1939–40 AS Ambrosiana-Inter season

Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter
1939–40 season
Chairman	Ferdinando Pozzani
Manager	Tony Cargnelli
Stadium	Arena Civica
Serie A	1º
Coppa Italia	round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Guarnieri (15); All: Guarnieri (16)
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The 1939-40 season was Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana-Inter's 31st in existence and 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

Summary

The club clinched the title, fifth in its history,^[1] and third as Ambrosiana,^[2] in Coppa Italia lost against Torino, in Mitropa Cup the squad is defeated by Újpest and its manager Bella Guttmann. Injured on the left foot Meazza stood in bench almost the entire season.^[3] The nerazzurri on the top of the table with Tony Cargnelli as manager, defeating Bologna in the final round and enjoyed the title in San Siro, field of rival Milan, due to attendance was bigger than Arena Civica.^[4]

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	Angelo Caimo
—	GK	ITA	Giuseppe Peruchetti
—	DF	ITA	Giuseppe Ballerio
—	DF	ITA	Celso Battaia
—	DF	ITA	Carmelo Buonocore
—	DF	ITA	Ugo Locatelli
—	DF	ITA	Bernardo Poli
—	DF	ITA	Duilio Setti
—	MF	ITA	Aldo Campatelli
—	MF	ITA	Enrico Candiani
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Caracciolo
—	MF	ITA	Attilio Demaría


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Ferrari
—	MF	ITA	Ezio Meneghello
—	MF	ITA	Renato Olmi
—	MF	ARG	Víctor Pozzo
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Barsanti
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Ferraris II
—	FW	ITA	Annibale Frossi
—	FW	ITA	Umberto Guarnieri
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Meazza
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Rebuzzi
—	FW	ITA	Vittorio Rovelli

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Ambrosiana-Inter (C)	30	20	4	6	56	23	2.435	44
2	Bologna	30	16	9	5	44	23	1.913	41
3	Juventus	30	15	6	9	45	40	1.125	36
4	Lazio	30	12	11	7	44	36	1.222	35
5	Genova 1893	30	14	5	11	56	47	1.191	33

Source: goal average officially used in event of equal points.
(C) Champions

Matches

Win Draw Loss

17 September 1939 1	Ambrosiana-Inter	4-0	Juventus	Milan
	Frossi 63', 69' Guarnieri 67', 74'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

24 September 1939 2	Venezia	2-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Venezia
	De Filippis 13' Pernigo 42'	Report	2' (pen) Demaría	Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo Referee: Francesco Mattea

1 October 1939 3	Ambrosiana-Inter	4-0	Napoli	Milan
	Ferraris II 15' Guarnieri 30', 75' Locatelli 81'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giorgio Moretti

8 October 1939 4	Liguria	0-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Genova
		Report	31' Candiani 46' Guarnieri	Stadium: Stadio del Littorio Referee: Generoso Dattilo

15 October 1939 5	Bari	3-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bari
	Dugini 30' Begnini 32', 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

22 October 1939 6	Ambrosiana-Inter	3-0	Roma	Milan
	Demaría 43' Guarnieri 49', 67'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giovanni Galeati

29 October 1939 7	Triestina	2-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Trieste
	Trevisan 30' Rancilio 49'	Report	3' Guarnieri	Stadium: Stadio Littorio Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

5 November 1939 8	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Modena	Milan
	Ferraris II 30' Demaría 82' (pen)	Report	35' Montanari	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

19 November 1939 9	Torino	0-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Torino
		Report	61' Demaría	Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia Referee: Generoso Dattilo

3 December 1939 10	Ambrosiana-Inter	3-0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Ferraris II 8' Candiani 26' Demaría 49'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

10 December 1939 13	Genova	2-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Genova
	Gabardo 25' Conti 54'	Report	13' Candiani 58' (rig.) Demaría	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

17 December 1939 12	Ambrosiana-Inter	0-3	Milano	Milan
		Report	19' Chizzo 56', 75' Boffi	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

31 December 1939 13	Lazio	1-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Roma
	Piola 56'	Report	44' Demaría	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Giovanni Galeati

7 January 1940 14	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Novara	Milan
	Guarnieri 84'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Emiliano Saracini

14 January 1940 15	Bologna	0-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Littoriale Referee: Attilio Soliani

21 January 1940 16	Juventus	1-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Torino
	Gabetto 8'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Benito Mussolini Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

28 January 1940 17	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Venezia	Milan
	Guarnieri 10', 70'	Report	18' Alberti	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

4 February 1940 18	Napoli	0-1	Ambrosiana-Inter	Napoli
		Report	78' Guarnieri	Stadium: Stadio Partenopeo Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

11 February 1940 19	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Liguria	Milan
	Demaría 43'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giovanni Galeati

18 February 1940 20	Ambrosiana-Inter	0-0	Bari	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giacomo Bertolio

25 February 1940 21	Roma	1-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Roma
	Alghisi 36'	Report	65' Frossi 84' Ferraris II	Stadium: Stadio Nazionale del PNF Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

10 March 1940 22	Ambrosiana-Inter	5-1	Triestina	Milan
	Candiani 25', 36' Guarnieri 41', 79' Grezar 85' (aut.)	Report	15' Tosolini	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Oreste Dellarole

17 March 1940 23	Modena	1-2	Ambrosiana-Inter	Modena
	Montanari 48'	Report	37' Frossi 42' Candiani	Stadium: Stadio Cesare Marzari Referee: Generoso Dattilo

24 March 1940 24	Ambrosiana-Inter	5-1	Torino	Milan
	Candiani 1' Demaría 32' (rig.) Guarnieri 50' Frossi 69' Campatelli 73'	Report	10' Allasio	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

31 March 1940 25	Fiorentina	0-3	Ambrosiana-Inter	Firenze
		Report	60' Rebuzzi I 63' Frossi 76' Campatelli	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Berta Referee: Raffaele Scorzoni

21 April 1940 26	Ambrosiana-Inter	2-1	Genova	Milan
	Ferraris II 43' Demaría 55'	Report	3' Genta	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Ferruccio Bonivento

12 May 1940 27	Milan	1-3	Ambrosiana-Inter	Milan
	Boffi 81' (pen)	Report	41' Candiani 64' (pen) Demaría 83' Ferraris II	Stadium: Campo San Siro Referee: Rinaldo Barlassina

19 May 1940 28	Ambrosiana-Inter	4-0	Lazio	Milan
	Barsanti 32', 67' Demaría 36' Frossi 37'	Report		Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Scarpi

26 May 1940 29	Novara	1-0	Ambrosiana-Inter	Novara
	Calzolai 81'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Littorio Referee: Mario Ciamberlini

2 June 1940 30	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-0	Bologna	Milan
	Ferraris II 9'	Report		Stadium: Campo San Siro Referee: Generoso Dattilo

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

24 December 1939	Ambrosiana-Inter	1-2	Torino	Milan
	Guarnieri 73'		63' Borsetti 81' Capri	Stadium: Arena Civica Referee: Giuseppe Zelocchi

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
Serie A	44	15	13	1	1	37	8	15	7	3	5	19	15	30	20	4	6	56	23	+ 33
Coppa Italia	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	1	1	2	- 1
Total	-	16	13	1	2	38	10	15	7	3	5	19	15	31	20	4	7	57	25	+ 32

Players statistics

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Appearances

Goalscorers

References

^ "Chi è il giocatore che ha vinto più Scudetti ?". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 February 2002.
^ "L'Ambrosiana ha meritato la vittoria ma la Juventus ha ragione di dire che 4 a 0 sono troppi". La Stampa. 18 September 1939. p. 3.
^ Germano Bovolenta (23 August 2010). "Il mito di Meazza è nato cent'anni fa". La Gazzetta dello Sport.
^ "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.
^ Almanacco Calcio 1940. Panini. p. 102.
^ Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini. p. 103.

Bibliography

Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004, Modena. Panini, 2004.
Stadio: Il Littoriale, years 1939 and 1940. Corriere dello Sport..
Carlo F. Chiesa. Il grande romanzo dello scudetto. Panini.

External links

"Serie A 1939-1940". RSSSF.

[1] "Chi è il giocatore che ha vinto più Scudetti ?". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 9 February 2002.

[2] "L'Ambrosiana ha meritato la vittoria ma la Juventus ha ragione di dire che 4 a 0 sono troppi". La Stampa. 18 September 1939. p. 3.

[3] Germano Bovolenta (23 August 2010). "Il mito di Meazza è nato cent'anni fa". La Gazzetta dello Sport.

[4] "I brillanti anni '30 - I trionfi della seconda parte degli anni '30". enciclopediadelcalcio.it. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013.

[5] Almanacco Calcio 1940. Panini. p. 102.

[6] Almanacco illustrato del calcio - La storia 1898-2004. Panini. p. 103.

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