During the 1965–66 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
Summary In the summer transfer market session of 1965, Milan lost Mario David and José Altafini (to Sampdoria and Napoli respectively) and signed Angelo Sormani, Karl-Heinz Schnellinger and Antonio Angelillo arriving from Sampdoria and Rome.
The squad improved their placement in the Fairs Cup compared to the previous season by reaching the round of 16, from which they were eliminated by draw at the end of the extra time of the play-off against English side Chelsea. In the league, on the other hand, they finished seventh, qualifying for the Mitropa Cup the following year, while in the Coppa Italia they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Fiorentina.
More than for sporting results, the year was decidedly eventful for what happened on the managerial side. On 8 October 1965, president Felice Riva was arrested for the bankruptcy of his cotton mills company. Federico Sordillo took over as regent and remained in office until 19 April 1966, when Luigi Carraro took over the club.
At the end of the season, Cesare Maldini, followed by defender Mario Trebbi, moved to Torino after a twelve-year career with Milan. The captain's armband then passed to Gianni Rivera.
Squad
(vice-captain)
(Captain)
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type FW Antonio Angelillo Roma - MF Urano Benigni Pistoiese - MF Sergio Maddè Alessandria - MF Giorgio Maioli Foggia - MF Nevio Scala Roma - DF Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Roma - FW Angelo Benedicto Sormani Sampdoria - Out Pos. Name To Type FW José Altafini Napoli - MF Bruno Bacchetta Genoa - MF Víctor Benítez Roma - FW Aquilino Bonfanti Lecco - MF Mario David Sampdoria - FW Paolo Ferrario Varese - FW José Germano de Sales Palmeiras - FW Pierino Prati Salernitana -
Competitions Serie A
League table
Matches
Coppa Italia
Quarterfinals
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
First round
Round of 32
Round of 16
Statistics Squad statistics Competition Points Home Away Total GD 1965-66 Serie A 38 17 9 5 3 31 17 17 4 7 6 12 16 34 13 12 9 43 33 +10 1965-66 Coppa Italia – 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1965-66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – 6 4 2 0 8 3 3 0 0 3 2 6 9 4 2 3 10 9 +1 Total – 24 13 7 4 40 23 20 4 7 9 14 22 44 17 14 13 54 45 +9
Players statistics
See also AC Milan
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