1978–79 AC Perugia season
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| 1978-79 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Franco D'Attoma | |||
| Manager | Ilario Castagner | |||
| Stadium | Renato Curi | |||
| Serie A | 2nd (in UEFA Cup) | |||
| Coppa Italia | Quarterfinals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Speggiorin (9) All: Speggiorin (11) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 20 984[1] | |||
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During the 1978–79 season A.C. Perugia competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia. They completed the season unbeaten, but did not win the league title.
Summary
A.C. Perugia was the first team during the round-robin era to go through the season undefeated, although due to their 19 drawn matches, they finished second in the league. The campaign is best recalled as Perugia and the undefeated season of miracles. The Grifoni, displaying the prowess of the gryphon – the legendary beast their nickname is derived from – produced a feat never before achieved at the highest level of Italian football: going a season undefeated. 'Never loses, but does not win' is an ill-thought barb often stabbed at this particular Perugia team's fate, and like so many such disparaging comments, although there is an element of truth in it, there also a substantial amount of bitterness from the tifosi of the more established powers in the game that their team did not achieve such a record.[2] With just six games of the season remaining, the unlikely title challengers sat just two points behind leaders Milan and still had to host the Rossoneri after gaining a 1–1 draw away earlier in the campaign. A win could have ensured that Perugia put themselves in pole position in the run-in. However, despite being cheered on by an immensely intimidating atmosphere, the game finished 1–1, with Gianfranco Casarsa's spot kick cancelling out Stefano Chiodi's penalty for Milan minutes earlier. This result meant that the title was Milan's to lose. Despite disappointing draws away to Catanzaro and Hellas Verona in the weeks that followed, Perugia were still in with a chance of final day success providing that Milan lost and Perugia picked up the win away to Bologna. Although Salvatore Bagni's brace put the visitors ahead and had their fans dreaming once more, Bologna rallied and fought to a 2–2 draw. This result brought an end to the fairytale, but still meant that against the odds, Perugia had mustered a title challenge and ended the season without once tasting defeat.[3]
Squad
[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| DF | Mauro Della Martira | Fiorentina | |
| MF | Cesare Butti | Torino | |
| MF | Giorgio Redeghieri | Parma | |
| FW | Marco Cacciatori | Carrarese | |
| FW | Gianfranco Casarsa | Fiorentina | |
| To | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | to | Type |
| DF | Antonio Matteoni | Parma | |
| MF | Mauro Amenta | Fiorentina | |
| MF | Guido Biondi | Lecce | |
| FW | Walter Novellino | A.C. Milan | |
| FW | Walter Sabatini | Palermo | |
| FW | Mario Scarpa | Parma | |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan (C) | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 44 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Perugia | 30 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Juventus | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 40 | 23 | +17 | 37 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Internazionale | 30 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 36 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Torino | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 36 |
Source: Panini
(C) Champions
(C) Champions
Result by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1979–80 European Cup; = 1979–80 UEFA Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; = Leader, 1979–80 European Cup; = 1979–80 UEFA Cup
Matches
| 1 October 1978 1 | Perugia | 2-0 | Lanerossi | Perugia |
| Bagni File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Dal Fiume File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Longhi |
| 8 October 1978 2 | Inter Milan | 1-1 | Perugia | Milan |
| Pasinato File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' Cacciatori | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Lattanzi |
| 15 October 1978 3 | Perugia | 1-0 | Fiorentina | Perugia |
| Casarsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' (pen) | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 35000 Referee: Michelotti |
| 22 October 1978 4 | Juventus | 1-2 | Perugia | Torino |
| Cuccureddu File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Vannini |
Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Barbaresco |
| 29 October 1978 5 | Perugia | 0-0 | Avellino | Perugia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Menegali |
| 5 November 1978 6 | Atalanta B.C. | 0-2 | Perugia | Bergamo |
| Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 2', 6' Speggiorin | Stadium: Comunale Referee: Agnolin |
| 12 November 1978 7 | Perugia | 2-0 | Ascoli | Perugia |
| Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Dal Fiume File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Ciulli |
| 19 November 1978 8 | Roma | 0-0 | Perugia | Roma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Casarin |
| 26 November 1978 9 | Perugia | 0-0 | Torino | Perugia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Bergamo |
| 3 December 1978 10 | Milan | 1-1 | Perugia | Milan |
| Antonelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' | [dead link] | File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' Vannini | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45 000 Referee: Longhi |
| 10 December 1978 11 | Napoli | 1-1 | Perugia | Napoli |
| Majo File:Soccerball shade.svg 55' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' Speggiorin | Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 60 000 Referee: Lattanzi |
| 17 December 1978 12 | Perugia | 1-0 | Catanzaro | Perugia |
| Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Lops |
| 7 January 1979 13 | Perugia | 1-1 | Hellas Verona | Perugia |
| Frosio File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Bergamaschi | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Lanese |
| 14 January 1979 14 | Lazio | 0-0 | Perugia | Roma |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50 000 Referee: Michelotti |
| 21 January 1979 15 | Perugia | 3-1 | Bologna | Perugia |
| Casarsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 68' Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 76' (pen) Bordon | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Lo Bello |
| 28 January 1979 16 | Lanerossi | 1-1 | Perugia | Vicenza |
| Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Bagni | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Benedetti |
| 4 February 1979 17 | Perugia | 2-2 | Inter Milan | Perugia |
| Vannini File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Ceccarini File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Altobelli File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' Muraro |
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Longhi |
| 11 February 1979 18 | Fiorentina | 1-1 | Perugia | Firenze |
| Sella File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Speggiorin | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 50 000 Referee: D'Elia |
| 18 February 1979 19 | Perugia | 0-0 | Juventus | Perugia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 31 224 Referee: Menegali |
| 4 March 1979 20 | Avellino | 0-1 | Perugia | Avellino |
| Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Bagni | Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Agnolin |
| 11 March 1979 21 | Perugia | 2-0 | Atalanta | Perugia |
| Osti File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' (o.g.) Bagni File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 21 000 Referee: Paparesta |
| 18 March 1979 22 | Ascoli | 0-0 | Perugia | Ascoli Piceno |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 22 000 Referee: Lattanzi |
| 25 March 1979 23 | Perugia | 1-1 | Roma | Perugia |
| Peccenini File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' (o.g.) | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' Ugolotti | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Barbaresco |
| 1 April 1979 24 | Torino | 0-0 | Perugia | Torino |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 37 000 Referee: Michelotti |
| 8 April 1979 25 | Perugia | 1-1 | Milan | Perugia |
| Casarsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' (pen) | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' (pen) Chiodi | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Agnolin |
| 14 April 1979 26 | Perugia | 2-0 | Napoli | Perugia |
| Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Dal Fiume File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Casarin |
| 22 April 1979 27 | Catanzaro | 1-1 | Perugia | Catanzaro |
| R. Rossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Butti | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 15 000 Referee: Menegali |
| 29 April 1979 28 | Hellas Verona | 1-1 | Perugia | Verona |
| Guidolin File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (o.g.) Gentile | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Lattanzi |
| 6 May 1979 29 | Perugia | 2-0 | Lazio | Perugia |
| Bagni File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 27' | Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Attendance: 18 000 Referee: Milan |
| 13 May 1979 30 | Bologna | 2-2 | Perugia | Bologna |
| Mastalli File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Bordon File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (pen) |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 31', 34' Bagni | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Casarin |
Coppa Italia
Group phase
| 30 August 1978 2 | Perugia | 2-0 | Pescara | Perugia |
| Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Piacenti File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (aut.) |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Lanzetti |
| 3 September 1978 3 | Udinese | 1-1 | Perugia | Udine |
| Vriz File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' (pen) | Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Vannini | Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Panzino |
| 10 September 1978 4 | Perugia | 4-0 | Sambenedettese | Perugia |
| Casarsa File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 50' (rig.) Goretti File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Speggiorin File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Paparesta |
| 17 September 1978 5 | Avellino | 0-0 | Perugia | Avellino |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 25 000 Referee: Longhi |
Quarterfinals
| 25 April 1979 | Napoli | 2-1 | Perugia | Napoli |
| Tesser File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Filippi File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' |
Report | File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Dal Fiume | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Benedetti |
| 9 May 1979 | Perugia | 0-0 | Napoli | Perugia |
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi Referee: Bergamo |
Statistics
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Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Italy ITA | Malizia | 30 | -17 | 27+1 | -15 | 2 | -2 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Ceccarini | 35 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Della Martira | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Frosio | 28 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Nappi | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Dal Fiume | 34 | 4 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Bagni | 31 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Butti | 30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Redeghieri | 28 | 0 | 20+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Casarsa | 34 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Speggiorini | 31 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | |
| GK | Italy ITA | Grassi | 7 | -2 | 3 | -1 | 4 | -1 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Zecchini | 16 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Italy ITA | Tacconi | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Vannini | 21 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| MF | Italy ITA | Goretti | 18 | 1 | 9+3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| FW | Italy ITA | Cacciatori | 18 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| GK | Italy ITA | Mancini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Italy ITA | Dall'Oro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | Italy ITA | Balducci | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| GK | Italy ITA | Redomi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
See also
References
- ↑ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A - 1974-75 to 1985-86".
- ↑ Gary Thacker (25 July 2018). "Perugia and the undefeated season of miracles". thesefootballtimes.co.
- ↑ P.Whelan (9 May 2012). "Great Calcio Sides :Perugia". forzaitalianfootball.com.
- ↑ Panini, 1978, pp. 50-51
- ↑ Panini (1977). Presenze e reti (in Italian). p. 8.
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- Arrigo Beltrami, Almanacco illustrato del Calcio 1980, Franco Cosimo Panini Editore Modena 1979
- Marco Sappino (2000), Dizionario del calcio italiano, 2000, Baldini & Castoldi Milano, ISBN 88-8089-862-0
External links
- Maurizio Mariani (26 October 2000). "Italy Championship 1978/79".