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AC Milan in 1979

Era: Shadows & Serie B

12 stories and 63 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

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The stories of 1979

1978-79 season

Liedholm's Elegant Stella: the quiet bridge to the revolution

Nils Liedholm, the composed Swede who had once graced the Gre-No-Li forward line, returned to the bench and guided Milan to the 1978-79 scudetto — the tenth title, and the coveted 'stella' sewn above the crest. His football was a thing of poise and geometry: where catenaccio assigned each defender a man, il barone favoured defending space and building patiently from the back — an elegant, continental reading of the game rooted in his own playing intelligence, and an early Italian embrace of zonal, ball-playing football that stood apart from the era's grinding defensiveness. Serene and pipe-calm on the touchline, he blooded a teenage Franco Baresi, the future conductor of Milan's greatest defence, and delivered a title that felt like a statement of elegance amid difficult years. His zona experiments made Liedholm the crucial bridge between the catenaccio decades and the revolution Arrigo Sacchi would complete.

Sources

  • Nils Liedholm profiles, La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Forza Milan! magazine, scudetto della stella features
  • Guerin Sportivo season coverage 1978-79
  • Jonathan Wilson, Inverting the Pyramid
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Liedholm profiles

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1979

'Il Giorno' and the golden pen of Italian sport

For years the hub of Brera's football writing was the Milan daily *Il Giorno*, where his match reports read like literature — dense with neologism, irony and moral argument. He turned the *pezzo* (the match piece) into an essay, so that a Milan derby became a meditation on character, geography and national temperament. Younger Milanese and Italian journalists learned their craft imitating a style that no one could truly reproduce.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Gianni Brera
  • Il Giorno
  • Guerin Sportivo

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1978-79 season

Albertino Bigon: The Quiet Marksman of the Stella

Alberto 'Albertino' Bigon spent nearly a decade at Milan as the opposite of a star: a Padova-born forward of quiet intelligence who ghosted into the box late and scored the goals nobody had choreographed. In the Stella season of 1978-79 he was the champions' leading scorer, his strikes carrying an elegant but ageing side through a tense spring run-in. Football would grant him a rare double distinction: a scudetto won with Milan as a player, and another won from the bench when he coached Maradona's Napoli to the 1989-90 title.

Sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)
  • magliarossonera.it
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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1978-79 season

Albertosi at Thirty-Nine: The Old Cat of the Stella

When Enrico 'Ricky' Albertosi arrived from Cagliari in 1974, already in his mid-thirties, much of Italy assumed Milan had signed a goalkeeper for his sunset. Instead, Italy's keeper of Mexico '70 produced his club masterpiece in the Stella season of 1978-79, marshalling a miserly rearguard at thirty-nine with theatrical reflexes and the barked authority of a man half his age. Behind the teenage Franco Baresi and the young Fulvio Collovati, the veteran became one of the oldest men ever to win a scudetto — a last grand act before the Totonero scandal darkened the end of his Milan story.

Sources

  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)
  • Guerin Sportivo season coverage 1978-79
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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1979-1986

Gianni Rivera moves upstairs to the boardroom

When Gianni Rivera, the 'Golden Boy' and 1969 Ballon d'Or winner, retired in 1979 after nineteen seasons, he moved directly upstairs into the Milan boardroom as a club executive and vice-president. His years in charge coincided with the darkest passage in the club's history - the Totonero betting scandal that sent Milan down in 1980 and a second relegation in 1982 - a humbling stewardship for the man who had been the team's on-field genius. He remained a leading figure until Silvio Berlusconi's takeover in 1986 opened a new era. Rivera then carried his rossonero prestige into national and European politics.

Sources

  • Gianni Brera writings
  • Guerin Sportivo
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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1979

L'Addio del Golden Boy — Rivera Retires as Captain-Champion

L'Addio del Golden Boy — Rivera Retires as Captain-Champion

With the tenth scudetto won — 'la stella', the star stitched above the badge — Gianni Rivera hung up his boots at thirty-five, going out as a champion at the moment of triumph. The 'Golden Boy' had arrived as a teenager from Alessandria in 1960 and wore Milan's number 10 for nineteen seasons, amassing 658 appearances (a club record at the time) and 164 goals for the only senior club he ever served — more than 500 of those appearances in Serie A, extraordinary numbers for a playmaker. Gianni Brera barbed him as L'Abatino, 'the little abbot,' for his slight frame and elegance, yet in 1969 Rivera became the first Italian ever to win the Ballon d'Or. The veteran capitano of the 1978-79 champions was Milan's supreme bandiera (banner/symbol): one shirt, a career defined by longevity and grace, the heartbeat of the club since 1960. No rossonero of his generation left a longer shadow, nor departed on a higher note — and as one legend closed a defining chapter, the young Baresi was already rising to carry the flame. Forza Milan.

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1978-79 season

The Unbeaten Shadow: Perugia Push the Stella to the Wire

Milan's tenth scudetto had to be wrung from one of the strangest title races Serie A has ever staged: Ilario Castagner's provincial Perugia passed through the entire 1978-79 season unbeaten — eleven wins and nineteen draws — and still finished second. Draws, however, do not make champions, and Liedholm's Milan finished three points clear, sealing the golden star on 6 May 1979. The paradox endures in Italian football lore: the year a team went thirty rounds without defeat and watched the stella stitched onto another club's shirt.

Sources

  • RSSSF Italian championship archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • Guerin Sportivo season coverage 1978-79

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20 February 1979

The Death of el Paron

The Death of el Paron

On 20 February 1979 Nereo Rocco died in his native Trieste, and with him passed the gruff Julian soul who had given Milan its first two European Cups (1963, 1969) and turned catenaccio into an art of the heart rather than mere calculation. Il Paron ruled the dressing room in thick Triestino dialect, mixing paternal warmth with a tactician's cunning, famously toasting his players before big nights. Milan mourned the man who, more than any coach before Sacchi, made the rossoneri a name that frightened Europe. His funeral drew the old guard of the 1960s who had won under him, and the club would later honour his memory as the patriarch of its competitive culture.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Guerin Sportivo
  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan
  • en.wikipedia.org — Nereo Rocco

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1970s–1980s

Home Taping the Rossoneri: Cassettes as a Fan Archive

As Milan closed in on its tenth scudetto in 1978-79 — the title that put the golden star above the badge — a parallel archive was being created in living rooms across Lombardy: fans holding a cassette recorder to the radio, or wiring it straight into the set, to capture live commentary of the decisive Sundays. In an era before home video, the compact cassette was the only way an ordinary tifoso could own a great match, and shoeboxes of hand-labelled tapes became private museums of goals heard but never seen. These amateur recordings now have genuine documentary value, occasionally preserving local broadcasts and moments that official archives missed. The professional counterpart came later, when RAI's Teche archive undertook the systematic preservation of Italy's broadcast heritage — but the fan with a cassette deck got there first, and bootleg audio remains a quietly important source for the sound of Milan's past.

Sources

  • RAI Teche broadcast archive
  • Italian home-taping culture of the 1970s–80s

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6 May 1979

La stella: the golden star for the tenth scudetto

On 6 May 1979, a goalless draw against Bologna at San Siro sealed Milan's long-hunted tenth Italian championship, and with it the right to wear the golden star, la stella, above the crest — following Juventus (1958) and Inter (1966) as the third club to wear it. Nils Liedholm's side, marshalled by the veteran genius of captain Gianni Rivera in his final campaign and a 18-year-old Franco Baresi at sweeper, ended a title drought stretching back to 1968. After three agonising runner-up finishes early in the decade, the wait for lo scudetto della stella was finally over. The 0-0 draw with Bologna at San Siro on 6 May 1979 sealed it, and the title was dedicated to Nereo Rocco, who had died just months earlier.

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Serie A 1978-79

1978-79: La Stella — the tenth scudetto

Nils Liedholm's fluid, zone-based Milan won the club's tenth league title, earning the right to wear the golden star — la Stella — above the badge. It was the perfect farewell for 35-year-old captain Gianni Rivera, who lifted the scudetto in his final season before retirement, while young Franco Baresi anchored the defence and Albertino Bigon led the team's scoring. The 'scudetto della Stella' remains one of the most cherished in Milan's history.

Sources

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

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19 May 1979

Andrea Pirlo is born near Brescia

Andrea Pirlo was born on 19 May 1979 in Flero, on the outskirts of Brescia. Signed in 2001, he was reinvented by Carlo Ancelotti and Ancelotti's staff as a deep-lying regista, dropping in front of the defence to conduct the whole team like a metronome. From that new station he sprayed passes that carried Milan to the Champions League crowns of 2003 and 2007, redefining the art of midfield playmaking.

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Every match of 1979

  1. Serie A: Milan 4-0 Catanzaro

    7 January 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 13: Milan beat Catanzaro 4-0 at San Siro on 7 January 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 16' Chiodi, 21' Bigon I, 76' Novellino I, 81' Antonelli MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati (77' Boldini), Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  2. Friendly: Sanremese 0-4 Milan

    11 January 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Sanremese 4-0 at Comunale, Sanremo (IM) on 11 January 1979. Reti: 23' Buriani, 38' Chiodi, 63' e 66' Antonelli.

  3. Serie A: Bologna 0-1 Milan

    14 January 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 14: Milan beat Bologna 1-0 away on 14 January 1979. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Reti: 61' Maldera III BOLOGNA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  4. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Lazio

    21 January 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 15: Milan beat Lazio 2-0 at San Siro on 21 January 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 16' Maldera III, 65' Bigon I MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (60' Morini), Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  5. Friendly: Latina 1-2 Milan

    25 January 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Latina 2-1 at Comunale, Latina on 25 January 1979. Reti: 14' Sartori, 27' Novellino I, 80' rig. Pezzuoli.

  6. Serie A: Avellino 1-0 Milan

    28 January 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 16: Milan lost to Avellino 0-1 away on 28 January 1979. Venue: Partenio, Avellino. Reti: 14' Romano II AVELLINO. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Boldini, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  7. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Roma

    4 February 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 17: Milan beat Roma 1-0 at San Siro on 4 February 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 80' rig. Antonelli MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  8. Serie A: Ascoli 0-1 Milan

    11 February 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 18: Milan beat Ascoli 1-0 away on 11 February 1979. Venue: Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno. Reti: 30' Maldera III ASCOLI. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (73' Capello), Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  9. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Atalanta

    18 February 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 19: Milan drew with Atalanta 1-1 at San Siro on 18 February 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 24' Bigon I, 42' Tavola MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Morini, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  10. Serie A: Fiorentina 2-3 Milan

    4 March 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 20: Milan beat Fiorentina 3-2 away on 4 March 1979. Venue: Comunale, Firenze. Reti: 5' Maldera III, 35' Bigon I, 44' Lelj, 53' Bigon I, 65' aut. Baresi II FIORENTINA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (55' Boldini), Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Sartori — All.: Liedholm I.

  11. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Juventus

    11 March 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 21: Milan drew with Juventus 0-0 at San Siro on 11 March 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Antonelli (54' Morini), Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Sartori — All.: Liedholm I.

  12. Serie A: Inter 2-2 Milan

    18 March 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 22: Milan drew with Inter 2-2 away on 18 March 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 50' Oriali, 78' Altobelli, 80' e 89' W. De Vecchi II INTERNAZIONALE. Milan XI: Albertosi, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (38' Boldini), Baresi II, Buriani, Bigon I, Novellino I, Capello, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  13. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Vicenza

    25 March 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 23: Milan drew with Vicenza 0-0 at San Siro on 25 March 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Boldini, Baresi II, Sartori, Buriani, Novellino I, Capello, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  14. Serie A: Milan 0-1 Napoli

    1 April 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 24: Milan lost to Napoli 0-1 at San Siro on 1 April 1979.

  15. Serie A: Perugia 1-1 Milan

    8 April 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 25: Milan drew with Perugia 1-1 away on 8 April 1979. Venue: Curi, Perugia. Reti: 15' rig. Chiodi, 17' rig. Casarsa PERUGIA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Morini, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  16. Serie A: Torino 0-3 Milan

    14 April 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 26: Milan beat Torino 3-0 away on 14 April 1979. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 41' Bigon I, 45' rig. Chiodi, 53' Bigon I TORINO. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Morini, Baresi II, Antonelli, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani (70' Boldini), Chiodi — All.: Liedholm I.

  17. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Hellas Verona

    22 April 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 27: Milan beat Hellas Verona 2-1 at San Siro on 22 April 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 24' Calloni, 47' Rivera, 84' Novellino I MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati (61' Boldini), Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Morini, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Rivera, Buriani — All.: Liedholm I.

  18. Friendly: Bellusco 0-9 Milan

    25 April 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Bellusco 9-0 at Bellusco (MI) on 25 April 1979. Reti: 10' Chiodi, 42' Antonelli, 58' Longobardo, 60' e 65' Sartori, 70' Novellino I, 73' Sartori, 79' Carotti, 84' Cerrone.

  19. Serie A: Catanzaro 1-3 Milan

    29 April 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 28: Milan beat Catanzaro 3-1 away on 29 April 1979. Venue: Comunale, Catanzaro. Reti: 48' Maldera III, 52' Ranieri, 53' Novellino I, 89' Antonelli CATANZARO. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Morini, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I (28' Bet), Antonelli, Rivera, Buriani — All.: Liedholm I.

  20. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Bologna

    6 May 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 29: Milan drew with Bologna 0-0 at San Siro on 6 May 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Morini, Antonelli, Rivera, Buriani — All.: Liedholm I.

  21. Friendly: Besnatese 0-11 Milan

    8 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Besnatese 11-0 at Besnate (MI) on 8 May 1979. Reti: 21' Capello, 29' Chiodi, 32' Sartori, 35' Chiodi, 48' Antonelli, 50' Maldera III, 53' Antonelli, 60' Antonelli, 65' Novellino I, 73' C.

  22. Friendly: Triestina 1-1 Milan

    9 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan drew with Triestina 1-1 at Grezar, Trieste on 9 May 1979. Reti: 37' Trainini, 45' rig. Buriani.

  23. Serie A: Lazio 1-1 Milan

    13 May 1979 · Season 1978-79, matchday 30: Milan drew with Lazio 1-1 away on 13 May 1979. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 8' Bigon I, 32' Giordano LAZIO. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, Morini, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Chiodi, Rivera (46' Capello), Buriani — All.: Liedholm I.

  24. Friendly: Milan 2-0 Bayern Munchen

    15 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Bayern Munchen 2-0 at San Siro, Milano on 15 May 1979. Reti: 68' Maldera III, 89' Rivera.

  25. Friendly: Boca Juniors 1-1 Milan

    20 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan drew with Boca Juniors 1-1 at Buenos Ayres (Argentina) on 20 May 1979. Reti: 22' Capello, 62' rig. Sune.

  26. Friendly: Talleres Cordoba 1-1 Milan

    23 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan drew with Talleres Cordoba 1-1 at Stadio Mundialista "Chateua Carreras", Cordoba (Argentina) on 23 May 1979. Reti: 23' Novellino I, 49' Ludue�a.

  27. Friendly: River Plate 1-1 Milan

    25 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan drew with River Plate 1-1 at Buenos Ayres (Argentina) on 25 May 1979. Reti: 3' Comisso, 25' Capello.

  28. Friendly: Uruguay 0-0 Milan

    27 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan drew with Uruguay 0-0 at Montevideo (Uruguay) on 27 May 1979.

  29. Friendly: Olimpia Asuncion 2-1 Milan

    30 May 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan lost to Olimpia Asuncion 1-2 at Asunciòn (Paraguay) on 30 May 1979. Reti: 19' Chiodi, 24' e 89' Talavera.

  30. Friendly: Andes Talleres 3-2 Milan

    7 June 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan lost to Andes Talleres 2-3 at Mendoza (Argentina) on 7 June 1979. Reti: 10' Turatti, 47' W. De Vecchi II, 59' rig. Chiodi, 65' Turatti, 81' Funes.

  31. Friendly: Boschese 1-3 Milan

    16 June 1979 · Season 1978-79 (friendly match): Milan beat Boschese 3-1 at Bosco Marengo (AL) on 16 June 1979.

  32. Departed: Antonio Vettore

    1979-80 season window · Antonio Vettore left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Departed: Dario Marigo

    1979-80 season window · Dario Marigo left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Departed: Gianni Rivera

    1 July 1979 · Gianni Rivera left Milan in the 1979-80 season (exact date 1 July 1979, per Transfermarkt player records).

  35. Departed: Giovanni Sartori

    1979-80 season window · Giovanni Sartori left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Departed: Maurizio Longobardo

    1979-80 season window · Maurizio Longobardo left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Departed: Salvatore Cerrone

    1979-80 season window · Salvatore Cerrone left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Departed: Simone Boldini

    1979-80 season window · Simone Boldini left Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Signed: Francesco Navazzotti

    1979-80 season window · Francesco Navazzotti joined Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  40. Signed: Francesco Romano

    1979-80 season window · Francesco Romano joined Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Signed: Giuseppe Galluzzo

    1979-80 season window · Giuseppe Galluzzo joined Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Signed: Salvatore Campilongo

    1979-80 season window · Salvatore Campilongo joined Milan in the 1979-80 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  43. Friendly: Montebelluna 1-2 Milan

    4 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Montebelluna 2-1 at Comunale, Caorle (VE) on 4 August 1979. Reti: 29� Zerbini, 39� Chiodi, 66� Antonelli.

  44. Friendly: Livorno 0-0 Milan

    8 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan drew with Livorno 0-0 at Ardenza, Livorno on 8 August 1979.

  45. Friendly: Rimini 0-1 Milan

    11 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Rimini 1-0 at Romeo Neri, Rimini on 11 August 1979. Reti: 49' Antonelli.

  46. Friendly: Ascoli 2-0 Milan

    15 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan lost to Ascoli 0-2 at Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno on 15 August 1979. Reti: 65' Moro, 87' Pircher.

  47. Friendly: Udinese 0-3 Milan

    18 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Udinese 3-0 at Moretti, Udine on 18 August 1979. Reti: 24' Chiodi, 50' Maldera III, 75' Bigon I.

  48. Friendly: Reggiana 0-1 Milan

    20 August 1979 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Reggiana 1-0 at Mirabello, Reggio Emilia on 20 August 1979. Reti: 58' Capello.

  49. Trofeo 'Santiago Bernabeu': Real Madrid 2-0 Milan

    2 September 1979 · Season 1979-80 (trofeo 'santiago bernabeu' match): Milan lost to Real Madrid 0-2 at Madrid (Spagna) on 2 September 1979. Reti: 29' Juanito, 49' rig. Cunningham.

  50. Serie A: Roma 0-0 Milan

    16 September 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 1: Milan drew with Roma 0-0 away on 16 September 1979. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (55' Carotti), Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Morini, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  51. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Avellino

    23 September 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 2: Milan beat Avellino 1-0 at San Siro on 23 September 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 21' Chiodi MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli (78' Carotti), Morini, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  52. Serie A: Cagliari 0-0 Milan

    30 September 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 3: Milan drew with Cagliari 0-0 away on 30 September 1979. Venue: Sant'Elia, Cagliari. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Morini (46' Carotti), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  53. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Juventus

    7 October 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 4: Milan beat Juventus 2-1 at San Siro on 7 October 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 7' Novellino I, 44' Antonelli, 46' Tardelli MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Romano, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli (78' Carotti), Bigon I, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  54. Serie A: Torino 0-1 Milan

    11 October 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 9: Milan beat Torino 1-0 away on 11 October 1979.

  55. Serie A: Perugia 1-1 Milan

    14 October 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 5: Milan drew with Perugia 1-1 away on 14 October 1979. Venue: Curi, Perugia. Reti: 1' P. Rossi, 36' Carotti PERUGIA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Romano, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Bigon I (26' Carotti), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  56. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Ascoli

    21 October 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 6: Milan beat Ascoli 3-0 at San Siro on 21 October 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 9' Romano, 20' rig. e 47' Chiodi MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II (75' Al. Minoia), Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  57. Serie A: Inter 2-0 Milan

    28 October 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 7: Milan lost to Inter 0-2 away on 28 October 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 14' e 84' Beccalossi INTERNAZIONALE. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet (56' Al. Minoia), Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  58. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Fiorentina

    4 November 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 8: Milan beat Fiorentina 2-0 at San Siro on 4 November 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 37' Maldera III, 42' aut. Di Gennaro MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano, Chiodi (81' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  59. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Udinese

    2 December 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 11: Milan drew with Udinese 0-0 at San Siro on 2 December 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Buriani, Bigon I, Novellino I, Romano (75' Carotti), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  60. Serie A: Bologna 0-1 Milan

    9 December 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 12: Milan beat Bologna 1-0 away on 9 December 1979. Venue: Comunale, Bologna. Reti: 50' W. De Vecchi II BOLOGNA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Buriani, Bigon I, Novellino I (75' Mandressi), Romano, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  61. Serie A: Milan 1-2 Napoli

    12 December 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 10: Milan lost to Napoli 1-2 at San Siro on 12 December 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 65' Filippi, 66' aut. M. Ferrario, 75' R. Marino MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Bigon I, Chiodi, Romano (55' Antonelli), Mandressi — All.: Giacomini.

  62. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Catanzaro

    16 December 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 13: Milan drew with Catanzaro 0-0 at San Siro on 16 December 1979. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Al. Minoia (53' Romano), Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  63. Serie A: Pescara 2-1 Milan

    30 December 1979 · Season 1979-80, matchday 14: Milan lost to Pescara 1-2 away on 30 December 1979. Venue: Adriatico, Pescara. Reti: 3' Cinquetti, 22' aut. Prestanti, 78' Negrisolo PESCARA. Milan XI: Albertosi, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II (76' Mandressi), Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Bigon I, Carotti, Romano, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.