1981–82 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1981–82 season
Owner	Felice Colombo (until 18 January 1982); Giuseppe Farina
President	Gaetano Morazzoni (until 18 January 1982); Giuseppe Farina
Manager	Luigi Radice; (until 24 January 1982); Italo Galbiati
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	14th
Coppa Italia	First round
Mitropa Cup	Winner
Top goalscorer	League: Antonelli (4); All: Antonelli; Jordan (6)
Average home league attendance	45,781
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

During the 1981–1982 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Mitropa Cup.

Summary

At the start of the 1981–82 season, Luigi Radice, a former AC Milan player in the 1950s and 1960s, was hired as coach; among the new signings were those of playmaker Adelio Moro, coming from Ascoli, and Scottish centre-forward Joe Jordan from Manchester United. Milan struggles begun immediately, with misunderstandings between a coach with somewhat rough methods and players with little character. Franco Baresi's long absence due to a rare blood disease precipitated the situation. The team never left the relegation zone, the players seemed apathetic, and not even the open protests of the fans helped shaking them. Everything was tried, from the change of president (from Gaetano Morazzoni to Giuseppe Farina in January 1982) and coach (from Radice to Galbiati) to the unusual one of the captain (from Aldo Maldera to Fulvio Collovati), with few results. In the last five league games, however, with 8 points out of 10 available, Milan attempted a desperate comeback. At the final whistle of the last match, won 3–2 by Milan against Cesena), the team was virtually safe, but the last minutes of the Napoli-Genoa match were still being played in Naples; as a consequence of a sensational mistake by the Neapolitan goalkeeper Castellini, Genoa equalized, condemning Milan to their second relegation.^[2] Four days before, on 12 May 1982 at San Siro, beating the Czechoslovakian side Vitkovice 3–0, Milan won the Mitropa Cup.^[3]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Roberto Incontri
—	GK	ITA	Ottorino Piotti
—	GK	ITA	Antonio Gambino
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Maurizio Venturi
—	DF	ITA	Fulvio Collovati
—	DF	ITA	Andrea Icardi
—	MF	ITA	Aldo Maldera
—	DF	ITA	Alberto Minoia
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Battistini
—	MF	ITA	Dario Donà
—	MF	ITA	Ruben Buriani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Massimo Gadda
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Cuoghi
—	MF	ITA	Walter De Vecchi
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
—	MF	ITA	Adelio Moro
—	MF	ITA	Walter Novellino
—	MF	ITA	Francesco Romano
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Antonelli
—	FW	ITA	Alberto Cambiaghi
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Incocciati
—	FW	SCO	Joe Jordan
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Mandressi
—	FW	ITA	Fabio Valente

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Maurizio Venturi	Brescia
MF	Dario Donà	Varese
MF	Adelio Moro	Ascoli
FW	Joe Jordan	Manchester United
FW	Roberto Mandressi	Como	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Antonio Vettore	Reggina
DF	Aldo Bet	Campania
DF	Maurizio Longobardo	Reggina	loan
MF	Marco Bolis	Monza
MF	Gabriello Carotti	Ascoli
MF	Walter De Vecchi	Ascoli
MF	Emilio Monzani	Livorno
MF	Dario Donà	L.R. Vicenza
FW	Giuseppe Galluzzo	Monza
FW	Francesco Vincenzi	Brescia

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Cagliari	30	7	11	12	33	36	−3	25
13	Genoa	30	6	13	11	24	29	−5	25
14	Milan (R)	30	7	10	13	21	31	−10	24	Relegation to Serie B
15	Bologna (R)	30	6	11	13	25	37	−12	23
16	Como (R)	30	3	11	16	18	42	−24	17

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results 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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	W
Position	9	8	6	7	6	10	12	14	16	14	13	14	12	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	15	14

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1982–83 European Cup; = 1982–83 UEFA Cup; = 1982-83 Serie B

Matches

13 September 1981 1	Udinese	0–0	Milan	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 41,518 Referee: Paolo Bergamo

20 September 1981 2	Milan	0–0	Fiorentina	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,300 Referee: Carlo Longhi

27 September 1981 3	Napoli	0–1	Milan	Naples
		Report	58' (og) Ferrario	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 71,669 Referee: Claudio Pieri

4 October 1981 4	Milan	0–1	Juventus	Milan
		Report	66' Virdis	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 68,433 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

11 October 1981 5	Bologna	0–0	Milan	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 38,879 Referee: Vittorio Benedetti

25 October 1981 6	Milan	0–1	Inter	Milan
		Report	69' Oriali	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,436 Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

1 November 1981 7	Catanzaro	3–0	Milan	Catanzaro
	Bivi 3' Borghi 10' Massimo Mauro 75'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Nicola Ceravolo Attendance: 22,894 Referee: Paolo Bergamo

8 November 1981 8	Milan	1–1	Como	Milan
	Jordan 20'	Report	41' (pen.) Lombardi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 36,929 Referee: Ballerini

22 November 1981 9	Ascoli	1–0	Milan	Ascoli Piceno
	Greco 79' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 18,637 Referee: Redini

29 November 1981 10	Roma	1–1	Milan	Rome
	Spinosi 37'	Report	35' Buriani	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 48,861 Referee: D'Elia

13 December 1981 11	Milan	0–0	Genoa	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 34,954 Referee: Ciulli

20 December 1981 12	Avellino	2–0	Milan	Avellino
	Juary 24' Piga 42'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 23,473 Referee: Longhi

3 January 1982 13	Milan	1–0	Cagliari	Milan
	Battistini 73'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 38,626 Referee: Lo Bello

10 January 1982 14	Torino	2–1	Milan	Turin
	Ferri 65' Dossena 90'	Report	70' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 26,991 Referee: Bergamo

17 January 1982 15	Milan	1–0	Cesena	Milan
	Antonelli 4'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 26,962 Referee: Menicucci

24 January 1982 16	Milan	0–1	Udinese	Milan
		Report	86' Causio	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 30,810 Referee: Longhi

31 January 1982 17	Fiorentina	1–0	Milan	Florence
	Miani 25'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 50,459 Referee: D'Elia

7 February 1982 18	Milan	1–1	Napoli	Milan
	Antonelli 2'	Report	29' (pen.) Guidetti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,970 Referee: Barbaresco

14 February 1982 19	Juventus	3–2	Milan	Turin
	Galderisi 17', 63', 83'	Report	44' Collovati 71' Antonelli	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 44,498 Referee: Ciulli

28 February 1982 20	Milan	2–1	Bologna	Milan
	Moro 32' Buriani 65' (rig.)	Report	63' Chiorri	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,095 Referee: Lo Bello

7 March 1982 21	Inter	2–1	Milan	Milan
	Prohaska 10' Altobelli 32'	Report	17' (og) Prohaska	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66,296 Referee: Agnolin

14 March 1982 22	Milan	0–1	Catanzaro	Milan
		Report	19' Bivi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,619 Referee: Redini

21 March 1982 23	Como	2–0	Milan	Como
	Mossini 44' Mancini 51'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 19,874 Referee: Paparesta

28 March 1982 24	Milan	0–0	Ascoli	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi^[4] Attendance: 31,554 Referee: Lops

4 April 1982 25	Milan	1–2	Roma	Verona
	Baresi 58'	Report	47' Falcão 52' (pen.) Pruzzo	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi^[4] Attendance: 38,685 Referee: Lo Bello

18 April 1982 26	Genoa	1–2	Milan	Genoa
	Briaschi 31'	Report	75' Maldera 80' (pen.) Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 43,049 Referee: Menicucci

25 April 1982 27	Milan	2–1	Avellino	Milan
	Novellino 25' Maldera 28'	Report	2' Juary	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 46,903 Referee: Agnolin

2 May 1982 28	Cagliari	1–1	Milan	Cagliari
	Quagliozzi 17'	Report	8' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 45,438 Referee: Menegali

9 May 1982 29	Milan	0–0	Torino	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,640 Referee: Redini

16 May 1982 30	Cesena	2–3	Milan	Cesena
	Garlini 42' Piraccini 63'	Report	67' Jordan 72' Romano 81' Antonelli	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 29,547 Referee: Bergamo

Coppa Italia

First round

Group 2
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Internazionale	4	2	2	0	9	3	+6	6
2	Hellas Verona	4	3	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	Milan	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4	5
4	SPAL	4	0	2	2	2	5	−3	2
5	Pescara	4	0	1	3	0	11	−11	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Matches

23 August 1981 1	Verona	2–0	Milan	Mantova
	Penzo 17' (43)			Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Attendance: 20,569 Referee: Redini

30 August 1981 2	Milan	5–0	Pescara	Milano
	Novellino 1' Mandressi 15' Collovati 36' Jordan 55', 75'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 19,014 Referee: Lops

2 September 1981 3	Milan	1–0	SPAL	Milan
	Battistini 78'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 23,051 Referee: Luigi Altobelli

6 September 1981 4	Inter	2–2	Milan	Milan
	Altobelli 23' Bergomi 89'		21' Novellino 49' Jordan	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,656 Referee: Agnolin

Mitropa Cup

Matches

20 October 1981 1	Vitkovice	2–1	Milan	Ostrava
	Kušnír 27' Gajdusek 90' (pen.)	Report	15' Antonelli	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mohácsi

4 November 1981 2	Milan	2–0	Haladas	Milano
	Collovati 15' Incocciati 78'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Petrović

25 November 1981 3	Osijek	1–1	Milan	Osijek
	Sormaz 89'	Report	60' Novellino	Stadium: Stadion Gradski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Latzin

7 April 1982 4	Haladas	0–1	Milan	Szombathely
		Report	20' Battistini	Stadium: Rohonci úti Stadion Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Korhat

21 April 1982 5	Milan	2–1	Osijek	Milano
	Antonelli 6' Baresi 10' (pen.)	Report	46' Rakla	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Poncek

12 May 1982 6	Milan	3–0	Vitkovice	Milano
	Baresi 12' (pen.) Cambiaghi 50' Jordan 77' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Vlajić

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[5]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[5]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1981-82 Serie A	24	15	4	6	5	9	10	15	3	4	8	12	21	30	7	10	13	21	31	−10
1981-82 Coppa Italia	–	2	2	0	0	6	0	2	0	1	1	2	4	4	2	1	1	8	4	+4
Mitropa Cup	9	3	3	0	0	7	1	3	1	1	1	3	3	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6
Total	–	20	9	6	5	22	11	20	4	6	10	17	28	40	13	12	15	39	39	0

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1981-82 Serie A		1981-82 Coppa Italia		Mitropa Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	FW	ITA	Antonelli	30	6	24	4	1	0	5	2
	DF	ITA	Baresi	25	4	18	2	4	0	3	2
	MF	ITA	Battistini	39	5	30	3	4	1	5	1
	FW	ITA	Buriani	26	5	23	2	3	0	0	3
	MF	ITA	Cambiaghi	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
	DF	ITA	Collovati	38	3	29	1	4	1	5	1
	FW	ITA	Cuoghi	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Donà	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Evani	14	0	10	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Romano	35	1	26	1	4	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Gadda	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Gambino	0	0	0	-0	0	-0	0	-0
	DF	ITA	Icardi	29	0	20	0	3	0	6	0
	FW	ITA	Incocciati	17	1	13	0	0	0	4	1
	GK	ITA	Incontri	0	0	0	-0	0	-0	0	-0
	FW	SCO	Jordan	30	6	22	2	4	3	4	1
	DF	ITA	Maldera	35	2	27	2	4	0	4	0
	FW	ITA	Mandressi	9	1	6	0	2	1	1	0
	DF	ITA	Minoia	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Moro	24	1	19	1	2	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Novellino	36	4	28	1	4	2	4	1
	GK	ITA	Piotti	40	-39	30	-31	4	-4	6	-4
	DF	ITA	Tassotti	33	0	24	0	4	0	5	0
	FW	ITA	Valente	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Venturi	18	0	13	0	0	0	5	0

Source: ^[6]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^ "AC Milan 1981–82". wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Chi si ricorda della Mitropa Cup? Il trofeo snobbato presente nella ricca bacheca del Milan". tribuna.com (in Italian). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b Due to ban on San Siro.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1981–82". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1981–82" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

External links

"Stagione 1981–1982" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[2] "AC Milan 1981–82". wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[3] "Chi si ricorda della Mitropa Cup? Il trofeo snobbato presente nella ricca bacheca del Milan". tribuna.com (in Italian). 2 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[banSanSiro-4] Due to ban on San Siro.

[5] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1981–82". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[6] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1981–82" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

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Squad

Transfers

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League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round

Matches

Mitropa Cup

Matches

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

See also

References

External links