1967–68 Juventus FC season

During the 1967–68 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Summary The club clinched "in extremis" the arrival of Swedish winger Roger Magnusson,Corriere dello Sport, 31 dicembre 1964, pagina 4 Emeroteca.coni.it however, the midfielder played only 6 matches in European Cup scoring 2 goals.Scheda di Roger Magnusson su myjuve.it Also, future club legend midfielder Franco Causio made his debut as bianconero.

In League the squad finished in a decent third place just below Milan and Napoli. In Coppa the team was early eliminated in first round. The campaign is best remembered by the squad reaching the semifinals of the European Cup for the first time ever. After a dramatic three-leg series against German club Eintracht Braunschweig, the team lost the two matches to Benfica with a superb performance of Eusebio.

Squad

Transfers

In Pos. Name from TypeFWRoger Magnusson 1.FC Köln MFLuigi Simoni Torino MFCarlo Volpi Mantua GKPietro Fioravanti DFGianluigi Roveta MFGuido Onor MFFranco Causio US Sambenedettese Out Pos. Name To TypeMFGino StacchiniMantua DFElio RineroHellas Verona

Competitions Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

First round

Varese advanced to the Second round after a coin toss.

European Cup

First round

Second round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Statistics

References

Also read

l'Unità, 1966 and 1967. La Stampa, 1966 and 1967.