1969–70 Cagliari Calcio season

Unione Sportiva Cagliari
1969–70 season
Chairman	Efisio Corrias
Manager	Manlio Scopigno
Stadium	Amsicora (28,000)
Serie A	1st (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	3rd
Fairs Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Riva (21); All: Riva (27)
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During the 1969–70 season Cagliari Calcio (then Unione Sportiva Cagliari) competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and Fairs Cup.

Summary[]

In 1970, the boot was on the other foot as Gigi Riva led Unione Sportiva Cagliari with 21 goals in 30 games helped the Sardinian side win their only Serie A title.

Having spent most of the 1950s mired in Serie B, Riva’s arrival in 1964 galvanised the team and was a magnet for other players to leave more fashionable clubs to head to Sardinia such as goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi (Fiorentina) and midfielder Angelo Domenghini (Inter).^[1]

After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Ferruccio Valcareggi called six players from this Cagliari squad — Albertosi, Domenghini, Gori, Riva, Comunardo Niccolai and Pierluigi Cera — to the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where they reached a decent 2nd place.^[2]

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Enrico Albertosi
—	GK	ITA	Adriano Reginato
—	GK	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Pierluigi Cera
—	DF	ITA	Salvatore Ferru^[3]
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Mario Martiradonna
—	DF	ITA	Comunardo Niccolai
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Roberto Sulis
—	DF	ITA
—	DF	ITA	Giulio Zignoli
—	MF	ITA	Renzo Bonelli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Chessa
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Domenghini
—	MF	ITA	Ricciotti Greatti
—	MF	BRA
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Nocera
—	MF	ITA	Cesare Poli
—	FW	ITA	Nino Cuttuogno
—	FW	ITA	Sergio Gori
—	FW	ITA	Corrado Nastasio
—	FW	ITA	Vittorio Petta
—	FW	ITA	Gigi Riva
—	FW	ITA	Claudio Taddeini

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Cagliari (C)	30	17	11	2	42	11	+31	45	Qualification to European Cup
2	Internazionale	30	16	9	5	41	19	+22	41	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Juventus	30	15	8	7	43	20	+23	38	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
4	Milan	30	13	10	7	38	24	+14	36	^[a]
5	Fiorentina	30	15	6	9	40	33	+7	36	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Source: Panini
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

Matches[]

14 September 1969 1	Sampdoria	0-0	Cagliari	Genova
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Motta

21 September 1969 2	Cagliari	2-1	Lanerossi	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Domenghini 9' Riva 42'	Report	84' Facchin	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

28 September 1969 3	Brescia	0-2	Cagliari	Brescia
15:30 CEST		Report	47' Domenghini 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee:

5 October 1969 4	Cagliari	1-0	Lazio	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	63'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

12 October 1969 5	Fiorentina	0-1	Cagliari	Firenze
15:30 CEST		Report	21' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

19 October 1969 6	Cagliari	1-1	Inter	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Nené 50'	Report	7' Suarez	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Sbardella

26 October 1969 7	Napoli	0-2	Cagliari	Napoli
15:30 CEST		Report	16', 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Alberto Picasso

9 November 1969 8	Cagliari	1-0	Roma	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Nené 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco Francescon

16 November 1969 9	Cagliari	1-1	Juventus	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Domenghini 47'	Report	89' Cuccureddu	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

30 November 1969 10	Hellas Verona	1-1	Cagliari	Verona
15:30 CET	Domenghini 21' (o.g.)	Report	84' Greatti	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

7 December 1969 11	Cagliari	1-0	Bologna	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 37'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

14 December 1969 12	Palermo	1-0	Cagliari	Palermo
15:30 CET	Troja 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Referee: Paolo Toselli

21 December 1969 13	A.S. Bari	0-0	Cagliari	Bari
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Referee: Sbardella

28 December 1969 14	Cagliari	1-1	Milan	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 4'	Report	71' Prati	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

4 January 1970 15	Cagliari	2-0	Torino	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 44' Riva 85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

11 January 1970 16	Cagliari	4-0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Domenghini 3', 87' Riva 76' Gori 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Michelotti

18 January 1970 17	Lanerossi	1-2	Cagliari	Vicenza
15:30 CET	82'	Report	10', 70' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Gonella

25 January 1970 18	Cagliari	4-0	Brescia	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 14' 29', 78' Riva 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Enzo Barbaresco

1 February 1970 19	Lazio	0-2	Cagliari	Roma
15:30 CET		Report	55' Domenghini 80' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Francesco Francescon

8 February 1970 20	Cagliari	0-0	Fiorentina	Cagliari
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Ettore Carminati

15 February 1970 21	Inter	1-0	Cagliari	Milan
15:30 CET	Boninsegna 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro Referee: Antonio Sbardella

1 March 1970 22	Cagliari	2-0	Napoli	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Gori 42' Riva 64' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

8 March 1970 23	Roma	1-1	Cagliari	Roma
15:30 CET	Peiró 11'	Report	26' Domenghini	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Aurelio Angonese

15 March 1970 24	Juventus	2-2	Cagliari	Torino
15:30 CET	Niccolai 29' (o.g.) Anastasi 66' (pen)	Report	45', 82' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Concetto Lo Bello

22 March 1970 25	Cagliari	1-0	Hellas Verona	Cagliari
15:30 CET	Riva 87' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

29 March 1970 26	Bologna	0-0	Cagliari	Bologna
15:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Comunale Referee: Ettore Carminati

5 April 1970 27	Cagliari	2-0	Palermo	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Riva 41' Nenè 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Riccardo Lattanzi

12 April 1970 28	Cagliari	2-0	Bari	Cagliari
15:30 CEST	Riva 39' Gori 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Francesco De Robbio

19 April 1970 29	Milan	0-0	Cagliari	Milan
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Bruno De Marchi

26 April 1970 30	Torino	0-4	Cagliari	Torino
15:30 CEST		Report	12' Domenghini 29', 38' Riva 48' Gori	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Giangaetano Vacchini

Coppa Italia[]

First round[]

31 August 1969 1	Catanzaro	0-1	Cagliari	Catanzaro
		Report	78' (pen) Riva	Stadium: Stadio Militare Referee:

3 September 1969 2	Cagliari	3-0	Palermo	Cagliari
	42', 62' Riva 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Gussoni

7 September 1969 3	Cagliari	2-2	Catania	Cagliari
	Riva 48' Cera 57'	Report	80', 90'	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

Quarterfinals[]

31 December 1969	Roma	0-1	Cagliari	Roma
		Report	24' Riva	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee:

24 February 1970	Cagliari	2-0	Roma	Stadio Amsicora
	63' Riva 84'	Report		Referee: Luciano Giunti

Final round[]

7 May 1970 1	Cagliari	1-0	Torino	Cagliari
	Nené 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Alessandro D'Agostini

13 May 1970 2	Bologna	0-0	Cagliari	Bologna
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee: Bruno De Marchi

20 May 1970 3	Varese	1-1	Cagliari	Varese
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Fabio Monti

27 May 1970 4	Torino	4-3	Cagliari	Torino
	Ferrini 2' Mondonico 11' Sala 47' Pulici 69'	Report	11' 63' (rig.), 79' Nené	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Referee:

2 June 1970 5	Cagliari	0-4	Bologna	Cagliari
		Report	24' Savoldi 60' (aut.) Nené 70', 85' Bulgarelli	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

10 June 1970 6	Cagliari	0-0	Varese	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee:

Fairs Cup[]

First round[]

17 September 1969	Aris Thessaloniki	1-1	Cagliari	Saloniki
	12'	Report	82' Martiradonna	Stadium: Attendance: 10,000 Referee:

1 October 1969	Cagliari	3-0 ^[4]	Aris Thessaloniki	Cagliari
	Domenghini 10' Riva 13' Gori 76' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 15,000 Referee:

Round of 32[]

12 November 1969	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	2-0	Cagliari	Jena
	Rock 63' Irmscher 73' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Schiller

26 November 1969	Cagliari	0-1	FC Carl Zeiss Jena	Cagliari
		Report	9' Stein	Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Attendance: 5,900 Referee:

References[]

^ Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
^ Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).
^ from Primavera
^ Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.

[table_note_res_INTMIL0.3048520178091-4] Milan not qualified to the ICFC consequently to Inter qualification.

[1] Jon Spurling (August 2007). "Cagliari 1969/70". WSC. Retrieved 24 January 2020.

[2] Giuseppe Bagnati (30 January 2009). "Quando Juventus-Cagliari decideva il campionato" (in Italian).

[3] rom Primavera

[5] Match suspended at 76' due to Aris Saloniki abandoned the field.

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