After his time in Sweden he returned to Italy where he led A.C. Milan in 1951 to championship honours and a win in the Latin Cup, an annual tournament of the best teams from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy – an important contest in the absence of any other European competition. He coached the Italian national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In the season 1961 he coached Fiorentina until January, and later, in June, this club won the Coppa Italia, defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final.