The 1978–79 Serie A season was won by Milan. Notably, Perugia were the first team during the round-robin era to go through the season undefeated, although due to their number of drawn matches, they finished second in the league.
Teams Ascoli, Catanzaro and Avellino had been promoted from Serie B.
League table
Results
Top goalscorers + Rank Player Club Goals 1 Bruno Giordano Lazio 19 2 Paolo Rossi Vicenza 15 3 Alberto Bigon Milan 12 4 Alessandro Altobelli Internazionale 11 Carlo Muraro Internazionale 6 Massimo PalancaCatanzaro 10 Paolo Pulici Torino 8 Roberto BettegaJuventus 9 Aldo MalderaMilan Roberto PruzzoRoma Giuseppe SavoldiNapoli Walter SpeggiorinPerugia Francesco GrazianiTorino
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Napoli 59,359 2 Roma 48,768 3 Milan 48,358 4 Lazio 41,059 5 Fiorentina 40,911 6 Internazionale 36,544 7 Juventus 35,410 8 Torino 33,818 9 Bologna 31,429 10 Avellino 25,055 11 Ascoli 23,523 12 Vicenza 23,010 13 Atalanta 22,848 14 Perugia 20,984 15 Hellas Verona 17,504 16 Catanzaro 17,146 Source:
References and sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
External links :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1979 - Italian version with pictures and info. Italy Championship 1978/79 - All results on RSSSF Website.