1977–78 Juventus F.C. season

Juventus 1977-78 football season

Juventus1977-78 season

Chairman| Giampiero Boniperti
Manager| Giovanni Trapattoni
Stadium| Comunale
Serie A| 1st
(in European Cup)
Coppa Italia| Second round
European Cup| Semi-finals
Top goalscorer| League: Bettega (11)
All: Bettega (13)

Home colours

Away colours

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

## Contents

* 1 Summary
* 2 Squad
* 3 Competitions
* 3.1 Serie A
* 3.1.1 League table
* 3.1.2 Matches
* 3.2 Coppa Italia
* 3.2.1 First round
* 3.2.2 Second round
* 3.3 European Cup
* 3.3.1 First round
* 3.3.2 Second round
* 3.3.3 Quarterfinals
* 3.3.4 Semifinals
* 4 Statistics
* 4.1 Serie A
* 4.1.1 Appearances
* 4.1.2 Goalscorers
* 5 See also
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Summary[edit]

The team after won the last league title in fotofinish with record of 51 points, did not 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 the only loss in the first half of the season.[2] Liedholm and his Milan finish the year on 31 December 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 sole leadership on 22 January 1978, grabbing the 'Winter title' with 2 points up local rivals Torino.[4]

The second half of the tournament for Juventus was calm on the top without losing a single game for the rest of the tournament.

Juventus secured the championship after a visit draw in Rome with a round of anticipation to the season finale.

In Coppa Italia the team faced a shocking elimination in Second round.

In European Cup the squad reached the Semifinals being surprisingly took out by the belgian Club Brugges with a superb tactic using the offside during the two matches.[5]

After the team clinched the title, Italian national team manager Enzo Bearzot will line up a massive 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[edit]

[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

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-- | 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
-- | DF |  ITA | Fabio Francisca [9]
-- | DF |  ITA | Lorenzo Cascella [10]
-- | DF |  ITA | Massimo Gai [11]
-- | DF |  ITA | Mariano Marchetti
-- | MF |  ITA | Franco Causio
-- | MF |  ITA | Antonello Cuccureddu
-- | MF |  ITA | Giuseppe Furino (C)
-- | MF |  ITA | Romeo Benetti
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-- | MF |  ITA | Marco Tardelli
-- | MF |  ITA | Pietro Fanna
-- | MF |  ITA | Vinicio Verza
-- | MF |  ITA | Maurizio Schincaglia
-- | MF |  ITA | Gian Piero Gasperini
-- | MF |  ITA | Antonio Geissa [12]
-- | MF |  ITA | Luciano Miani
-- | MF |  ITA | Massimo Tolfo
-- | MF |  ITA | Amilcare Magnani
-- | MF |  ITA | Lorenzo Gramaglia
-- | FW |  ITA | Roberto Bettega
-- | FW |  ITA | Roberto Boninsegna
-- | FW |  ITA | Pietro Paolo Virdis
-- | FW |  ITA | Marco Bozzi [13]

## Competitions[edit]

### Serie A[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Serie A

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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) Champion

#### Matches[edit]

Juventus v Foggia 11 September 1977 1|  Juventus | 6-0|  Foggia | Torino

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|  48' Bettega
57' Bettega
71' Bonisegna
80' Cuccureddu
84' Bonisegna
87' (o.g.) Bruschini (F) | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Napoli v Juventus 18 September 1977 2|  Napoli | 1-2|  Juventus | Napoli

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|  59' Pin | Report |  7'Gentile
70' Virdis | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Juventus v Milan 25 September 1977 3|  Juventus | 1-1|  Milan | Torino

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|  2'Gentile | Report |  48' Maldera Al. | Stadium: Comunale

Lazio v Juventus 2 October 1977 4|  Lazio | 3-0|  Juventus | Roma

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|  3' Garlaschelli
55' Giordano
67'Giordano | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Juventus v Fiorentina 23 October 1977 5|  Juventus | 5-1|  Fiorentina | Torino

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|  10' Bonisegna
11' Tardelli
18' (o.g.)Della Martira
49'Causio
54' Benetti | Report |  21' Caso | Stadium: Comunale

Perugia v Juventus 30 October 1977 6|  Perugia | 0-0|  Juventus | Perugia

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Pian di Massiano
Referee: Menegali

Juventus v Atalanta 6 November 1977 7|  Juventus | 1-1|  Atalanta | Torino

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|  4'Benetti | Report |  28'Libera | Stadium: Comunale

Hellas Verona v Juventus 20 November 1977 8|  Hellas Verona | 0-0|  Juventus | Verona

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Juventus v Genoa 27 November 1977 9|  Juventus | 4-0|  Genoa | Torino

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|  68' Tardelli
83' Causio
74' (o.g.)Ogliari
86' (o.g.)Onofri | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Torino v Juventus 11 December 1977 10|  Torino | 0-0|  Juventus | Torino

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Juventus 18 December 1977 11|  Inter | 0-1|  Juventus | Milan

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|  | Report |  85'Tardelli | Stadium: Stadio San Siro

Juventus v Bologna 31 December 1977 12|  Juventus | 1-0|  Bologna | Torino

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|  77'Causio | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Pescara v Juventus 8 January 1978 13|  Pescara | 1-2|  Juventus | Pescara

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|  37' (pen) Nobili | Report |  50'Fanna
51' Bettega | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Referee: Ciacci

Juventus v Roma 15 January 1978 14|  Juventus | 2-0|  Roma | Torino

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|  61' Fanna
72'Bettega | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Lanerossi Vicenza v Juventus 22 January 1978 15|  Lanerossi Vicenza | 0-0|  Juventus | Vicenza

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

Foggia v Juventus 29 January 1978 16|  Foggia | 0-0|  Juventus | Foggia

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria
Referee: Menegali

Juventus v Napoli 5 February 1978 17|  Juventus | 1-0|  Napoli | Torino

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|  3' Bonisegna | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Milan v Juventus 12 February 1978 18|  Milan | 0-0|  Juventus | Milan

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Stadio San Siro

Juventus v Lazio 19 February 1978 19|  Juventus | 3-0|  Lazio | Torino

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|  5' Bettega
68' Bonisegna
82' (pen) Bonisegna | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Fiorentina v Juventus 26 February 1978 20|  Fiorentina | 1-1|  Juventus | Firenze

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|  23' Bonisegna | Report |  40' Galdiolo | Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Perugia 5 March 1978 21|  Juventus | 2-0|  Perugia | Torino

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|  15' Bettega
75' Benetti | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Atalanta v Juventus 12 March 1978 22|  Atalanta | 0-2|  Juventus | Bergamo

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|  | Report |  56' Verza
82' Benetti | Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Hellas Verona 19 March 1978 23|  Juventus | 1-0|  Hellas Verona | Torino

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|  7' Bettega | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Genoa v Juventus 26 March 1978 24|  Genoa | 2-2|  Juventus | Genova

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|  49' Ghetti
82' Damiani | Report |  19' Tardelli
75' Bonisegna | Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Juventus v Torino 2 April 1978 25|  Juventus | 0-0|  Torino | Torino

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|  | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Inter Milan 9 April 1978 26|  Juventus | 2-2|  Inter Milan | Torino

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|  33' Bettega
41' Cuccureddu | Report |  25' Bini
26' Muraro | Stadium: Comunale

Bologna v Juventus 16 April 1978 27|  Bologna | 1-1|  Juventus | Bologna

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|  27' Maselli | Report |  23' Gentile | Stadium: Stadio Renato dall'Ara

Juventus v Pescara 23 April 1978 28|  Juventus | 2-0|  Pescara | Torino

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|  10' Bonisegna
86' Benetti | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

Roma v Juventus 30 April 1978 29|  Roma | 1-1|  Juventus | Roma

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|  56' Di Bartolomei | Report |  38' Bettega | Stadium: Olimpico

Juventus v Lanerossi Vicenza 7 May 1978 30|  Juventus | 3-2|  Lanerossi Vicenza | Torino

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|  20' Bettega
36'Bonisegna
63' Bettega | Report |  25' Rossi
44' (o.g.) Furino | Stadium: Comunale

### Coppa Italia[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 Coppa Italia

#### First round[edit]

Group 1  Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Juventus | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 2  | +6  | 7
2  | Cesena | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 5
3  | Brescia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 4  | −1  | 4
4  | Sambenedettese | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 9  | −3  | 2
5  | Hellas Verona | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 6  | 11  | −5  | 2

Source:[citation needed]

#### Second round[edit]

Group B  Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  | Napoli | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 10  | 2  | +8  | 8
2  | Milan | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 8
3  | Juventus | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 14  | −7  | 5
4  | Taranto | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 10  | −7  | 3

Source:[citation needed]

### European Cup[edit]

Main article: 1977–78 European Cup

#### First round[edit]

Omonia v  Juventus 14 September 1977 |  Omonia | 0–3|  Juventus | Nicosia

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|  | Report | Bettega 34'
Fanna 42'
Virdis 59' | Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Nikola Dudin

Juventus v  Omonia 28 September 1977 |  Juventus | 2–0|  Omonia | Torino

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| Boninsegna 11'
Virdis 75' | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale

#### Second round[edit]

Glentoran v  Juventus 19 October 1977 |  Glentoran | 0–1|  Juventus | Belfast

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|  | Report | Causio 38' |

Juventus v  Glentoran 2 November 1977 |  Juventus | 5–0|  Glentoran | Torino

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| Virdis 10', 20'
Boninsegna 53'
Fanna 70'
Benetti 77' | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Francisc Coloşi

#### Quarterfinals[edit]

Ajax v  Juventus 1 March 1978 |  Ajax | 1–1|  Juventus | Amsterdam

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| Van Dord 86' | Report | Causio 89' | Stadium: Olympisch Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Adolf Prokop

Juventus v  Ajax 15 March 1978 |  Juventus | 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)|  Ajax | Torino

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| Tardelli 21' | Report | Ling 80' | Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Károly Palotai
| Penalties|
Gentile
Benetti
Cabrini
Causio |  |  Geels
Van Dord
Ling

#### Semifinals[edit]

Juventus v  Club Brugge 29 March 1978 |  Juventus | 1–0|  Club Brugge | Torino

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| Bettega 86' | Report |  | Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jean Dubach

Club Brugge v  Juventus 12 April 1978 |  Club Brugge | 2–0 (a.e.t.)|  Juventus | Bruges

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| Bastijns 3'
Vandereycken 116' | Report |  | Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Ulf Eriksson

## Statistics[edit]

### Serie A[edit]

[14]

#### Appearances[edit]

30.Dino Zoff
30.Antonello Cuccureddu
30.Roberto Bettega
30.Franco Causio
29.Gaetano Scirea
28.Claudio Gentile
27.Romeo Benetti
26.Francesco Morini
26.Marco Tardelli
26.Giuseppe Furino
21.Roberto Boninsegna
15.Antonio Cabrini
13.Pietro Fanna
10.Pietro Paolo Virdis
5.Spinosi
5.Verza

#### Goalscorers[edit]

11.Roberto Bettega
10.Roberto Boninsegna
5.Romeo Benetti
4.Marco Tardelli
3.Franco Causio
3.Claudio Gentile
2.Antonello Cuccureddu
2.Pietro Fanna
1.Pietro Paolo Virdis
1.Verza

## See also[edit]

Blocco-Juve

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sergio Rizzo. "VIRDIS, Pietro Paolo".
2. ^ "Lazio3-0Juventus" (in Italian). laziowiki.org.
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.
9. ^ From youth squad Primavera.
10. ^ From youth squad Primavera.
11. ^ From youth squad Primavera.
12. ^ From youth squad Primavera.
13. ^ From youth squad Primavera.
14. ^ "Presenze" (in Italian). calcio-seriea.net.

## External links[edit]

* "Serie A 1977/1978".

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