup against Estudiantes was immortalised in the Italian press less for the trophy than for the brutality of the return leg in Buenos Aires, where the rossoneri were kicked and battered at La Bombonera. La Gazzetta dello Sport and the Italian dailies recounted the assault on Néstor Combin, whose face was left bloodied, framing the tie as "civiltà contro violenza" (civilisation against violence). The coverage cemented an Italian narrative of the noble European champion martyred by Argentine ferocity — a story retold for decades.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Corriere dello Sport
  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan

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1963 and 1969

Rocco's Milan survives on film: the 1963 and 1969 finals in the archives

Newsreel crews at Wembley in 1963 and television cameras at the Bernabéu in 1969 captured both of Nereo Rocco's European Cup triumphs — Altafini's two goals against Benfica, then Prati's hat-trick in the 4-1 demolition of Ajax — and those reels, preserved in the Teche RAI and the newsreel archives, became the visual memory of the paròn's Milan. They are among the earliest rossonero glories to endure extensively as moving images rather than through print and radio alone, and every retrospective montage since has drawn on the same flickering black-and-white frames. For generations who never saw Rivera thread a pass in the flesh, this footage simply is Rocco's Milan.

Sources

  • RAI Teche (Teche RAI archive)
  • UEFA official archives

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1969

The death of il Vate

Viani died in 1969, not yet sixty, his health finally giving way. Milan mourned the man who, more than any single champion, had modernised the club's organisation — the mind behind the *Vianema*, behind *Milanello*, behind much of the modern rossonero (red-and-black) structure. The Italian press bade farewell to *il Vate* (the seer) as a quiet revolutionary whose ideas had reshaped not just one club but the way the Italian game thought about itself.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Giuseppe Viani
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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1969

Cudicini and the second Coppa dei Campioni

Between the sticks for Milan's 1968-69 European conquest, Fabio Cudicini's calm authority underpinned a defence built to protect narrow leads. In the final against Ajax in Madrid, Milan's 4-1 victory was made safe by a defensive structure in which the Black Spider's presence was the ultimate guarantee. Alongside domestic and continental honours, his goalkeeping in this period set the template for the disciplined rossoneri rearguards that followed. He remains one of the defining custodians of the Rocco dynasty.

Sources

  • 1969 European Cup final broadcast records
  • Milan club histories

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19 February 1969

Milan 0-0 Celtic: stalemate with the champions of 1967

The quarter-final paired Milan with Jock Stein's Celtic, European champions two seasons earlier, and the first leg at a wintry San Siro produced a grim, gripping stalemate. The Scots defended with discipline and Milan could not force the breakthrough on a heavy February pitch, sending the tie to Glasgow level at 0-0 — a scoreline most of Europe read as an advantage for Celtic. Rocco, master of the away smash-and-grab, knew better.

Sources

  • RSSSF — European Champions' Cup 1968-69
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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12 March 1969

Celtic 0-1 Milan: Prati silences Celtic Park

Before a vast, roaring Celtic Park crowd, Pierino Prati struck inside the opening quarter-hour, pouncing on a defensive slip deep in the Celtic half and racing clear to finish coolly. From there Rocco's Milan produced a catenaccio masterclass, Cudicini and the back line absorbing wave after wave of green-and-white pressure to protect the 1-0 lead. The victory eliminated the 1967 champions of Europe and sent Milan into the semi-final against Manchester United — and, ultimately, on to the Bernabéu.

Sources

  • RSSSF — European Champions' Cup 1968-69
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • AC Milan club records

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April–May 1969

San Siro humbles the holders: Milan 2-0 Manchester United

On the road to their second European Cup, Nereo Rocco's Milan drew the reigning champions Manchester United — Best, Charlton and Law — in the 1969 semi-final. At a heaving San Siro the rossoneri won the first leg 2-0 through Angelo Sormani and Kurt Hamrin, then survived a seething Old Trafford return in which Bobby Charlton pulled one back and a Denis Law effort many swore had crossed the line was furiously ruled out. Milan held on to advance 2-1 on aggregate — Italian tactical craft outlasting English attacking royalty — and at the Bernabéu Pierino Prati's hat-trick sank Ajax to seal the crown.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive
  • John Foot, 'Calcio: A History of Italian Football'
  • Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto (RAI radiocronaca)
  • Guerin Sportivo

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Serie A / European Cup 1968-69

1968-69: Prati's hat-trick sinks Ajax — European champions again

Milan won their second European Cup on 28 May 1969 in Madrid, dismantling Johan Cruyff's young Ajax 4-1 with a Pierino Prati hat-trick and a goal from Angelo Sormani, having eliminated holders Manchester United in the semi-final. In Serie A the champions of Europe finished third behind surprise title-winners Fiorentina, but the Bernabéu triumph confirmed Rocco's Milan as the continent's dominant force.

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28 May 1969

1969 European Cup Final: Milan 4-1 Ajax

1969 European Cup Final: Milan 4-1 Ajax

Nereo Rocco's Milan met the emerging Ajax of a young Johan Cruyff in the 1969 European Cup final and administered a chastening 4-1 lesson, with Pierino Prati claiming a hat-trick against the Dutch dreamers. The result delayed the coronation of Total Football by two years and framed a recurring philosophical duel between Milanese pragmatism and Amsterdam's beautiful geometry. Ajax would rise to dominate the early 1970s, but Milan could always point to the night they made Cruyff's side look like apprentices. The rivalry became a debate about two rival visions of how football should be played.

— MATCH SHEET — Milan XI: Cudicini; Anquilletti, Schnellinger; Rosato, Malatrasi, Trapattoni; Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera (c), Prati Coach: Nereo Rocco Scorers: Prati 7', 40' (Milan); Vasović 61' pen (Ajax); Sormani 66' (Milan); Prati 75' (Milan) Substitutions: None used by Milan; substitutes were permitted by 1969 and Ajax made two changes at half-time. Pierino Prati's hat-trick remains one of the very few ever scored in a European Cup final; captain Rivera lifted the trophy and won that year's Ballon d'Or.

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1960s–1970s

Celebration on 45rpm: Football's Vinyl Souvenirs

When Pierino Prati's hat-trick demolished Ajax 4-1 at the Bernabéu on 28 May 1969 and Milan lifted its second European Cup, Italy was at the height of its 45rpm era — and football celebration had become a recording genre of its own. Through the 1960s and 1970s, Italian labels, local singers and supporter clubs pressed commemorative singles after scudetti and European triumphs: hastily arranged songs and spoken tributes rushed to kiosks and record shops while the celebrations were still warm. Most were small pressings, played at fan-club dinners and bar gatherings until the grooves wore out, then forgotten in drawers. That disposability is exactly what makes them precious now: surviving rossonero celebration discs turn up at Milanese flea markets and online auctions as some of the rarest audio artifacts of the club's golden vinyl age.

Sources

  • Italian football celebration record culture (1960s–70s)
  • European Cup 1969 final records

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8 October 1969

Intercontinental Cup, First Leg: Milan 3-0 Estudiantes

Six years after the injustice of Rio, Milan took the first step towards the world title at San Siro against Estudiantes de La Plata, the notoriously ruthless Argentine champions. Angelo Sormani struck twice and Néstor Combin — Argentine-born, French by passport — added the third in a commanding 3-0 win. Rivera pulled the strings, and Milan flew to Buenos Aires with a cushion they would sorely need.

Sources

  • RSSSF Intercontinental Club Cup archive
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • AC Milan club records

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22 October 1969

La Bombonera 1969: Milan's Intercontinental brutality across the airwaves

La Bombonera 1969: Milan's Intercontinental brutality across the airwaves

Milan's violent Intercontinental Cup second leg against Estudiantes de La Plata at La Bombonera in Buenos Aires in October 1969 reached Italy through radio and delayed television relay, the reports of the assaults on Néstor Combin and his broken cheekbone arriving as much through the anguished tones of commentators as through later footage. The distance of South America made radiocronaca the primary conduit for a night that shocked the Italian public, the horror conveyed by voice before image. It stands as one of the darkest transmissions in the club's mediated history.

Sources

  • Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto
  • RAI Teche
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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8–22 October 1969

1969 Intercontinental Cup: World Champions Amid the Violence of La Bombonera

1969 Intercontinental Cup: World Champions Amid the Violence of La Bombonera

Crowned champions of Europe, Nereo Rocco's Milan met Copa Libertadores holders Estudiantes de La Plata for the Intercontinental Cup, winning the first leg 3-0 at San Siro on 8 October 1969. The return on 22 October, inside Boca Juniors' steep-walled Bombonera in Buenos Aires, descended into one of football's most violent evenings. Gianni Rivera scored Milan's goal in a 2-1 defeat that sealed the world crown 4-2 on aggregate, but the result was overshadowed by savagery: Néstor Combín left the pitch bloodied and concussed, his cheekbone shattered by Aguirre Suárez's elbow, then was absurdly arrested on his stretcher by Argentine police as an alleged draft-dodger, while Pierino Prati played on concussed. The brutality so appalled Argentina that, under an edict from President Onganía, three Estudiantes players — Aguirre Suárez, Poletti and Manera — were briefly jailed, and goalkeeper Poletti was banned for life. Milan carried home their first Intercontinental Cup, champions of the world with a title paid for in blood on South American soil.

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22 October 1969

Argentina's Press Turns on Its Own: La Bombonera, 1969

Milan's Intercontinental Cup tie against Estudiantes de La Plata — a 3-0 win at San Siro followed by a brutal return leg at La Bombonera on 22 October 1969 — produced one of the rare occasions when a host country's press sided with the visitors. Nestor Combin, Milan's Argentine-born striker, left the pitch bloodied with facial fractures and was then detained overnight by Argentine police over a military-service question before being released; Pierino Prati was also badly hurt. The violence caused such national embarrassment that President Ongania ordered the offending Estudiantes players jailed, and heavy sporting bans followed. Argentina's sports press, which had long debated the 'anti-futbol' tag attached to Estudiantes' methods, largely condemned the night rather than defended it — coverage that fixed the image of Milan as wronged champions in South American print.

Sources

  • Argentine press coverage of the 1969 Intercontinental Cup
  • Contemporary accounts of the Ongania sanctions

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December 1969

Gianni Rivera, 1969 Ballon d'Or

In December 1969 Gianni Rivera became the first Italian-born player crowned European Footballer of the Year, the reward for a season in which his golden left foot steered Milan to both the European Cup and the Intercontinental Cup. The elegant No. 10 — the 'Golden Boy', famously nicknamed 'l'abatino' (the little abbot) by Gianni Brera — finished ahead of compatriot Gigi Riva in the France Football vote, a rare Italian one-two atop the continent. For a playmaker prized more for elegance and vision than for industry, the award was the vindication of an entire philosophy of play.

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December 1969

The Golden Boy on Every Cover

When France Football awarded Gianni Rivera the 1969 Ballon d'Or — making him the first footballer born and formed in Italy to receive it — the news belonged above all to print, announced in the pages of the French magazine and echoed across every Italian sports weekly. Italy's newsstand football culture, led by the venerable Guerin Sportivo (founded in Turin in 1912 and the country's oldest sports magazine), had followed the 'Golden Boy' cover by cover since his teenage arrival at Milan. Magazine covers, special issues and pull-out posters made Rivera as much a figure of Italian print culture as of the pitch, the emblem of an era when a player's myth was built weekly at the edicola rather than on a screen.

Sources

  • France Football archives
  • Guerin Sportivo archives

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Every match of 1969

  1. Friendly: Milan 4-2 Monfalcone

    4 January 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan beat Monfalcone 4-2 at Civica Arena, Milano on 4 January 1969. Reti: Lodetti (2), Hamrin, Mora, Ciclitira (2).

  2. Serie A: Varese 0-0 Milan

    12 January 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 13: Milan drew with Varese 0-0 away on 12 January 1969. Venue: Ossola, Varese. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Trapattoni, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Maldera I, Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II (16' Fogli) — All.: Rocco.

  3. Friendly: Ostiamare 0-12 Milan

    16 January 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan beat Ostiamare 12-0 at Ostia on 16 January 1969. Reti: Sormani (3), Lodetti (2), Mora (2), Hamrin (2), Rivera, aut. (Ostia), Prati II.

  4. Serie A: Napoli 0-0 Milan

    19 January 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 14: Milan drew with Napoli 0-0 away on 19 January 1969. Venue: San Paolo, Napoli. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Maldera I, Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  5. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Palermo

    26 January 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 15: Milan beat Palermo 1-0 at San Siro on 26 January 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 44' Prati II MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Fogli (65' Trapattoni), Mora, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  6. Friendly: Sammargheritese 1-17 Milan

    30 January 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan beat Sammargheritese 17-1 at Santa Margherita Ligure on 30 January 1969. Reti: 5' Rivera, 15' Sormani, 20' Pennavaria, 23' Mora, 26' aut. Murialdo, 28' Lodetti, 35' Hamrin, 39' Sormani, 44' Rivera, 45' Hamrin, 53'.

  7. Serie A: Sampdoria 1-1 Milan

    2 February 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 16: Milan drew with Sampdoria 1-1 away on 2 February 1969. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 37' aut. Vincenzi, 80' Sabatini SAMPDORIA. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Maldera I, Malatrasi, Rosato I, Mora, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  8. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Hellas Verona

    9 February 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 17: Milan beat Hellas Verona 3-0 at San Siro on 9 February 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 32, 66' e 78' Prati II MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Fogli, Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  9. Serie A: AC Pisa 0-1 Milan

    16 February 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 18: Milan beat AC Pisa 1-0 away on 16 February 1969. Venue: Arena Garibaldi, Pisa. Reti: 70' aut. Gonfiantini PISA (date recorded as 1969-02-15 by magliarossonera). Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Maldera I (66' Trapattoni), Rognoni, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco. (date recorded as 1969-02-15 by magliarossonera)

  10. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Fiorentina

    23 February 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 19: Milan drew with Fiorentina 0-0 at San Siro on 23 February 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I (35' Trapattoni), Malatrasi, Fogli, Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  11. Serie A: Inter 1-1 Milan

    2 March 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 20: Milan drew with Inter 1-1 away on 2 March 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 53' Corso, 86' Prati II INTERNAZIONALE. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, Hamrin (63' Fogli), Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  12. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Atalanta

    9 March 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 21: Milan drew with Atalanta 0-0 at San Siro on 9 March 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Fogli, Lodetti, Rognoni, Sormani (73' Trapattoni), Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco. (date recorded as 1969-03-08 by magliarossonera)

  13. Serie A: Vicenza 1-1 Milan

    16 March 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 22: Milan drew with Vicenza 1-1 away on 16 March 1969. Venue: Menti, Vicenza. Reti: 45' Rivera, 70' Reif L.R. VICENZA. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Rosato I (65' Hamrin), Maldera I, Malatrasi, Fogli, Rognoni, Lodetti, Prati II, Rivera, Scala — All.: Rocco.

  14. Serie A: Milan 4-0 Bologna

    23 March 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 23: Milan beat Bologna 4-0 at San Siro on 23 March 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 41' Fogli, 68', 81' e 88' Prati II MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Scala, Santin, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, Hamrin, Lodetti, Prati II, Rivera, Fogli — All.: Rocco.

  15. Serie A: US Cagliari 3-1 Milan

    6 April 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 24: Milan lost to US Cagliari 1-3 away on 6 April 1969. Venue: Amsicora, Cagliari. Reti: 16' Greatti, 33' Rivera, 45' Nen�, 54' Riva CAGLIARI. Milan XI: Belli, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Maldera I, Malatrasi, Rosato I, Hamrin, Lodetti, Prati II, Rivera, Scala (46' Fogli) — All.: Rocco.

  16. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Juventus

    13 April 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 25: Milan beat Juventus 1-0 at San Siro on 13 April 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 20' Prati II MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Rosato I, Maldera I, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, C. Petrini, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  17. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Roma

    19 April 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 26: Milan beat Roma 1-0 at San Siro on 19 April 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 56' C. Petrini MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Maldera I, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, C. Petrini, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  18. Serie A: AC Torino 1-0 Milan

    27 April 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 27: Milan lost to AC Torino 0-1 away on 27 April 1969. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 17' Cereser TORINO. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, C. Petrini, Lodetti, Sormani, Fogli, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  19. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Varese

    4 May 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 28: Milan beat Varese 2-0 at San Siro on 4 May 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 22' Fogli, 36' Prati II MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi (73' Rognoni), Santin, Hamrin, Lodetti, Sormani, Fogli, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  20. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Napoli

    10 May 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 29: Milan drew with Napoli 0-0 at San Siro on 10 May 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Santin, Malatrasi, Rosato I, Rognoni (46' Fogli), Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  21. Serie A: Palermo 0-0 Milan

    18 May 1969 · Season 1968-69, matchday 30: Milan drew with Palermo 0-0 away on 18 May 1969. Venue: Comunale La Favorita, Palermo. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Scala, Santin, Schnellinger, Trapattoni, Fogli, Lodetti (60' C. Petrini), Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  22. Friendly: Parabiago 0-5 Milan

    4 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan beat Parabiago 5-0 at Stadio "Libero Ferrario", Parabiago on 4 June 1969. Reti: 31' Rivera, 32' e 33' Lodetti, 74' Rivera, 83' Lodetti.

  23. Friendly: Sampdoria 0-0 Milan

    7 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan drew with Sampdoria 0-0 at Genova on 7 June 1969.

  24. Friendly: Olympique Lione 1-7 Milan

    11 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (friendly match): Milan beat Olympique Lione 7-1 at Lione (Francia) on 11 June 1969. Reti: 4' Maldera I, 21' S. Gori, 32' Rivera, 43' S. Gori, 44' Santin, 48' Salvemini, 55' Guy, 76' Hamrin.

  25. Trofeo 'Citta' Di Milano': Milan 1-0 Juventus

    14 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (trofeo 'citta' di milano' match): Milan beat Juventus 1-0 at San Siro, Milano on 14 June 1969. Reti: 22' aut. Bercellino.

  26. Trofeo 'Citta' Di Milano': Internazionale 3-1 Milan

    18 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (trofeo 'citta' di milano' match): Milan lost to Internazionale 1-3 at San Siro, Milano on 18 June 1969. Reti: 22' e 25' Bedin, 29' Jair, 36' aut. Cella.

  27. Coppa 'Citta' Di Toronto': Milan 3-0 Sparta Praga

    23 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (coppa 'citta' di toronto' match): Milan beat Sparta Praga 3-0 at Toronto (Canada) on 23 June 1969. Reti: 34' rig. Rivera, 40' Combin, 84' Fogli.

  28. Torneo 'Citta' Di New York': Milan 4-0 Panathinaikos

    27 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (torneo 'citta' di new york' match): Milan beat Panathinaikos 4-0 at Yankee Stadium, New York (U.S.A.) on 27 June 1969. Reti: 18' Golin, 27' e 41' Combin, 72' Anquilletti.

  29. Torneo 'Citta' Di New York': Milan 6-4 Internazionale

    29 June 1969 · Season 1968-69 (torneo 'citta' di new york' match): Milan beat Internazionale 6-4 at Yankee Stadium, New York (U.S.A.) on 29 June 1969. Reti: 12' Mazzola, 13' Rognoni, 26' Mazzola, 27' rig. Rivera, 40' e 44' Combin, 45' Jair, 46' Anquilletti, 51' Rognoni, 84' Bedin.

  30. Departed: Bruno Baveni

    1969-70 season window · Bruno Baveni left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  31. Departed: Bruno Mora

    1969-70 season window · Bruno Mora left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Departed: Carlo Petrini

    1969-70 season window · Carlo Petrini left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Departed: Kurt Hamrin

    1 July 1969 · Kurt Hamrin left Milan in the 1969-70 season (exact date 1 July 1969, per Transfermarkt player records).

  34. Departed: Nevio Scala

    1969-70 season window · Nevio Scala left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Departed: Paolo Montanari

    1969-70 season window · Paolo Montanari left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Departed: Silvano Villa

    1969-70 season window · Silvano Villa left Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Signed: Alberto Grossetti

    1969-70 season window · Alberto Grossetti joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Signed: Andrea Valdinoci

    1969-70 season window · Andrea Valdinoci joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Signed: Angelo Paina

    1969-70 season window · Angelo Paina joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  40. Signed: Cesare Cattaneo

    1969-70 season window · Cesare Cattaneo joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Signed: Domenico Fontana

    1969-70 season window · Domenico Fontana joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Signed: Lino Golin

    1969-70 season window · Lino Golin joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  43. Signed: Luigi Boni

    1969-70 season window · Luigi Boni joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  44. Signed: Nestor Combin

    1969-70 season window · Nestor Combin joined Milan in the 1969-70 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  45. Friendly: Canzese 0-8 Milan

    17 August 1969 · Season 1969-70 (friendly match): Milan beat Canzese 8-0 at Canzo on 17 August 1969. Reti: 25' Prati II, 29' Rivera, 45' Rognoni, 50' aut. Ramundo, 57' Lodetti, 79' Hamrin, 85' Fontana, 90' Hamrin.

  46. Friendly: Gallaratese 0-7 Milan

    20 August 1969 · Season 1969-70 (friendly match): Milan beat Gallaratese 7-0 at Gallarate on 20 August 1969. Reti: 3' aut. Paleari, Rivera, 49� rig. Rivera, 59� Prati II, 73� Hamrin, Rognoni (2).

  47. Friendly: Thor Waterschei 1-0 Milan

    24 August 1969 · Season 1969-70 (friendly match): Milan lost to Thor Waterschei 0-1 at Genk (Belgio) on 24 August 1969. Reti: 42' Van Dorst.

  48. Friendly: Alessandria 1-3 Milan

    27 August 1969 · Season 1969-70 (friendly match): Milan beat Alessandria 3-1 at Moccagatta, Alessandria on 27 August 1969. Reti: 15' Frank, 47' Sormani, 77' Combin, 85' Rivera.

  49. Serie A: Brescia 1-4 Milan

    14 September 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 1: Milan beat Brescia 4-1 away on 14 September 1969.

  50. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Bari

    21 September 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 2: Milan beat Bari 1-0 at San Siro on 21 September 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 28' Combin MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Maldera I, Fogli, Rognoni, Lodetti, Combin, Rivera, Sormani — All.: Rocco.

  51. Serie A: Lazio 1-0 Milan

    28 September 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 3: Milan lost to Lazio 0-1 away on 28 September 1969. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 62' Chinaglia LAZIO. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Malatrasi, Maldera I (69' Fogli), Rognoni, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  52. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Hellas Verona

    5 October 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 4: Milan beat Hellas Verona 2-0 at San Siro on 5 October 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 57' Sormani, 73' Prati II MILAN (date recorded as 1969-10-04 by magliarossonera). Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Rosato I, Maldera I (59' Fogli), Trapattoni, Rognoni, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco. (date recorded as 1969-10-04 by magliarossonera)

  53. Serie A: Palermo 0-0 Milan

    12 October 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 5: Milan drew with Palermo 0-0 away on 12 October 1969. Venue: Cibali, Catania. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Santin, Malatrasi, Trapattoni, Sormani, Fogli (77' Casone), Combin, Rivera, Golin — All.: Rocco.

  54. Serie A: Milan 2-3 Roma

    19 October 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 6: Milan lost to Roma 2-3 at San Siro on 19 October 1969.

  55. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Bologna

    26 October 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 7: Milan drew with Bologna 0-0 at San Siro on 26 October 1969.

  56. Serie A: Inter 0-0 Milan

    9 November 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 8: Milan drew with Inter 0-0 away on 9 November 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Fogli, Rosato I, Trapattoni, Rognoni, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  57. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Napoli

    16 November 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 9: Milan beat Napoli 1-0 at San Siro on 16 November 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 59' Fogli MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Fogli, Rosato I, Santin, Rognoni, Lodetti, Combin, D. Fontana (48' Golin), Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  58. Serie A: Sampdoria 1-1 Milan

    30 November 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 10: Milan drew with Sampdoria 1-1 away on 30 November 1969. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 53' Combin, 77' Cristin SAMPDORIA. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Casone, Maldera I, Trapattoni, Rognoni, Lodetti, Combin, Sormani, Golin — All.: Rocco.

  59. Serie A: Milan 0-2 Juventus

    7 December 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 11: Milan lost to Juventus 0-2 at San Siro on 7 December 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 67' Vieri, 78' Zigoni MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Casone (46' Fogli), Rosato I, Trapattoni, Sormani, Lodetti, Combin, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  60. Serie A: AC Torino 0-1 Milan

    14 December 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 12: Milan beat AC Torino 1-0 away on 14 December 1969. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 54' Lodetti TORINO. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Maldera I, Malatrasi, Rosato I, Rognoni, Lodetti, Sormani, Rivera, D. Fontana — All.: Rocco.

  61. Serie A: Milan 4-2 Fiorentina

    21 December 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 13: Milan beat Fiorentina 4-2 at San Siro on 21 December 1969. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 4' rig. e 41' rig. Sormani, 45' rig. Maraschi III, 55' Amarildo, 70' aut. Superchi, 77' Maldera I MILAN. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Rosato I, Maldera I, Malatrasi (38' D. Fontana), Fogli, Rognoni, Sormani, Combin, Casone, Prati II — All.: Rocco.

  62. Serie A: US Cagliari 1-1 Milan

    28 December 1969 · Season 1969-70, matchday 14: Milan drew with US Cagliari 1-1 away on 28 December 1969. Venue: Amsicora, Cagliari. Reti: 4' Riva, 71' Prati II CAGLIARI. Milan XI: Cudicini, Anquilletti, Schnellinger, Lodetti, Maldera I, Rosato I (85' Fogli), Rognoni, Sormani, Combin, Rivera, Prati II — All.: Rocco.