1957–58 Alessandria US season

Alessandria U.S. 1957–58 football season
Alessandria U.S.
1957–58 season
ChairmanItaly Silvio Sacco
Head CoachesItaly Luciano Robotti
Italy Franco Pedroni
StadiumStadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Serie A12th
Top goalscorerSwitzerland Roger Vonlanthen (8)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 1957–58 season of Alessandria Unione Sportiva's was their 46th in Italian football and their 11th in Serie A.

Back in Serie A after 9 years, Alessandria U.S. built a competitive team, comprehensive of Italy defender Giacomazzi, talented Tagnin and Switzerland forward Vonlanthen.[1]

Alessandria's coaches Robotti and Pedroni settled the team with a strong "catenaccio":[2] the quality of the holding midfielder-line granted good matches, and for a long time the Grigi's occupied the first positions of the classification, even if they fell away in the last part of the championship, ending 12th.[3]

In 1957–58 season Alessandria ended as the 3rd best defense in Serie A, with 42 goals against in 34 matches: only Internazionale and Fiorentina did it better.

Roger Vonlanthen, even though he scored only 8 goals (less than the expected), was the top goalscorer.[4]

Club

[1]

Management

  • Chairman: Silvio Sacco
  • Consulors: Amedeo Ruggiero and Remo Sacco
  • Secretaries: Enrico Reposi and Piero Zorzoli

Coaching staff

  • Coaches: Luciano Robotti and Franco Pedroni
  • Fitness coach: De Sisti

Medical staff

  • Team Doctor: Cesare Bruno
  • Masseur: Eugenio Taverna

Players

Transfers

In

— GK Italy ITA Natale Nobili (from Corbetta) [5]
— DF Italy ITA Giovanni Giacomazzi (from Internazionale) [6]
— DF Italy ITA Nello Stella (from youth team)
— MF Italy ITA Antonio Marcellini (from Roma) [6]
— MF Italy ITA Giancarlo Pistorello (from Simmenthal Monza) [6]
— MF Italy ITA Vittorino Regeni (from Saici Torviscosa)
— MF Italy ITA Marco Savioni (from Internazionale) [6]
— MF Italy ITA Carlo Tagnin (from Simmenthal Monza) [6]
— FW Peru PER Hugo Natteri (from Internazionale) [6]
— FW Switzerland SUI Roger Vonlanthen (from Internazionale)[4]


Out

— DF Italy ITA Bruno Bosio (to Pro Vercelli)
— DF Italy ITA Gian Luigi Brotto (to Sarom Ravenna)
— MF Italy ITA Egidio Morbello (to Roma) [6]
— MF Italy ITA Franco Russi (to Pro Vercelli)
— FW Italy ITA Enrico Pratesi (to Sarom Ravenna)
— FW Italy ITA Luciano Redegalli (to Taranto)
— FW Italy ITA Giorgio Tinazzi (to Internazionale) [6]

Profiles and statistics

[1][7]

Role Player Player Born Apps Goals Apps Goals
Serie A Total
FW Italy Lanfranco Albertelli 1926 4 0 4 0
DF Italy Umberto Boniardi 1927 18 0 18 0
FW Italy Ercole Castaldo 1926 30 3 30 3
GK Italy Pacifico Cuman 1935 2 -5 2 -5
DF Italy Giovanni Giacomazzi 1928 27 0 27 0
MF Italy Antonio Girardo 1937 1 0 1 0
FW Italy Michele Manenti 1928 16 4 16 4
MF Italy Antonio Marcellini 1937 21 0 21 0
DF Italy Aldo Nardi 1931 24 1 24 1
FW Peru Hugo Natteri 1934 2 0 2 0
GK Italy Natale Nobili 1935 15 -15 15 -15
DF Italy Franco Pedroni 1926 24 0 24 0
MF Italy Giancarlo Pistorello 1932 9 1 9 1
MF Italy Vittorino Regeni 1938 1 0 1 0
MF Italy Marco Savioni 1931 30 6 30 6
MF Italy Cirano Snidero 1928 15 1 15 1
GK Italy Ideo Stefani 1932 17 -22 17 -22
DF Italy Nello Stella 1939 1 0 1 0
MF Italy Carlo Tagnin 1932 29 3 29 3
DF Italy Luigi Traverso 1934 32 3 32 3
MF Italy Alessandro Vitali 1934 27 6 27 6
FW Switzerland Roger Vonlanthen 1930 29 8 29 8

Matches

Serie A

Alessandria v Fiorentina
8 September 1957 1 Alessandria 1–0 Fiorentina Alessandria
Vitali 32' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Moriconi (Rome)
Torino v Alessandria
15 September 1957 2 Torino 0–0 Alessandria Turin
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
Verona v Alessandria
29 September 1957 4 Verona 3–0 Alessandria Verona
Maccacaro 13', 44'
Bassetti 71'		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Rebuffo (Milan)
Alessandria v Lazio
6 October 1957 5 Alessandria 4–0 Lazio Alessandria
Traverso 35'
Vonlanthen 57', 64'
Vitali 86'		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Pieri (Trieste)
Internazionale v Alessandria
13 October 1957 6 Internazionale 1–1 Alessandria Alessandria
Tinazzi 88' 59' Vitali Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Rigato (Venice)
SPAL v Alessandria
20 October 1957 7 SPAL 3–2 Alessandria Ferrara
Vitali 1'
Mezzalira 17'
Sandell 30'		 56' Savioni
76' Tagnin		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Steiner (Austria)
Alessandria v Bologna
27 October 1957 8 Alessandria 2–0 Bologna Alessandria
Manenti 31', 58' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Campanati (Milan)
Genoa v Alessandria
4 November 1957 9 Genoa 0–2 Alessandria Genoa
26', 88' Vonlanthen Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Menchini (Udine)
Alessandria v Lanerossi Vicenza
17 November 1957 11 Alessandria 2–1 Lanerossi Vicenza Alessandria
Tagnin 40'
Traverso 51'		 24' Campana Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Boati (Milan)
Padova v Alessandria
24 November 1957 12 Padova 2–1 Alessandria Padua
Chiumento 24', 65' 27' Traverso Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Righi (Milan)
Alessandria v Sampdoria
8 December 1957 13 Alessandria 2–0 Sampdoria Alessandria
Castaldo 8'
Tagnin 43' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Marangio (Rome)
Alessandria v Roma
15 December 1957 14 Alessandria 1–3 Roma Alessandria
Savioni 19' 40' Pestrin
52' da Costa
71' Lojodice		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Righi (Milan)
Alessandria v Napoli
26 December 1957 10 (P) Alessandria 0–0 Napoli Alessandria
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Rigato (Venice)
Atalanta v Alessandria
29 December 1957 15 Atalanta 1–1 Alessandria Bergamo
Ronzon 38' 55' Manenti Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
Alessandria v Juventus
1 January 1958 16 Alessandria 1–2 Juventus Alessandria
Castaldo 66' 3' Sivori
35' (o.g.) Pedroni		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Grill (Austria)
Udinese v Alessandria
19 January 1958 17 Udinese 2–0 Alessandria Udine
Bettini 4'
Pentrelli 22'		 Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Referee: Marchetti (Milan)
Fiorentina v Alessandria
26 January 1958 18 Fiorentina 0–0 Alessandria Florence
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Righi (Milan)
Milan v Alessandria
9 February 1958 20 Milan 1–1 Alessandria Milan
Galli 64' 82' Savioni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Gambarotta (Genoa)
Alessandria v Verona
16 February 1958 21 Alessandria 3–1 Verona Alessandria
Vitali 21', 57'
Savioni 33'		 82' Larini Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Rebuffo (Milan)
Lazio v Alessandria
23 February 1958 22 Lazio 2–1 Alessandria Rome
Moltrasio 21'
Muccinelli 90'		 23' Manenti Stadium: Stadio dei Centomila
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
Alessandria v Internazionale
2 March 1958 23 Alessandria 2–1 Internazionale Alessandria
Castaldo 21'
Vonlanthen 90'		 72' Bicicli Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Maurelli (Rome)
Alessandria v SPAL
9 March 1958 24 Alessandria 0–0 SPAL Alessandria
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Marchetti (Milan)
Bologna v Alessandria
16 March 1958 25 Bologna 3–1 Alessandria Bologna
Pivatelli 10'
Pascutti 44', 48'		 17' Vitali Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Menchini (Udine)
Alessandria v Genoa
30 March 1958 26 Alessandria 3–1 Genoa Alessandria
Nardi 30'
Snidero 73'
Vonlathen 85'		 61' Barison Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Jonni (Macerata)
Napoli v Alessandria
6 April 1958 27 Napoli 4–1 Alessandria Naples
Brugola 8'
Pesaola 14'
Bertucco 33'
Morin 42'		 85' Vonlanthen Stadium: Stadio del Vomero
Referee: Bartolomei (Rome)
Lanerossi Vicenza v Alessandria
13 April 1958 28 Lanerossi Vicenza 4–0 Alessandria Vicenza
Marchi 32'
David 40'
Valentinuzzi 76'
Campana 82'		 Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Campanati (Milan)
Alessandria v Padova
20 April 1958 29 Alessandria 0–0 Padova Alessandria
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Fornari (Bologna)
Sampdoria v Alessandria
27 April 1958 30 Sampdoria 1–1 Alessandria Genoa
Ocwirk 76' 11' Vonlanthen Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Annoscia (Bari)
Roma v Alessandria
4 May 1958 31 Roma 2–1 Alessandria Rome
Orlando 37'
da Costa 47'		 88' Pistorello Stadium: Stadio dei Centomila
Referee: Bruno De Marchi (Pordenone)
Juventus v Alessandria
18 May 1958 33 Juventus 2–1 Alessandria Turin
Montico 15'
Ferrario 82'		 43' Savioni Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Bartolomei (Rome)
Alessandria v Udinese
25 May 1958 34 Alessandria 1–2 Udinese Alessandria
Savioni 73' 25' Fontanesi
30' Piquè		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Moriconi (Rome)

Statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Genoa 34 9 12 13 53 60 −7 30
12 Sampdoria 34 9 12 13 54 62 −8 30
12 Alessandria 34 9 12 13 36 42 −6 30
12 Lazio 34 10 10 14 45 65 −20 30
12 SPAL 34 10 10 14 32 52 −20 30
Source: Panini

Results by round

Source: Standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 9 12 13 36 42  −6 39 8 6 3 22 11  +11 1 6 10 14 31  −17

Last updated: 17 March 2012.
Source: - Standings

References

  1. ^ a b c Boccassi (1973), p. 199
  2. ^ Marcellini (2009), p. 199
  3. ^ Caligaris (2012), pp. 92-93
  4. ^ a b Marcellini (2009), p. 27
  5. ^ Marcellini (2009), p. 25
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Marcellini (2009), p. 23
  7. ^ Melegari (2005), p. 83

Sources

  • Ugo Boccassi, Enrico Dericci, Marcello Marcellini. Alessandria U.S.: 60 anni. Milano, G.E.P., 1973.
  • Marcello Marcellini. Giorni di grigio intenso. Campionato di Serie A 1957-58, la più bella Alessandria del dopoguerra. Alessandria, Litografia Viscardi, 2009.
  • Mimma Caligaris. Grig100. Un secolo di Alessandria in cento partite. Il Piccolo, Alessandria, 2012.
  • Fabrizio Melegari. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005.
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