1977–78 Juventus FC season

In the 1977-78 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Juventus
1977-78 season
ChairmanGiampiero Boniperti
ManagerGiovanni Trapattoni
StadiumComunale
Serie A1st
(in European Cup)
Coppa ItaliaSecond round
European CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bettega (11)
All: Bettega (13)

Summary

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After winning last season's league title with a record-breaking tally of 51 points, the club did not make substantial changes in their first line-up and brought young promises such as Pietro Paolo Virdis,[1] Pierino Fanna and Vinicio Verza to their debut at top level.

The team was defeated in Rome 0-3 by Lazio, which was their only loss in the first half of the season.[2] Liedholm and his Milan were Juventus' biggest challengers of the season and finished the first half of the league season at the top.[3] However, with a draw at Bergamo, they were reached in first place by Juventus; the next week the Bianconeri took the leadership, grabbing the 'Winter title' with 2 points ahead of local rivals Torino.[4]

The second half of the tournament for Juventus was calm with the Bianconeri not losing a single game for the rest of the tournament. Juventus secured the championship after drawing away to Roma with game to spare.

In Coppa Italia, the team suffered a shocking elimination in Second round. In European Cup, the squad reached the Semi-finals, being surprisingly eliminated by Belgian Club Brugge its coach over the two legs.[5]

After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Enzo Bearzot called up eight players as regulars starters from this Juventus squad — Zoff, Gentile, Scirea, Benetti, Tardelli, Bettega, Cabrini and Causio — during the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina (also Cuccureddu was called), where they reached a decent 4th place.[6] This group of players was known as Blocco-Juve (Juve Block), or Blocco Juventus[7]

Squad

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[8] 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 Dino Zoff
GK   ITA Giancarlo Alessandrelli
DF   ITA Claudio Gentile
DF   ITA Francesco Morini
DF   ITA Gaetano Scirea
DF   ITA Antonio Cabrini
DF   ITA Luciano Spinosi
MF   ITA Franco Causio
MF   ITA Antonello Cuccureddu
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ITA Giuseppe Furino (C)
MF   ITA Romeo Benetti
MF   ITA Marco Tardelli
MF   ITA Pietro Fanna
MF   ITA Vinicio Verza
MF   ITA Gian Piero Gasperini
FW   ITA Roberto Bettega
FW   ITA Roberto Boninsegna
FW   ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis

Transfers

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Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 30 15 14 1 46 17 +29 44 Qualification to European Cup
2 Vicenza 30 14 11 5 50 34 +16 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Torino 30 14 11 5 36 23 +13 39
4 Milan 30 12 13 5 38 25 +13 37
5 Internazionale 30 13 10 7 35 24 +11 36 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
Source: Panini
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWWDLWDDDWDWWWWDDWDWDWWWDDDDWDW
Position111212232221111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1978–79 European Cup;   = 1978–79 UEFA Cup;   = Relegation to 1978–79 Serie B

Matches

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11 September 1977 1 Juventus 6-0 Foggia Torino
  48' Bettega
  57' Bettega
  71' Bonisegna
  80' Cuccureddu
  84' Bonisegna
  87' (o.g.) Bruschini (F)
Report Stadium: Comunale
18 September 1977 2 Napoli 1-2 Juventus Napoli
  59' Pin Report   7'Gentile
  70' Virdis
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
25 September 1977 3 Juventus 1-1 Milan Torino
  2'Gentile Report   48' Maldera Al. Stadium: Comunale
2 October 1977 4 Lazio 3-0 Juventus Roma
  3' Garlaschelli
  55' Giordano
  67'Giordano
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
23 October 1977 5 Juventus 5-1 Fiorentina Torino
  10' Bonisegna
  11' Tardelli
  18' (o.g.)Della Martira
  49'Causio
  54' Benetti
Report   21' Caso Stadium: Comunale
30 October 1977 6 Perugia 0-0 Juventus Perugia
Report Stadium: Stadio Pian di Massiano
Referee: Menegali
6 November 1977 7 Juventus 1-1 Atalanta Torino
  4'Benetti Report   28'Libera Stadium: Comunale
20 November 1977 8 Hellas Verona 0-0 Juventus Verona
Report Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
27 November 1977 9 Juventus 4-0 Genoa Torino
  68' Tardelli
  83' Causio
  74' (o.g.)Ogliari
  86' (o.g.)Onofri
Report Stadium: Comunale
11 December 1977 10 Torino 0-0 Juventus Torino
Report Stadium: Comunale
18 December 1977 11 Inter 0-1 Juventus Milan
Report   85'Tardelli Stadium: Stadio San Siro
31 December 1977 12 Juventus 1-0 Bologna Torino
  77'Causio Report Stadium: Comunale
8 January 1978 13 Pescara 1-2 Juventus Pescara
  37' (pen) Nobili Report   50'Fanna
  51' Bettega
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Referee: Ciacci
15 January 1978 14 Juventus 2-0 Roma Torino
  61' Fanna
  72'Bettega
Report Stadium: Comunale
22 January 1978 15 Lanerossi Vicenza 0-0 Juventus Vicenza
Report Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
29 January 1978 16 Foggia 0-0 Juventus Foggia
Report Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Menegali
5 February 1978 17 Juventus 1-0 Napoli Torino
  3' Bonisegna Report Stadium: Comunale
12 February 1978 18 Milan 0-0 Juventus Milan
Report Stadium: Stadio San Siro
19 February 1978 19 Juventus 3-0 Lazio Torino
  5' Bettega
  68' Bonisegna
  82' (pen) Bonisegna
Report Stadium: Comunale
26 February 1978 20 Fiorentina 1-1 Juventus Firenze
  23' Bonisegna Report   40' Galdiolo Stadium: Comunale
5 March 1978 21 Juventus 2-0 Perugia Torino
  15' Bettega
  75' Benetti
Report Stadium: Comunale
12 March 1978 22 Atalanta 0-2 Juventus Bergamo
Report   56' Verza
  82' Benetti
Stadium: Comunale
19 March 1978 23 Juventus 1-0 Hellas Verona Torino
  7' Bettega Report Stadium: Comunale
26 March 1978 24 Genoa 2-2 Juventus Genova
  49' Ghetti
  82' Damiani
Report   19' Tardelli
  75' Bonisegna
Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
2 April 1978 25 Juventus 0-0 Torino Torino
Report Stadium: Comunale
9 April 1978 26 Juventus 2-2 Inter Milan Torino
  33' Bettega
  41' Cuccureddu
Report   25' Bini
  26' Muraro
Stadium: Comunale
16 April 1978 27 Bologna 1-1 Juventus Bologna
  27' Maselli Report   23' Gentile Stadium: Stadio Renato dall'Ara
23 April 1978 28 Juventus 2-0 Pescara Torino
  10' Bonisegna
  86' Benetti
Report Stadium: Comunale
30 April 1978 29 Roma 1-1 Juventus Roma
  56' Di Bartolomei Report   38' Bettega Stadium: Olimpico
7 May 1978 30 Juventus 3-2 Lanerossi Vicenza Torino
  20' Bettega
  36'Bonisegna
  63' Bettega
Report   25' Rossi
  44' (o.g.) Furino
Stadium: Comunale

Coppa Italia

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First round

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Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Juventus(A) 4 3 1 0 8 2 +6 7
2 Cesena(B) 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 5
3 Brescia(B) 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 4
4 Sambenedettese(B) 4 1 0 3 6 9 −3 2
5 Hellas Verona(A) 4 1 0 3 6 11 −5 2
Source: [citation needed]

Second round

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Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Napoli(A) 6 3 2 1 10 2 +8 8
2 Milan(A) 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 8
3 Juventus(A) 6 2 1 3 7 14 −7 5
4 Taranto(B) 6 0 3 3 3 10 −7 3
Source: [citation needed]

European Cup

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First round

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14 September 1977 Omonia   0–3   Juventus Nicosia
Report Bettega   34'
Fanna   42'
Virdis   59'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee:  Nikola Dudin
28 September 1977 Juventus   2–0   Omonia Torino
Boninsegna   11'
Virdis   75'
Report Stadium: Comunale

Second round

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19 October 1977 Glentoran   0–1   Juventus Belfast
Report Causio   38'
2 November 1977 Juventus   5–0   Glentoran Torino
Virdis   10', 20'
Boninsegna   53'
Fanna   70'
Benetti   77'
Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:  Francisc Coloşi

Quarterfinals

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1 March 1978 Ajax   1–1   Juventus Amsterdam
Van Dord   86' Report Causio   89' Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee:  Adolf Prokop
15 March 1978 Juventus   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
  Ajax Torino
Tardelli   21' Report Ling   80' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 67,000
Referee:  Károly Palotai
Penalties
Gentile  
Benetti  
Cabrini  
Causio  
  Geels
  Van Dord
  Ling

Semifinals

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29 March 1978 Juventus   1–0   Club Brugge Torino
Bettega   86' Report Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee:  Jean Dubach
12 April 1978 Club Brugge   2–0 (a.e.t.)   Juventus Bruges
Bastijns   3'
Vandereycken   116'
Report Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee:  Ulf Eriksson

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1977–78 Serie A
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Dino Zoff 30 -17 30 -17
DF   ITA Antonello Cuccureddu 30 2 30 2
DF   ITA Gaetano Scirea 29 0 29 0
DF   ITA Francesco Morini 26 0 26 0
DF   ITA Claudio Gentile 28 3 28 3
MF   ITA Franco Causio 30 3 30 3
MF   ITA Marco Tardelli 26 4 26 4
MF   ITA Giuseppe Furino 26 0 25+1 0
MF   ITA Romeo Benetti 27 5 27 5
FW   ITA Roberto Bettega 30 11 30 11
FW   ITA Roberto Boninsegna 21 10 19+2 10
GK   ITA Giancarlo Alessandrelli 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Antonio Cabrini 15 0 8+7 0
MF   ITA Pietro Fanna 13 2 9+4 2
FW   ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis 10 1 6+4 1
DF   ITA Luciano Spinosi 5 0 5 0
MF   ITA Vinicio Verza 5 1 2+3 1
GK   ITA Luciano Marchese 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Gian Piero Gasperini

See also

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Blocco-Juve

References

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  1. ^ Sergio Rizzo. "VIRDIS, Pietro Paolo".
  2. ^ "Lazio3-0Juventus" (in Italian). laziowiki.org. 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ Almanacco Illustrato del Milan
  4. ^ Stefano Bedeschi (26 June 2013). "Gli eroi in bianconero: Pietro Paolo VIRDIS" (in Italian).
  5. ^ Nicola Ventola. "Juventus v Brugge" (in Italian).
  6. ^ Marzocchi, Massimo (22 December 2010). "Italians bid farewell to 1982 hero Enzo Bearzot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Mondiali Memories, Argentina 1978: Bearzot builds a reputation". www.channel4.com. 3 April 2009.
  8. ^ "Rosa Juventus 77-78" (in Italian). calcio-seriea.net. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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