1937–38 AS Ambrosiana-Inter season
1937-38 season | ||
---|---|---|
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) | |
| ||
← 1938-1939 1936-1937 → |
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.[1] 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.[2] 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,[3] defeated by Slavia Prague (0-9; 3–1); infamous record of the worst loss game by a score of 9 goals against.[4]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
|
Added players for Mitropa Cup
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
|
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1938 Mitropa Cup; = 1938 Mitropa Cup
Matches
Win Draw Loss
12 September 1937 1 | Lucchese | 3-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Lucca |
Rosellini ![]() Romagnoli ![]() Coppa ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
19 September 1937 2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | Livorno | Milan |
Del Buono ![]() Ferraris II ![]() Ferrari ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini |
26 September 1937 3 | Triestina | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Trieste |
Trevisan ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Littorio Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
3 October 1937 4 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-1 | Fiorentina | Milan |
Meazza ![]() Frossi ![]() Ferrara I ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
10 October 1937 5 | Bologna | 1-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bologna |
Reguzzoni ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Giacomo Bertolio |
17 October 1937 6 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Milano | Milan |
Ferraris II ![]() Ferrari ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Zelocchi |
24 October 1937 7 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Napoli | Milan |
Meazza ![]() Castello ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Galeati |
7 November 1937 8 | Genova | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Genova |
Servetti ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
14 November 1937 9 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Juventus | Milan |
Ferraris II ![]() Ferrari ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Renzo Curradi |
21 November 1937 10 | Lazio | 1-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Roma |
Busani ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
28 November 1937 11 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-1 | Liguria | Milan |
Ferraris II ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini |
12 December 1937 12 | Atalanta | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bergamo |
Cominelli ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Mario Brumana Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
19 December 1937 13 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Torino | Milan |
Meazza ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
2 January 1938 14 | Roma | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Roma |
Serantoni ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Mario Ciamberlini |
9 January 1938 15 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 9-2 | Bari | Milan |
Ferrara II ![]() Ferrara I ![]() Meazza ![]() Ferraris II ![]() | Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Francesco Mattea |
16 January 1938 16 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 4-0 | Lucchese | Milan |
Ferrari ![]() Meazza ![]() | 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 ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Attilio Soliani |
6 February 1938 19 | Fiorentina | 0-3 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Firenze |
Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta Referee: Francesco Mattea |
13 February 1938 20 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 2-0 | Bologna | Milan |
Meazza ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
20 February 1938 21 | Milano | 1-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Milan |
Capra ![]() | Report | Stadium: Campo San Siro Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi |
27 February 1938 22 | Napoli | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Napoli |
Buscaglia ![]() | Report | ![]() | 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 ![]() Gabetto ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini |
20 March 1938 25 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | Lazio | Milan |
Frossi ![]() Meazza ![]() Ferrari ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Aniello Mazza |
27 March 1938 26 | Liguria | 3-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Genova |
Bollano ![]() Callegari ![]() Peretti ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio del Littorio Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
3 April 1938 27 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Atalanta | Milan |
Ferraris II ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Scotto |
10 April 1938 28 | Torino | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Torino |
Baldi III ![]() | Report | ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni |
17 April 1938 29 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 1-0 | Roma | Milan |
Ferrari ![]() | Report | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi |
24 April 1938 30 | Bari | 0-2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Bari |
Report | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Generoso Dattilo |
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
5 December 1937 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-2 | Vicenza | Milan |
Meazza ![]() Colli ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Rosso |
Eightfinals
26 December 1937 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 5-1 | Bari | Milan |
Meazza ![]() Ferraris II ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica |
Quarterfinals
6 January 1938 | Napoli | 0-2 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Napoli |
![]() ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi |
Semifinals
21 April 1938 | Juventus | 2-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Torino |
Tomasi ![]() Foni ![]() | Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini |
Mitropa Cup
Eightfinals
![Hungary](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
26 June 1938 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 4-2 | ![]() | Milan |
Ferraris II ![]() Meazza ![]() Ferrari ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica |
![Hungary](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Flag_of_Hungary.svg/23px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png)
2 July 1938 | ![]() | 1-1 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Budapest |
Varga ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Üllői úti stadion Referee: ![]() |
Quarterfinals
![Czechoslovakia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
11 July 1938 | ![]() | 9-0 | Ambrosiana-Inter | Prague |
Bican ![]() Horák ![]() Vytlačil ![]() Bradáč ![]() | Stadium: Stadión Slavia Referee: ![]() |
![Czechoslovakia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png)
17 July 1938 | Ambrosiana-Inter | 3-1 | ![]() | Milan |
Ferrari ![]() Frossi ![]() | ![]() | Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: ![]() |
Statistics
Squad statistics
Competition[5][6] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
[7]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1937–38 Serie A | other | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() | Giuseppe Peruchetti | 38 | -46 | 30 | -28 | 8 | -18 | |
DF | ![]() | Duilio Setti | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Carmelo Buonocore | 34 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Ugo Locatelli | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Renato Olmi | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Giovanni Ferrari | 35 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
MF | ![]() | Nicola Ferrara | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | |||
FW | ![]() | Piero Antona | 31 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Pietro Ferraris | 36 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() | Annibale Frossi | 26 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() | Giuseppe Meazza | 34 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 10 | |
FW | ![]() | Antonio Ferrara | 15 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() | Aldo Campatelli | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Piero Colli | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() | Giuseppe Ballerio | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Enrico Candiani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
DF | ![]() | Costantino Sala | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Emilio Gattoronchieri | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() | Antonio Bisigato | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
MF | ![]() | Ezio Meneghello | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() | Sandro Puppo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
![]() | Giorgio Barsanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Lorenzo Suber | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Bruno Vale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
- Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1937/148/
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-.