# 1952–53 AC Milan season

During the 1952–53 season Associazione Calcio Milan competed in Serie A and Latin Cup.

## Summary

The 1952-1953 season saw a change of coach for Milan: Mario Sperone replaced Lajos Czeizler. Midfielders Celestino Celio, Eros Beraldo and Franco Pedroni joined the club, respectively from Genoa, Padova and Como, while defenders Francesco Zagatti and Alfio Fontana were added from the youth team.
Milan finished the championship in third place behind champions Inter and Juventus. With 26 goals Gunnar Nordahl was once again the tournament's top scorer: this was the third time that the Swede won the capocannoniere title. Despite not having won the league, the club participated in the Latin Cup as a replacement for Juventus. For this competition, Gunnar Gren sat on the bench as coach. The team was defeated in the final: after overcoming the hosts Sporting Lisbon in extra time in the semifinal, they were beaten 3-0 by Stade Reims.
The 1952-1953 season was the last of the Gre-No-Li trio: at the end of the European campaign, in fact, Gunnar Gren left Milan and moved to Fiorentina.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Lorenzo Buffon |
| — | GK | ITA | Antonio Seveso |
| — | DF | ITA | Alfio Fontana |
| — | DF | ITA | Franco Pedroni |
| — | DF | ITA | Arturo Silvestri |
| — | DF | ITA | Francesco Zagatti |
| — | DF | ITA | Germano Travagini |
| — | MF | ITA | Eros Beraldo |
| — | MF | ITA | Carlo Annovazzi (Captain) |
| — | MF | ITA | Celestino Celio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Radaelli |
| — | MF | ITA | Omero Tognon (vice-Captain) |
| — | MF | ITA | Giancarlo Pistorello |
| — | MF | SWE | Nils Liedholm |
| — | FW | SWE | Gunnar Gren |
| — | FW | SWE | Gunnar Nordahl |
| — | FW | ITA | Amleto Frignani |
| — | FW | ITA | Angelo Longoni |
| — | FW | ITA | Renzo Burini |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Eros Beraldo | Padova | - |
| MF | Celestino Celio | Genoa | - |
| DF | Franco Danova | Seregno | - |
| MF | Gianni Fermi | Genoa | - |
| DF | Franco Pedroni | Como | - |
| DF | Germano Travagini | Udinese | - |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Ezio Bardelli | Como | - |
| DF | Andrea Bonomi | Brescia | - |
| DF | Pietro Grosso | Roma | - |
| DF | Emilio Lavezzari | Seregno | - |
| MF | Enzo Menegotti | Modena | - |
| FW | Mario Renosto | Roma | - |
| DF | Carlo Scaccabarozzi | Padova | - |
| MF | Luciano Scroccaro | Padova | - |
| FW | Giuseppe Secchi | Padova | - |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Internazionale (C) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 24 | +22 | 47 | |
| 2 | Juventus | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 45 | |
| 3 | Milan | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 43 | Qualified for the 1953 Latin Cup |
| 4 | Napoli | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 41 | |
| 5 | Bologna | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 39 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### Latin Cup
#### Final
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| Competition | Points | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | GD |
| Competition | Points | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | GD |
| 1952–53 Serie A | 43 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 34 | +30 |
| 1953 Latin Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Total | - | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 68 | 40 | +28 |

### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | 1952-53 Serie A | 1952-53 Serie A | 1953 Latin Cup | 1953 Latin Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Lorenzo Buffon | 35 | -40 | 33 | -34 | 2 | -6 |
| | DF | ITA | Arturo Silvestri | 29 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Francesco Zagatti | 27 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Carlo Annovazzi | 30 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Celestino Celio | 28 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Omero Tognon | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | SWE | Nils Liedholm | 32 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | SWE | Gunnar Gren | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | SWE | Gunnar Nordahl | 34 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | ITA | Amleto Frignani | 34 | 8 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Renzo Burini | 33 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Antonio Seveso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Franco Pedroni | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Eros Beraldo | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Angelo Longoni | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Giancarlo Pistorello | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Germano Travagini | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Radaelli | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Alfio Fontana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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