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President | Ferdinando Pozzani | |
Manager | Armando Castellazzi | |
Stadium | Arena Civica | |
Serie A | 1º (in 1938 Mitropa Cup) | |
Coppa Italia | Semifinals | |
Mitropa Cup | Quarterfinals | |
Top goalscorer | League: Meazza (20) All: Meazza (30) | |
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During the 1937–38 season Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.
Summary
The club started Serie A with a surprising 3–3 at Lucca, l'Ambrosiana, managed by Armando Castellazzi, reached the top of the table on ninth round, defeating Juventus. On round 15, the squad won the symbolic campione d'inverno with 4 points over Bologna. The second part of the season is opened with a massive score against Lucchese; on round 22 Juventus grabbed the club, then Inter retake the advantage by 2 points next Sunday. The team took the distance of 3 points on round 26, after the match against Liguria. Following the result of Inter, Juventus lost its game against Trieste and not won the game of Liguria. So, Ambrosiana remained over top in the last round with 39 points, followed by Juventus with 38 and Bologna. The squad clinched the title on final round, winning the match of Bari.
When Ambrosiana beat Bari, Meazza scored five goals in a 9–2 victory. The next week he scored a hat-trick against Lucchese. Along with fellow Inter players Ferraris II, Ferrari, and Locatelli, Meazza was involved in the Azzurri set-up that wins the 1938 World Cup in Paris. Castellazzi with 33 years old became the youngest manager winning the scudetto, a record remained nowadays.
A good performance of the club in Coppa Italia, only stopped by Juventus (0-2) in semifinals, champion of the trophy. In Mitropa Cup the team advanced to Quarterfinals, defeated by Slavia Prague (0-9; 3–1); infamous record of the worst loss game by a score of 9 goals against.
Squad
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Competitions
Serie A
Main article: 1937–38 Serie ALeague table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ambrosiana-Inter (C) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 28 | +29 | 41 | 1938 Mitropa Cup |
2 | Juventus | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 43 | 22 | +21 | 39 | 1938 Mitropa Cup |
3 | Genova 1893 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 38 | |
4 | Milan | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 38 | |
5 | Bologna | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 37 |
(C) Champions
Position by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W |
Position | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1938 Mitropa Cup; = 1938 Mitropa Cup
Matches
Win Draw Loss
Lucchese v Ambrosiana-Inter12 September 1937 1 | Lucchese | 3-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Lucca |
Rosellini 30' Romagnoli 62' Coppa 90' |
Report | 45' Ferraris II 59' Meazza 66' Ferrara II |
Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
19 September 1937 2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | Livorno | Milan |
Del Buono 36' (o.g.) Ferraris II 50' Ferrari 73' |
Report | 2' Neri II | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini |
26 September 1937 3 | Triestina | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Trieste |
Trevisan 46' | Report | 52' Frossi | Stadium: Stadio Littorio Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
3 October 1937 4 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-1 | Fiorentina | Milan |
Meazza 6', 73' (rig.) Frossi 18', 90' Ferrara I 88' |
Report | 33' Viani II | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
10 October 1937 5 | Bologna | 1-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bologna |
Reguzzoni 64' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Giacomo Bertolio |
17 October 1937 6 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Milano | Milan |
Ferraris II 13' Ferrari 24' |
Report | 84' Capra | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Zelocchi |
24 October 1937 7 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Napoli | Milan |
Meazza 30' Castello 75' (aut.) |
Report | 34' Nicolosi | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Galeati |
7 November 1937 8 | Genova | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Genova |
Servetti 44' | Report | 35' Ferraris II | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
14 November 1937 9 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Juventus | Milan |
Ferraris II 55' Ferrari 81' |
Report | 63' (pen.) Foni | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Renzo Curradi |
21 November 1937 10 | Lazio | 1-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Roma |
Busani 55' (pen.) | Report | 4' Ferraris II 50' Meazza 81' Ferrara I |
Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
28 November 1937 11 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Liguria | Milan |
Ferraris II 29', 87' | Report | 65' Bollano | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini |
12 December 1937 12 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bergamo |
Cominelli 63' | Report | 68' Ferrari | Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
19 December 1937 13 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Torino | Milan |
Meazza 21' | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
2 January 1938 14 | Roma | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Roma |
Serantoni 53' | Report | 39' Ferraris II | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
9 January 1938 15 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 9-2 | Bari | Milan |
Ferrara II 8', 66' Ferrara I 16' Meazza 19', 34', 61', 77', 86' Ferraris II 21' |
Report | 24' Cason 43' Mancini |
Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Francesco Mattea |
16 January 1938 16 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 4-0 | Lucchese | Milan |
Ferrari 3' Meazza 15', 36', 69' |
Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Scotto |
23 January 1938 17 | Livorno | 0-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Livorno |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Edda Ciano Mussolini Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
30 January 1938 18 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-2 | Triestina | Milan |
Meazza 56' (rig.) | Report | 42' (rig.), 76' Trevisan | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Attilio Soliani |
6 February 1938 19 | Fiorentina | 0-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Firenze |
Report | 26', 55', 87' Ferraris II | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta Referee: Francesco Mattea |
13 February 1938 20 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-0 | Bologna | Milan |
Meazza 11', 86' | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
20 February 1938 21 | Milano | 1-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Milan |
Capra 80' | Report | Stadium: Campo San Siro Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
27 February 1938 22 | Napoli | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Napoli |
Buscaglia 75' (rig.) | Report | 72' Meazza | Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Gino Mazzarini |
6 March 1938 23 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 0-0 | Genova 1938 | Milan |
Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
13 March 1938 24 | Juventus | 2-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Torino |
Bellini 14' Gabetto 65' |
Report | 24' Ferrari | Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini |
20 March 1938 25 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | Lazio | Milan |
Frossi 8' Meazza 41' Ferrari 44' (rig.) |
Report | 81' Busani | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Aniello Mazza |
27 March 1938 26 | Liguria | 3-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Genova |
Bollano 35' Callegari 75' Peretti 83' |
Report | 77' (aut.) Callegari | Stadium: Stadio del Littorio Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
3 April 1938 27 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
Ferraris II 75' | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Scotto |
10 April 1938 28 | Torino | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Torino |
Baldi III 82' | Report | 71' Ferrari | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
17 April 1938 29 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Roma | Milan |
Ferrari 29' | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi |
24 April 1938 30 | Bari | 0-2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bari |
Report | 70' Meazza 89' Frossi |
Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
Coppa Italia
Main article: 1937–38 Coppa ItaliaRound of 32
Ambrosiana-Inter v Vicenza5 December 1937 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-2 | Vicenza | Milan |
Meazza 10', 30', 62', 87' Colli 65' |
40' Menti II 67' Rossi |
Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Rosso |
Eightfinals
Ambrosiana-Inter v Bari26 December 1937 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-1 | Bari | Milan |
Meazza 4', 23', 29' (rig.) Ferraris II 59', 70' |
46' Duè | Stadium: Arena Civica |
Quarterfinals
Napoli v Ambrosiana-Inter6 January 1938 | Napoli | 0-2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Napoli |
11' Meazza 22' Frossi |
Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi |
Semifinals
Juventus v Ambrosiana-Inter21 April 1938 | Juventus | 2-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Torino |
Tomasi 36' Foni 86' (rig.) |
Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini |
Mitropa Cup
Main article: 1938 Mitropa CupEightfinals
Ambrosiana-Inter v Honved26 June 1938 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 4-2 | Honved | Milan |
Ferraris II 67', 76' Meazza 75' Ferrari 81' |
19' Déri 21' Olajkár |
Stadium: Arena Civica |
2 July 1938 | Honved | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Budapest |
Varga 66' | 40' (rig.) Meazza | Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Referee: Gustav Krist |
Quarterfinals
Slavia Praha v Ambrosiana-Inter11 July 1938 | Slavia Praha | 9-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Prague |
Bican 32', 54', 60', 69' Horák 34', 61' Vytlačil 48', 74' Bradáč 59' |
Stadium: Stadión Slavia Referee: von Hertzka |
17 July 1938 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | Slavia Praha | Milan |
Ferrari 27', 90' Frossi 56' |
25' Vytlačil | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Ivancsics |
Statistics
Squad statistics
Competition | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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G | W | D | L | Gs | Gs | G | W | D | L | Gs | Gs | G | W | D | L | Gs | Gs | |||
Serie A | 41 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 57 | 28 | + 29 |
Coppa Italia | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | + 7 |
Mitropa Cup | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - 3 |
Total | - | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 16 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 29 | 38 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 78 | 45 | + 33 |
Players statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1937–38 Serie A | other | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ITA | Giuseppe Peruchetti | 38 | -46 | 30 | -28 | 8 | -18 | |
DF | ITA | Duilio Setti | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Carmelo Buonocore | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Ugo Locatelli | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Renato Olmi | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Giovanni Ferrari | 35 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | ITA | Nicola Ferrara | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |||
FW | ITA | Piero Antona | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ITA | Pietro Ferraris | 36 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | |
FW | ITA | Annibale Frossi | 26 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ITA | Giuseppe Meazza | 34 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 10 | |
FW | ITA | Antonio Ferrara | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | ITA | Aldo Campatelli | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Piero Colli | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | ITA | Giuseppe Ballerio | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Enrico Candiani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
DF | ITA | Costantino Sala | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Emilio Gattoronchieri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ITA | Antonio Bisigato | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ITA | Ezio Meneghello | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Sandro Puppo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
ITA | Giorgio Barsanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
ITA | Lorenzo Suber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
ITA | Bruno Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
See also
- Corriere dello Sport - Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1937 and 1938.
- La Stampa, years 1937 and 1938.
References
- "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.
- "Record e Curiosità" [Records and Trivia] (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
- "Mitropa Cup 1938". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- "Ma in coppa Italia non è il peggior ko". Ilgiornale.it. Il Giornale. 10 May 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
- Almanacco Calcio 1937-38. Panini. p. 98.
- "Mitropa Cup 1938". Iffhs.de.
- Almanacco Calcio 1938. Panini. p. 99.
Bibliography
- Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena. Panini, 2004.
- Stadio Il Littoriale, years 1939 and 1940. Corriere dello Sport..
- Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Panini.
External links
- "Stagione 1937-1938". RSSSF.
- "Biblioteca Digitale years 1938 and 1939". Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano -CONI-.
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