1977–78 Juventus FC season
1977-78 season | |||
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Chairman | Giampiero Boniperti | ||
Manager | Giovanni Trapattoni | ||
Stadium | Comunale | ||
Serie A | 1st (in European Cup) | ||
Coppa Italia | Second round | ||
European Cup | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Bettega (11) All: Bettega (13) | ||
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In the 1977-78 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Summary
[edit]After winning last season's league title with a record-breaking tally of 51 points, the club did not make substantial changes in their first line-up and brought young promises such as Pietro Paolo Virdis,[1] Pierino Fanna and Vinicio Verza to their debut at top level.
The team was defeated in Rome 0-3 by Lazio, which was their only loss in the first half of the season.[2] Liedholm and his Milan were Juventus' biggest challengers of the season and finished the first half of the league season at the top.[3] However, with a draw at Bergamo, they were reached in first place by Juventus; the next week the Bianconeri took the leadership, grabbing the 'Winter title' with 2 points ahead of local rivals Torino.[4]
The second half of the tournament for Juventus was calm with the Bianconeri not losing a single game for the rest of the tournament. Juventus secured the championship after drawing away to Roma with game to spare.
In Coppa Italia, the team suffered a shocking elimination in Second round. In European Cup, the squad reached the Semi-finals, being surprisingly eliminated by Belgian Club Brugge its coach over the two legs.[5]
After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Enzo Bearzot called up eight players as regulars starters from this Juventus squad — Zoff, Gentile, Scirea, Benetti, Tardelli, Bettega, Cabrini and Causio — during the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina (also Cuccureddu was called), where they reached a decent 4th place.[6] This group of players was known as Blocco-Juve (Juve Block), or Blocco Juventus[7]
Squad
[edit][8] 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
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
MF | Vinicio Verza | Lanerossi Vicenza | |
MF | Pietro Fanna | Atalanta BC | |
FW | Pietro Paolo Virdis | Cagliari |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
MF | Alberto Marchetti | AS Roma | |
FW | Sergio Gori | Hellas Verona | |
MF | Gian Piero Gasperini | AC Reggiana | loan |
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Juventus (C) | 30 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 44 | Qualification to European Cup |
2 | Vicenza | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
3 | Torino | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 39 | |
4 | Milan | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 37 | |
5 | Internazionale | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 36 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
(C) Champions
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1978–79 European Cup; = 1978–79 UEFA Cup; = Relegation to 1978–79 Serie B
Matches
[edit]11 September 1977 1 | Juventus | 6-0 | Foggia | Torino |
48' Bettega 57' Bettega 71' Bonisegna 80' Cuccureddu 84' Bonisegna 87' (o.g.) Bruschini (F) |
Report | Stadium: Comunale |
18 September 1977 2 | Napoli | 1-2 | Juventus | Napoli |
59' Pin | Report | 7'Gentile 70' Virdis |
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo |
2 October 1977 4 | Lazio | 3-0 | Juventus | Roma |
3' Garlaschelli 55' Giordano 67'Giordano |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
23 October 1977 5 | Juventus | 5-1 | Fiorentina | Torino |
10' Bonisegna 11' Tardelli 18' (o.g.)Della Martira 49'Causio 54' Benetti |
Report | 21' Caso | Stadium: Comunale |
30 October 1977 6 | Perugia | 0-0 | Juventus | Perugia |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Pian di Massiano Referee: Menegali |
20 November 1977 8 | Hellas Verona | 0-0 | Juventus | Verona |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi |
27 November 1977 9 | Juventus | 4-0 | Genoa | Torino |
68' Tardelli 83' Causio 74' (o.g.)Ogliari 86' (o.g.)Onofri |
Report | Stadium: Comunale |
18 December 1977 11 | Inter | 0-1 | Juventus | Milan |
Report | 85'Tardelli | Stadium: Stadio San Siro |
8 January 1978 13 | Pescara | 1-2 | Juventus | Pescara |
37' (pen) Nobili | Report | 50'Fanna 51' Bettega |
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Ciacci |
22 January 1978 15 | Lanerossi Vicenza | 0-0 | Juventus | Vicenza |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti |
29 January 1978 16 | Foggia | 0-0 | Juventus | Foggia |
Report | Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Menegali |
12 February 1978 18 | Milan | 0-0 | Juventus | Milan |
Report | Stadium: Stadio San Siro |
19 February 1978 19 | Juventus | 3-0 | Lazio | Torino |
5' Bettega 68' Bonisegna 82' (pen) Bonisegna |
Report | Stadium: Comunale |
26 February 1978 20 | Fiorentina | 1-1 | Juventus | Firenze |
23' Bonisegna | Report | 40' Galdiolo | Stadium: Comunale |
19 March 1978 23 | Juventus | 1-0 | Hellas Verona | Torino |
7' Bettega | Report | Stadium: Comunale |
26 March 1978 24 | Genoa | 2-2 | Juventus | Genova |
49' Ghetti 82' Damiani |
Report | 19' Tardelli 75' Bonisegna |
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris |
9 April 1978 26 | Juventus | 2-2 | Inter Milan | Torino |
33' Bettega 41' Cuccureddu |
Report | 25' Bini 26' Muraro |
Stadium: Comunale |
16 April 1978 27 | Bologna | 1-1 | Juventus | Bologna |
27' Maselli | Report | 23' Gentile | Stadium: Stadio Renato dall'Ara |
7 May 1978 30 | Juventus | 3-2 | Lanerossi Vicenza | Torino |
20' Bettega 36'Bonisegna 63' Bettega |
Report | 25' Rossi 44' (o.g.) Furino |
Stadium: Comunale |
Coppa Italia
[edit]First round
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Juventus(A) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 |
2 | Cesena(B) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 |
3 | Brescia(B) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
4 | Sambenedettese(B) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
5 | Hellas Verona(A) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 2 |
Second round
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Napoli(A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 8 |
2 | Milan(A) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 |
3 | Juventus(A) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 |
4 | Taranto(B) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 |
European Cup
[edit]First round
[edit]14 September 1977 | Omonia | 0–3 | Juventus | Nicosia |
Report | Bettega 34' Fanna 42' Virdis 59' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nikola Dudin |
Second round
[edit]2 November 1977 | Juventus | 5–0 | Glentoran | Torino |
Virdis 10', 20' Boninsegna 53' Fanna 70' Benetti 77' |
Report | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Francisc Coloşi |
Quarterfinals
[edit]1 March 1978 | Ajax | 1–1 | Juventus | Amsterdam |
Van Dord 86' | Report | Causio 89' | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Adolf Prokop |
15 March 1978 | Juventus | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Ajax | Torino |
Tardelli 21' | Report | Ling 80' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 67,000 Referee: Károly Palotai | |
Penalties | ||||
Gentile Benetti Cabrini Causio |
Geels Van Dord Ling |
Semifinals
[edit]29 March 1978 | Juventus | 1–0 | Club Brugge | Torino |
Bettega 86' | Report | Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Jean Dubach |
12 April 1978 | Club Brugge | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Juventus | Bruges |
Bastijns 3' Vandereycken 116' |
Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Ulf Eriksson |
Statistics
[edit]Players statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1977–78 Serie A | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ITA | Dino Zoff | 30 | -17 | 30 | -17 | |
DF | ITA | Antonello Cuccureddu | 30 | 2 | 30 | 2 | |
DF | ITA | Gaetano Scirea | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Francesco Morini | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Claudio Gentile | 28 | 3 | 28 | 3 | |
MF | ITA | Franco Causio | 30 | 3 | 30 | 3 | |
MF | ITA | Marco Tardelli | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | |
MF | ITA | Giuseppe Furino | 26 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Romeo Benetti | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 | |
FW | ITA | Roberto Bettega | 30 | 11 | 30 | 11 | |
FW | ITA | Roberto Boninsegna | 21 | 10 | 19+2 | 10 | |
GK | ITA | Giancarlo Alessandrelli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ITA | Antonio Cabrini | 15 | 0 | 8+7 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Pietro Fanna | 13 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | |
FW | ITA | Pietro Paolo Virdis | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | |
DF | ITA | Luciano Spinosi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Vinicio Verza | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | |
GK | ITA | Luciano Marchese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ITA | Gian Piero Gasperini |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sergio Rizzo. "VIRDIS, Pietro Paolo".
- ^ "Lazio3-0Juventus" (in Italian). laziowiki.org. 29 September 2021.
- ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Milan
- ^ Stefano Bedeschi (26 June 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Pietro Paolo VIRDIS" (in Italian).
- ^ Nicola Ventola. "Juventus v Brugge" (in Italian).
- ^ Marzocchi, Massimo (22 December 2010). "Italians bid farewell to 1982 hero Enzo Bearzot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "Mondiali Memories, Argentina 1978: Bearzot builds a reputation". www.channel4.com. 3 April 2009.
- ^ "Rosa Juventus 77-78" (in Italian). calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 1 February 2020.