page_title: Sergio Cervato
section_title: Club career
hierarchical_section_title: Sergio Cervato / Club career
caption_attribution_description: Italiano: Una formazione della Juventus nella stagione 1960-61. Da sinistra, in piedi: U. Colombo, T. Burgnich, J. Charles, G. Leoncini, B. Nicolè, G. Vavassori; accosciati: S. Cervato, G. Boniperti (capitano), B. Mora, O. Sívori, B. Sarti.
context_page_description: Sergio Cervato was an Italian footballer who played as a defender.
context_section_description: Cervato was born in Carmignano di Brenta, province of Padua. Playing for Fiorentina, he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Ardico Magnini; despite being a left-back, however, Cervato often contributed to the Viola's attacks, scoring 31 goals during his 10 years in Florence.
  During the 1955–56 Serie A season, Cervato won the Serie A title ("Scudetto") with Fiorentina as the club's captain, his only title with the club; the 1955–56 title-winning side under Fulvio Bernardini lost just one game – the very last one at Genoa – and is regarded as one of the best Serie A teams of all time. Following the team's Serie A triumph, the squad narrowly missed out on several more league titles, finishing as runners-up for the next four consecutive years in 1957, 1958, 1959 and 1960. During his time with Fiorentina, Cervato also helped the club to reach the 1957 European Cup Final; despite a strong performance, Fiorentina were defeated 2–0 by Real Madrid.
  After leaving the Florence side in 1959, Cervato won 2 more league titles with Fiorentina's rivals Juventus. He ended his career in 1965 with Spal Ferrara in Serie B. In Serie A he played a total of 466 matches and scored 45 goals.
caption: Cervato (crouched, first from left) with Juventus scudettata in the 1960–61 season.
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