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AC Milan in 1980

Era: Shadows & Serie B

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

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The stories of 1980

1970s–1980s

'90º Minuto' and the Sunday-evening ritual of the goals

From its 1970 debut, RAI's '90º Minuto' — anchored by Paolo Valenti — became the Sunday-evening television ritual where Italians finally saw the day's goals, with a regional correspondent for each ground filing his report. Milan's Serie B humiliations and slow rebuilding of the shadowed early 1980s reached the nation through these highlight packages, the Rossoneri reduced to grainy clips introduced by Valenti's calm studio voice. The programme's roll-call of local giornalisti gave Milan's darkest years a familiar, almost domestic frame.

Sources

  • 90º Minuto (RAI)
  • RAI Teche
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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1980

Enrico Albertosi, World Cup hands in a darkening decade

Enrico Albertosi brought to Milan the reflexes that had made him Italy's goalkeeper at the 1970 World Cup, guarding the rossoneri net through the 1970s and the 1979 scudetto della stella. A charismatic, spectacular shot-stopper, his Milan chapter ended painfully when he was swept up in the 1980 Totonero betting scandal that saw the club relegated to Serie B. His career thus straddled Milan's last title of the era and the abyss that followed, a symbol of both the brilliance and the turmoil of the shadow years.

Sources

  • Totonero scandal court records
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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1970s–1980s

Enrico Ameri and Milan through the Sunday collegamenti

Enrico Ameri was the other pillar of 'Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto', his urgent, driving delivery the counterpoint to Ciotti's rasp, and the pair's live hand-offs — 'scusa Ameri', 'scusa Ciotti' — became a catchphrase woven into Italian culture. Stationed wherever the biggest match unfolded, Ameri frequently carried Milan's fortunes into the collegamenti, his voice quickening at the decisive moment. To follow Milan by radio in the 1970s and 1980s was, in large part, to follow Ameri.

Sources

  • Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto (RAI Radio)
  • RAI Teche
  • Guerin Sportivo

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1980

From South America to Tokyo: the Intercontinental Cup reborn

After two decades of two-legged transatlantic wars had repeatedly collapsed into violence, the Intercontinental Cup was reinvented in 1980 as a single neutral match staged in Tokyo, bankrolled by Toyota and played each December at Japan's National Stadium. For Milan it redrew the map of world football entirely: future world deciders would no longer mean the Maracana or the Bombonera, but a long flight east to a disciplined, curious Japanese public. It was a diplomatic and commercial reset that would define the rossoneri's intercontinental journeys for a generation to come.

Sources

  • FIFA / RSSSF Intercontinental Cup (Toyota Cup) records

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early 1980s

Il Diavolo rosso: the flame-devil badge of the 1980s

In the early 1980s the club fielded an alternate, unmistakably modern mark alongside the classic shield — a grinning red devil stylised as a licking flame, with the newly won gold star tucked at its lower left. It gave cartoon form to the old soprannome il Diavolo and marked Milan's first real venture into a graphic 'brand' identity. The playful emblem faded within a few years, but it remains a vivid relic of the pre-Berlusconi era.

Sources

  • Football Kit Archive — AC Milan logo history
  • Historical Crests Italy — AC Milan (worldsoccerpins.com)
  • 1000logos.net

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1980

Il processo del lunedì puts calcio — and Milan — on trial

Aldo Biscardi opened his Monday-night courtroom on RAI, where pundits shouted over moviola freeze-frames and every refereeing slight was litigated like a capital case. Through Milan's darkest decade — the Totonero disgrace, two exiles to Serie B, then the resurrection under Berlusconi and Sacchi — the rossoneri were the programme's most reliable defendant and star witness alike. The formula was melodrama as national ritual, and when Biscardi later carried his 'trial' to Telemontecarlo, the shouting simply changed channels.

Sources

  • Aldo Grasso, Storia della televisione italiana (Garzanti)
  • RAI Teche archives

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1980s

José Altafini's second life: 'Golazzo!' enters the language

The man who scored twice at Wembley in 1963 found a second footballing life behind the microphone. After hanging up his boots, José Altafini became a television pundit — first on Swiss-Italian channel TSI, later across the Italian networks — turning his Brazilian exuberance into broadcasting gold and greeting great goals with his trademark cry of 'Golazzo!', an exclamation that passed into Italy's football vocabulary. Few men have been adored in two entirely separate careers: the rossonero centre-forward of the Rivera years became the nation's grandfatherly voice of pure joy at the game.

Sources

  • TSI (Televisione della Svizzera Italiana) archives
  • Mediaset and Sky Sport Italia broadcast archives

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c. 1980s

The Curva Sud songbook — 'chi non salta è interista'

Beyond the official hymn, San Siro's Curva Sud carries its own oral tradition: the derby jumping-chant 'chi non salta è interista' (whoever isn't jumping is an Inter fan), which turns the whole terrace into a bouncing sea, and the war-cry 'Alè Diavolo' rolling beneath the banners. Sung in Italian threaded with Milanese cadence, these chants are the tifoseria's living dialect, learned by ear and handed down curva to curva. The precise words matter less than the roar they build.

Sources

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

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March 1980

Il Totonero: Milan Relegated for the First Time

On a black Sunday in March 1980, Guardia di Finanza walked into Serie A dressing rooms and led footballers away in handcuffs, cracking open the illegal-betting scandal known as il Totonero. Milan was found to have been ensnared in the fixing web and, alongside Lazio, was condemned to relegation to Serie B — the first descent in the club's history. President Felice Colombo was banned from football for life and the veteran goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi among the players suspended, a humiliation that scarred the rossoneri on the very threshold of the 1980s.

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3 March 1980

Renamed for Giuseppe Meazza — a name Milanisti swallow hard

On 3 March 1980 the Comune officially renamed the stadium Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, honouring the great forward who had died the previous year — a two-time World Cup winner most identified with Internazionale, though he also wore the Milan shirt late in his career. To much of Milan's support the name is a bitter irony, and to this day tifosi and much of the world stubbornly call it simply 'San Siro' after the district. The dual naming — official 'Meazza', popular 'San Siro' — is itself a small monument to the ground's split identity between the two clubs.

Sources

  • Comune di Milano records
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive
  • Guerin Sportivo

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23 March 1980

The Totonero Scandal Breaks

On the afternoon of 23 March 1980, officers of the Guardia di Finanza walked onto Italian pitches and arrested players in their kits at the final whistle, the illegal betting ring known as Totonero laid bare for the nation. Milan sat at the black heart of the affair: president Felice Colombo was detained alongside goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi, the syndicate having already fixed the Milan-Lazio match of 6 January 1980. It was the darkest hour in the Rossoneri story, a betrayal of the shirt that would soon bring an unthinkable punishment. Milano wept.

Sources

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Serie A 1979-80

1979-80: Totonero — from the star to Serie B by decree

On the pitch Milan finished third in Serie A under Massimo Giacomini, defending the star with credit — but in March 1980 the Totonero match-fixing and illegal betting scandal exploded. Sporting justice relegated Milan to Serie B along with Lazio: president Felice Colombo was banned for life and goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi received a lengthy suspension. It was the first relegation in Milan's history, imposed in the courtroom rather than earned on the field.

Sources

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

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May 1980

Milan 3–1 South Australia — the Rossoneri in Adelaide (1980)

On their 1980 Australian tour, AC Milan came to Adelaide and defeated a South Australia state XI 3-1 — the club's only documented appearance in the city that, four decades later, would host one of its proudest supporters' clubs. For local rossoneri it remains a treasured footnote: the great Milan of Serie A, in the flesh on South Australian turf, long before Milan Club Adelaide carried the flame. Between it and a 2-0 win over Victoria at Melbourne's Olympic Park, the tour rolled on through the states.

Sources

  • sesasport.com — Italian teams in Australia
  • Australian press reports, 1980

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May–June 1980

Milan's First Tour of Australia (1980)

Fresh from a third-placed Serie A finish, AC Milan touched down in Sydney in mid-May 1980 for their first tour of Australia, a barnstorming circuit of the states. It began with a chastening 2-1 defeat to the Socceroos at the Sydney Sports Ground on 18 May — Gary Cole and Mark Jankovics doing the damage — before the rossoneri found their feet against the state sides. Australian press bristled at Milan's uncompromising defending, one report branding their tackling 'crude, rude and downright dirty'. The tour closed in Perth on 1 June 1980, where Milan edged Western Australia 3-2 at the WACA Ground before a modest crowd of around 3,500 — Giuseppe Galauzzo, Gabriele Carotti and Roberto Antonelli striking for the Italians, with a late WA rally through Frank Smerilli and Dave Fidoe giving the scoreline a nervous finish. And the tour carried a sting history never forgot: mid-journey, on the far side of the world, the players learned that the sporting courts had relegated Milan to Serie B over the Totonero betting scandal — the touring champions-elect of nothing, playing on regardless, a sporting jaunt turned into something far darker.

Sources

  • sesasport.com — Italian teams in Australia
  • waoveryonder.au
  • Australian press reports, May 1980
  • waoveryonder.au — 1980 AC Milan in WA
  • waoveryonder.au — 1980 AC Milan
  • Australian press reports, June 1980

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Every match of 1980

  1. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Lazio

    6 January 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 15: Milan beat Lazio 2-1 at San Siro on 6 January 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 4' e 39' Chiodi, 90' Giordano MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli (80' Romano), Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  2. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Roma

    13 January 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 16: Milan drew with Roma 0-0 at San Siro on 13 January 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  3. Serie A: Avellino 1-0 Milan

    20 January 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 17: Milan lost to Avellino 0-1 away on 20 January 1980. Venue: Partenio, Avellino. Reti: 50' Cattaneo AVELLINO. Milan XI: Albertosi, Morini, Maldera III, Buriani, Bet, Collovati, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Romano, Chiodi (70' Galluzzo) — All.: Giacomini.

  4. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Cagliari

    27 January 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 18: Milan beat Cagliari 2-0 at San Siro on 27 January 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 27' W. De Vecchi II, 79' Buriani MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Collovati, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Bet, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Buriani, Chiodi (74' Romano) — All.: Giacomini.

  5. Serie A: Juventus 2-1 Milan

    3 February 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 19: Milan lost to Juventus 1-2 away on 3 February 1980. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 10' W. De Vecchi II, 66' aut. Maldera III, 78' Bettega JUVENTUS. Milan XI: Albertosi, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I (60' Chiodi), Buriani, Bigon I, Romano, Antonelli — All.: Giacomini.

  6. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Perugia

    10 February 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 20: Milan beat Perugia 1-0 at San Siro on 10 February 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 74' Antonelli MILAN. Milan XI: Albertosi, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano (61' Carotti), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  7. Serie A: Ascoli 0-0 Milan

    24 February 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 21: Milan drew with Ascoli 0-0 away on 24 February 1980. Venue: Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano (59' Capello), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  8. Serie A: Milan 0-1 Inter

    2 March 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 22: Milan lost to Inter 0-1 at San Siro on 2 March 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 77' Oriali MILAN. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Romano, Novellino I (76' Chiodi), Capello, Antonelli — All.: Giacomini.

  9. Serie A: Fiorentina 1-1 Milan

    9 March 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 23: Milan drew with Fiorentina 1-1 away on 9 March 1980. Venue: Comunale, Firenze. Reti: 44' aut. Chiodi, 79' aut. Desolati FIORENTINA. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Morini, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano (59' Carotti), Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  10. Friendly: Savona 0-5 Milan

    18 March 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Savona 5-0 at Bacigalupo, Savona on 18 March 1980. Reti: Bigon I, 13' e 15' Chiodi, 38' Antonelli, 56' Chiodi.

  11. Serie A: Milan 0-2 Torino

    23 March 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 24: Milan lost to Torino 0-2 at San Siro on 23 March 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 31' Zaccarelli, 79' Pulici MILAN. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Morini (66' Al. Minoia), Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Buriani, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  12. Friendly: Casertana 2-5 Milan

    27 March 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Casertana 5-2 at Caserta on 27 March 1980. Reti: 35' e 37' Bigon I, 49' Moccia, 63' e 65' Romano, 77' Rea, 78' Mandressi.

  13. Serie A: Napoli 0-1 Milan

    30 March 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 25: Milan beat Napoli 1-0 away on 30 March 1980. Venue: San Paolo, Napoli. Reti: 52' Bigon I NAPOLI. Milan XI: Rigamonti, W. De Vecchi II, Maldera III, Buriani, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Romano (77' Al. Minoia), Carotti — All.: Giacomini.

  14. Serie A: Udinese 2-1 Milan

    5 April 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 26: Milan lost to Udinese 1-2 away on 5 April 1980. Venue: Friuli, Udine. Reti: 15' Bigon I, 72' Vriz, 84' Pin UDINESE. Milan XI: Rigamonti, W. De Vecchi II, Maldera III, Buriani, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Carotti, Chiodi — All.: Giacomini.

  15. Serie A: Milan 4-0 Bologna

    13 April 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 27: Milan beat Bologna 4-0 at San Siro on 13 April 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 20' aut. Colomba, 25' Maldera III, 55' rig. e 63' Chiodi MILAN. Milan XI: Rigamonti (77' Navazzotti), W. De Vecchi II, Maldera III, Buriani, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Bigon I, Antonelli, Romano, Chiodi (75' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  16. Friendly: Reggina 0-1 Milan

    24 April 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Reggina 1-0 at Reggio Calabria on 24 April 1980. Reti: 80' Buriani.

  17. Serie A: Catanzaro 0-3 Milan

    27 April 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 28: Milan beat Catanzaro 3-0 away on 27 April 1980. Venue: Comunale, Catanzaro. Reti: 12' Galluzzo, 29' Antonelli, 48' aut. Groppi CATANZARO. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Bigon I, Novellino I, Buriani (87' Carotti), Antonelli, Romano, Galluzzo — All.: Giacomini.

  18. Serie A: Milan 3-1 Pescara

    4 May 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 29: Milan beat Pescara 3-1 at San Siro on 4 May 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 9' e 56' Maldera III, 57' Nobili, 69' W. De Vecchi II MILAN. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Antonelli, Romano, Galluzzo — All.: Giacomini.

  19. Serie A: Lazio 0-2 Milan

    11 May 1980 · Season 1979-80, matchday 30: Milan beat Lazio 2-0 away on 11 May 1980. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 9' Galluzzo, 80' Carotti LAZIO. Milan XI: Rigamonti, Al. Minoia, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Novellino I, Buriani, Carotti, Romano, Galluzzo (81' Capello) — All.: Giacomini.

  20. Friendly: Australia 2-1 Milan

    18 May 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan lost to Australia 1-2 at Sydney Sports Ground, Sidney (Australia) on 18 May 1980. Reti: 23' Antonelli, 40' rig. Cole, 61' Jankovics.

  21. Friendly: Victoria Melbourne 0-2 Milan

    21 May 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan beat Victoria Melbourne 2-0 at Melbourne (Australia) on 21 May 1980. Reti: Romano, Galluzzo.

  22. Friendly: Queensland 2-2 Milan

    25 May 1980 · Season 1979-80 (friendly match): Milan drew with Queensland 2-2 at Brisbane (Australia) on 25 May 1980. Reti: Carotti, Antonelli, Hermiston, Millan.

  23. Departed: Alberto Bigon

    1 July 1980 · Alberto Bigon left Milan in the 1980-81 season (exact date 1 July 1980, per Transfermarkt player records).

  24. Departed: Antonio Rigamonti

    1980-81 season window · Antonio Rigamonti left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  25. Departed: Enrico Albertosi

    1 July 1980 · Enrico Albertosi left Milan in the 1980-81 season (exact date 1 July 1980, per Transfermarkt player records).

  26. Departed: Fabio Capello

    1980-81 season window · Fabio Capello left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  27. Departed: Francesco Navazzotti

    1980-81 season window · Francesco Navazzotti left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  28. Departed: Pasquale D'Oriano

    1980-81 season window · Pasquale D'Oriano left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  29. Departed: Roberto Mandressi

    1980-81 season window · Roberto Mandressi left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  30. Departed: Salvatore Campilongo

    1980-81 season window · Salvatore Campilongo left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  31. Departed: Stefano Chiodi

    1980-81 season window · Stefano Chiodi left Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Signed: Alberico Evani

    1980-81 season window · Alberico Evani joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Signed: Andrea Icardi

    1980-81 season window · Andrea Icardi joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Signed: Antonio Vettore

    1980-81 season window · Antonio Vettore joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Signed: Cesare Maestroni

    1980-81 season window · Cesare Maestroni joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Signed: Emilio Monzani

    1980-81 season window · Emilio Monzani joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Signed: Francesco Vincenzi

    1980-81 season window · Francesco Vincenzi joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Signed: Mauro Tassotti

    1 July 1980 · Mauro Tassotti joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (exact date 1 July 1980, per Transfermarkt player records).

  39. Signed: Ottorino Piotti

    1980-81 season window · Ottorino Piotti joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  40. Signed: Sergio Battistini

    1980-81 season window · Sergio Battistini joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Signed: Stefano Cuoghi

    1980-81 season window · Stefano Cuoghi joined Milan in the 1980-81 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Friendly: Rimini 1-0 Milan

    10 August 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan lost to Rimini 0-1 at Neri, Rimini on 10 August 1980. Reti: 43� aut. Al. Minoia.

  43. Friendly: Ascoli 1-1 Milan

    13 August 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan drew with Ascoli 1-1 at Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno on 13 August 1980. Reti: 22� aut. Torrisi, 43� Pircher.

  44. Friendly: L.R. Vicenza 1-3 Milan

    17 August 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan beat L.R. Vicenza 3-1 at Menti, Vicenza on 17 August 1980. Reti: 7' Galluzzo, 42' Cupini, 48' Vincenzi, 67' Antonelli.

  45. Friendly: Modena 1-3 Milan

    27 August 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan beat Modena 3-1 at Braglia, Modena on 27 August 1980. Reti: 16' Vincenzi, 52' Solfrini, 56' Vincenzi, 82' Maestroni.

  46. Friendly: Bari 1-1 Milan

    30 August 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan drew with Bari 1-1 at Della Vittoria, Bari on 30 August 1980. Reti: 15' Iorio, 36' Maldera III.

  47. Serie B: Milan 1-0 Bari

    14 September 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 1: Milan beat Bari 1-0 at San Siro on 14 September 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 66' W. De Vecchi II MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Al. Minoia, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Galluzzo, Romano (70' Battistini), Vincenzi (61' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  48. Serie B: Varese 0-0 Milan

    21 September 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 2: Milan drew with Varese 0-0 away on 21 September 1980. Venue: Ossola, Varese. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Al. Minoia, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Galluzzo (68' Cuoghi), Romano (46' Carotti), Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  49. Serie B: Milan 2-0 Genoa

    28 September 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 3: Milan beat Genoa 2-0 at San Siro on 28 September 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 5' Vincenzi, 46' Antonelli MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli (71' Cuoghi), Battistini (85' Al. Minoia), Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  50. Serie B: Catania 2-2 Milan

    5 October 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 4: Milan drew with Catania 2-2 away on 5 October 1980. Venue: Cibali, Catania. Reti: 37' aut. Baresi II, 68' Antonelli, 86' Bonesso, 88' aut. Ciampoli CATANIA. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Battistini, Vincenzi (46' Galluzzo) — All.: Giacomini.

  51. Serie B: Milan 2-1 Hellas Verona

    12 October 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 5: Milan beat Hellas Verona 2-1 at San Siro on 12 October 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 20' Vincenzi, 22' rig. Guidolin, 72' Vincenzi MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Battistini, Vincenzi (88' Romano) — All.: Giacomini.

  52. Serie B: Milan 2-0 Lecce

    19 October 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 6: Milan beat Lecce 2-0 at San Siro on 19 October 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 48' Antonelli, 75' W. De Vecchi II MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I (82' Cuoghi), Antonelli, Battistini (46' Romano), Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  53. Friendly: Cavarzere 1-5 Milan

    22 October 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan beat Cavarzere 5-1 at Cavarzere on 22 October 1980. Reti: 5' Novellino I, 9' Giglioli, 14' Vincenzi, 24' e 26' Antonelli, 43' Vincenzi.

  54. Serie B: Sampdoria 0-0 Milan

    26 October 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 7: Milan drew with Sampdoria 0-0 away on 26 October 1980. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Al. Minoia, Collovati, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Romano (76' Cuoghi), Vincenzi (65' Battistini) — All.: Giacomini.

  55. Serie B: Milan 0-0 Palermo

    2 November 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 8: Milan drew with Palermo 0-0 at San Siro on 2 November 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Battistini, W. De Vecchi II, Al. Minoia, Collovati, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli (68' Carotti), Romano, Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  56. Serie B: Atalanta 1-3 Milan

    9 November 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 9: Milan beat Atalanta 3-1 away on 9 November 1980. Venue: Comunale, Bergamo. Reti: 30' Cuoghi, 56' rig. Buriani, 72' Messina, 75' Vincenzi ATALANTA. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Al. Minoia, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Battistini, Buriani, Novellino I, Cuoghi (78' Bet), Romano, Vincenzi (89' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  57. Serie B: Milan 2-1 SPAL

    16 November 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 10: Milan beat SPAL 2-1 at San Siro on 16 November 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 20' Grop, 33' Novellino I, 86' Carotti MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Battistini, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati (46' Al. Minoia), Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Cuoghi, Romano (65' Carotti), Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  58. Friendly: Padova 1-1 Milan

    23 November 1980 · Season 1980-81 (friendly match): Milan drew with Padova 1-1 on 23 November 1980. Reti: 8' Zobbio, 90' Bolis.

  59. Serie B: Milan 1-1 Foggia

    23 November 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 11: Milan drew with Foggia 1-1 at San Siro on 23 November 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 12' rig. Buriani, 40' Tivelli MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Battistini, W. De Vecchi II (35' Al. Minoia), Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Romano, Cuoghi (69' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  60. Serie B: Vicenza 1-1 Milan

    30 November 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 12: Milan drew with Vicenza 1-1 away on 30 November 1980. Venue: Menti, Vicenza. Reti: 4' Zanini, 45' rig. Antonelli VICENZA. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, Battistini (46' Al. Minoia), Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Romano (41' Vettore), Vincenzi — All.: Giacomini.

  61. Serie B: Taranto 3-0 Milan

    7 December 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 13: Milan lost to Taranto 0-3 away on 7 December 1980. Venue: Jacovone, Taranto. Reti: 44' Mutti I, 81' Cassano, 85' Mutti I TARANTO. Milan XI: Vettore, Tassotti, Maldera III (46' Vincenzi), W. De Vecchi II, Al. Minoia, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Romano, Cuoghi (69' Battistini) — All.: Giacomini.

  62. Serie B: Milan 1-1 Cesena

    14 December 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 14: Milan drew with Cesena 1-1 at San Siro on 14 December 1980. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 9' Antonelli, 80' Garlini MILAN. Milan XI: Piotti, Battistini (70' Bet), Al. Minoia, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Cuoghi, Galluzzo (46' Carotti) — All.: Giacomini.

  63. Serie B: AC Pisa 0-1 Milan

    21 December 1980 · Season 1980-81, matchday 15: Milan beat AC Pisa 1-0 away on 21 December 1980. Venue: Arena Garibaldi, Pisa. Reti: 37' Antonelli PISA. Milan XI: Piotti, Tassotti, Maldera III, W. De Vecchi II, Collovati, Baresi II, Buriani, Novellino I, Antonelli, Battistini (89' Romano), Cuoghi (73' Al. Minoia) — All.: Giacomini.