Monday, April 7, 2008

AC Milan : League Title 1958 - 1959




Full squad
José Altafini, Giancarlo Bacci, Gastone Bean, Eros Beraldo, Lorenzo Buffon, Giancarlo Danova, Bruno Ducati, Paolo Ferrario, Alfio Fontana, Carlo Galli, Ernesto Grillo, Nils Liedholm, Cesare Maldini, Vittorino Mantovani, Giancarlo Migliavacca, Vincenzo Occhetta, Luigi Radice, Cesare Reina, Sandro Salvadore, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Narciso Soldan, Mario Trebbi, Francesco Zagatti. Coaches: Luigi Bonizzoni, Giuseppe Viani.

The title is won thanks to the experience of captain Liedholm, Cesare Maldini, Zagatti and playmaker 'Pepe' Schiaffino. The championship is determined after the 27th match in a title decider between Milan and Fiorentina, with the Rossoneri running out 3-1 winners. Milan score 84 goals in total and Jose Altafini is the league's top scorer on 28 goals.

-== Table ==-
AC Milan52
Fiorentina49
Inter46
Juventus42
Sampdoria38
Roma35
L.R. Vicenza34
Padova34
Napoli34
Bologna31
Bari30
Genoa30
Lazio30
Alessandria28
Udinese27
Spal26
Triestina23
Talamone Torino23


Source : Official Website http://www.acmilan.com