1957–58 Alessandria US season

Alessandria U.S.
1957–58 season
Chairman	Silvio Sacco
Head Coaches	Luciano Robotti; Franco Pedroni
Stadium	Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta, Alessandria
Serie A	12th
Top goalscorer	Roger Vonlanthen (8)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1956-57 1958-59 →

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

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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Management

Chairman: Silvio Sacco
Consulors: Amedeo Ruggiero and Remo Sacco
Secretaries: Enrico Reposi and Piero Zorzoli

Coaching staff

Coaches: Luciano Robotti and Franco Pedroni
Fitness coach: De Sisti

Medical staff

Team Doctor: Cesare Bruno
Masseur: Eugenio Taverna

Players

Transfers

In

—	GK	ITA	Natale Nobili (from Corbetta) ^[5]
—	DF	ITA	Giovanni Giacomazzi (from Internazionale) ^[6]
—	DF	ITA	Nello Stella (from youth team)
—	MF	ITA	Antonio Marcellini (from Roma) ^[6]
—	MF	ITA	Giancarlo Pistorello (from Simmenthal Monza) ^[6]
—	MF	ITA	Vittorino Regeni (from Saici Torviscosa)
—	MF	ITA	Marco Savioni (from Internazionale) ^[6]
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Tagnin (from Simmenthal Monza) ^[6]
—	FW	PER	Hugo Natteri (from Internazionale) ^[6]
—	FW	SUI	Roger Vonlanthen (from Internazionale)^[4]

Out

—	DF	ITA	Bruno Bosio (to Pro Vercelli)
—	DF	ITA	Gian Luigi Brotto (to Sarom Ravenna)
—	MF	ITA	Egidio Morbello (to Roma) ^[6]
—	MF	ITA	Franco Russi (to Pro Vercelli)
—	FW	ITA	Enrico Pratesi (to Sarom Ravenna)
—	FW	ITA	Luciano Redegalli (to Taranto)
—	FW	ITA	Giorgio Tinazzi (to Internazionale) ^[6]

Profiles and statistics

^[1]^[7]

Role	Player	Born
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

Serie A

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)

22 September 1957 3	Alessandria	0–0	Milan	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Lo Bello (Syracuse)

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)

17 November 1957 11	Alessandria	2–1	Lanerossi Vicenza	Alessandria
	Tagnin 40' Traverso 51'		24' Campana	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Boati (Milan)

24 November 1957 12	Padova	2–1	Alessandria	Padua
	Chiumento 24', 65'		27' Traverso	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Referee: Righi (Milan)

8 December 1957 13	Alessandria	2–0	Sampdoria	Alessandria
	Castaldo 8' Tagnin 43' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Marangio (Rome)

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)

2 February 1958 19	Alessandria	0–0	Torino	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Orlandini (Rome)

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)

2 March 1958 23	Alessandria	2–1	Internazionale	Alessandria
	Castaldo 21' Vonlanthen 90'		72' Bicicli	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Maurelli (Rome)

9 March 1958 24	Alessandria	0–0	SPAL	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Marchetti (Milan)

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)

13 April 1958 28	Lanerossi Vicenza	4–0	Alessandria	Vicenza
	Marchi 32' David 40' Valentinuzzi 76' Campana 82'			Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Campanati (Milan)

20 April 1958 29	Alessandria	0–0	Padova	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Fornari (Bologna)

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)

11 May 1958 32	Alessandria	0–0	Atalanta	Alessandria
				Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta Referee: Jonni (Macerata)

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	L
Position	1	3	3	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	6	7	8	6	7	8	7	8	7	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	10	9	10	12

Source: Standings
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary


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

^ ^a ^b ^c Boccassi (1973), p. 199
^ Marcellini (2009), p. 199
^ Caligaris (2012), pp. 92-93
^ ^a ^b Marcellini (2009), p. 27
^ Marcellini (2009), p. 25
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Marcellini (2009), p. 23
^ Melegari (2005), p. 83

Sources

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.

[Boccassi-1] Boccassi (1973), p. 199

[2] Marcellini (2009), p. 199

[3] Caligaris (2012), pp. 92-93

[Marcellini27-4] Marcellini (2009), p. 27

[Marcellini25-5] Marcellini (2009), p. 25

[Marcellini23-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Marcellini (2009), p. 23

[Melegari-7] Melegari (2005), p. 83

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