During the 1977–1978 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Cup Winners' Cup.
Summary Entrepreneur Felice Colombo became president of the club before the end of the previous season, while Nils Liedholm was signed as manager, after having been already a Milan player from 1949 to 1961 and coach from 1963 to 1966. Notable purchases include Ruben Buriani and Roberto Antonelli.
In the league, Milan started with ten consecutive games without defeats (four draws and six wins) which brought them to the first place in the standings. The subsequent series of three defeats and two draws meant that the Rossoneri ended the first half of the season in fourth place with 18 points, together with Inter and Perugia. In the second half of the season, Milan suffered only two defeats against Atalanta and Lazio, in both cases at San Siro, and finished the championship in fourth position with 37 points, a placement that allowed the club to qualify to the 1978-79 UEFA Cup. During the tournament, on 23 April 1978 in Verona, Franco Baresi made his debut with Milan. He would become a legend of the club in the following two decades.
In the Cup Winners' Cup, Milan was eliminated in the round of 32 by the Spanish side Betis Seville who won 2–0 in Spain and lost the second leg 2–1 in Milan.
The season ended with the Coppa Italia, a competition that Milan, as holders of the trophy, started from the second round. Milan closed group B, which also included Taranto, Juventus and Napoli, in first place, on equal points with the latter; Napoli qualified for the final thanks to a better goal difference against Milan (+8 against +6).
Squad
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Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Franco Fasoli Monza loan end MF Ruben Buriani Monza FW Roberto Antonelli Monza FW Luciano Gaudino Varese loan end FW Ugo Tosetto Monza FW Giovanni Sartori Bolzano loan end Out Pos. Name To Type DF Angelo Anquilletti Monza DF Franco Fasoli Bari MF Duino Gorin Monza MF Giovanni Lorini Lanerossi FW Giovanni Sartori Bolzano loan FW Massimo Silva Monza FW Giorgio Tomba Pro Patria FW Francesco Vincenzi Monza MF Giorgio Biasiolo Lecce FW Giorgio Braglia Foggia
Competitions Serie A
League table
Matches
Coppa Italia
Second round group B
Cup Winners' Cup
Round of 32
Statistics Squad statistics Competition Points Home Away Total GD 1977-78 Serie A 37 15 6 6 3 20 12 15 6 7 2 18 13 30 12 13 5 38 25 +13 1977-78 Coppa Italia – 3 2 1 0 7 3 3 1 1 1 4 2 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 1977–78 Cup Winners' Cup – 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 Total – 19 9 7 3 29 16 19 7 8 4 22 17 38 16 15 7 51 33 +18
Players statistics
See also AC Milan
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