1957–58 Alessandria US season

The 1957–58 season of Alessandria Unione Sportiva's was their 46th in Italian football and their 11th in Serie A.

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)
← 1956-57
1958-59 →

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

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Players

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Transfers

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Profiles and statistics

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

Matches

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Serie A

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8 September 1957 1 Alessandria 1–0 Fiorentina Alessandria
Vitali   32' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Moriconi (Rome)
15 September 1957 2 Torino 0–0 Alessandria Turin
Stadium: Stadio Filadelfia
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
29 September 1957 4 Verona 3–0 Alessandria Verona
Maccacaro   13',   44'
Bassetti   71'
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Rebuffo (Milan)
6 October 1957 5 Alessandria 4–0 Lazio Alessandria
Traverso   35'
Vonlanthen   57',   64'
Vitali   86'
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Pieri (Trieste)
13 October 1957 6 Internazionale 1–1 Alessandria Alessandria
Tinazzi   88'   59' Vitali Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Rigato (Venice)
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)
27 October 1957 8 Alessandria 2–0 Bologna Alessandria
Manenti   31',   58' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Campanati (Milan)
4 November 1957 9 Genoa 0–2 Alessandria Genoa
  26',   88' Vonlanthen Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Menchini (Udine)
24 November 1957 12 Padova 2–1 Alessandria Padua
Chiumento   24',   65'   27' Traverso Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani
Referee: Righi (Milan)
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)
26 December 1957 10 (P) Alessandria 0–0 Napoli Alessandria
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Rigato (Venice)
29 December 1957 15 Atalanta 1–1 Alessandria Bergamo
Ronzon   38'   55' Manenti Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
1 January 1958 16 Alessandria 1–2 Juventus Alessandria
Castaldo   66'   3' Sivori
  35' (o.g.) Pedroni
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Grill (Austria)
19 January 1958 17 Udinese 2–0 Alessandria Udine
Bettini   4'
Pentrelli   22'
Stadium: Stadio Moretti
Referee: Marchetti (Milan)
26 January 1958 18 Fiorentina 0–0 Alessandria Florence
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Righi (Milan)
9 February 1958 20 Milan 1–1 Alessandria Milan
Galli   64'   82' Savioni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Referee: Gambarotta (Genoa)
16 February 1958 21 Alessandria 3–1 Verona Alessandria
Vitali   21',   57'
Savioni   33'
  82' Larini Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Rebuffo (Milan)
23 February 1958 22 Lazio 2–1 Alessandria Rome
Moltrasio   21'
Muccinelli   90'
  23' Manenti Stadium: Stadio dei Centomila
Referee: Famulari (Messina)
16 March 1958 25 Bologna 3–1 Alessandria Bologna
Pivatelli   10'
Pascutti   44',   48'
  17' Vitali Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Menchini (Udine)
30 March 1958 26 Alessandria 3–1 Genoa Alessandria
Nardi   30'
Snidero   73'
Vonlathen   85'
  61' Barison Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Jonni (Macerata)
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)
27 April 1958 30 Sampdoria 1–1 Alessandria Genoa
Ocwirk   76'   11' Vonlanthen Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Referee: Annoscia (Bari)
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)
18 May 1958 33 Juventus 2–1 Alessandria Turin
Montico   15'
Ferrario   82'
  43' Savioni Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Referee: Bartolomei (Rome)
25 May 1958 34 Alessandria 1–2 Udinese Alessandria
Savioni   73'   25' Fontanesi
  30' Piquè
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta
Referee: Moriconi (Rome)

Statistics

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHAAHAH
ResultWDDLWDLWWDWLWLDLLDDDWLWDLWLLDDLDLL
Position1338445555455667867878767667881091012
Source: Standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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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

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  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

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  • 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.