title: 1929–30 AS Ambrosiana season
text: # 1929–30 AS Ambrosiana season
  
  During the 1929–30 season 'Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana competed in Serie A and Mitropa Cup.
  
  ## Summary
  
  New club chairman Oreste Simonotti changed the club's name to Associazione Sportiva Ambrosiana and restored the previous black-and-blue jerseys. The new colors were a legacy from Unione Sportiva Milanese, before the merger. Hungarian manager Árpád Weisz returned to the bench, and Oreste Simonotti [it] arrived from Casale as new chairman due to deficit left by former chairman Ernesto Torrusio [it].
  
  In a 1929–30 Serie A campaign changing competition format to a sole group, Ambrosiana debut match was a triumph against Livorno. By 16 February 1930, the squad counts 23 points (with a match pending against Juventus). Played the game on 20 April, Ambrosiana took an advantage of + 4 points over Juventus and Genova. The success was determined in direct matches between teams programmed for last round on Sunday. On 8 June in Genova, Juventus is defeated 2-0 falling to − 6 points. Meanwhile, Ambrosiana draw 3–3 at home against Liguria (included a penalty missed in last minutes) standing with 4 points of advantage. The scudetto is clinched on 29, with a victory in stadio San Siro against Torino taking Ambrosiana to a 50 points and leadership. Crucial to the trophy was Giuseppe Meazza, league topscorer: 31 goals.
  
  The squad competed in 1930 Mitropa Cup defeated in semifinals by Sparta Praha.
  
  ## 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 | Valentino Degani |
  | — | GK | ITA | Bonifacio Smerzi |
  | — | DF | ITA | Luigi Allemandi |
  | — | DF | ITA | Giovanni Bolzoni |
  | — | DF | ITA | Vincenzo Coppo |
  | — | DF | ITA | Stefano Gallio |
  | — | DF | ITA | Giovanni Gasparini |
  | — | DF | ITA | Guido Gianfardoni |
  | — | DF | ITA | Silvio Pietroboni |
  | — | MF | ITA | Antonio Blasevich |
  | — | MF | ITA | Armando Castellazzi |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | ITA | Luigi Ciminaghi |
  | — | MF | ITA | Enrico Rivolta |
  | — | MF | ITA | Luigi Rizzi |
  | — | MF | ITA | Pietro Serantoni |
  | — | MF | ITA | Giuseppe Viani |
  | — | FW | ITA | Giulio Balestrini |
  | — | FW | ITA | Leopoldo Conti (Captain) |
  | — | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Meazza |
  | — | FW | ITA | Luigi Pedrazzini |
  | — | FW | ITA | Pietro Povero |
  | — | FW | ITA | Umberto Visentin |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Serie A
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Ambrosiana (C) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 50 | 1930 Mitropa Cup |
  | 2 | Genova 1893 | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 48 | 1930 Mitropa Cup |
  | 3 | Juventus | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 45 | |
  | 4 | Torino | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 39 | |
  | 5 | Napoli | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 51 | +10 | 37 | |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad statistics
  
  | Competition | Points | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | Points | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | GD |
  | Serie A | 50 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 38 | 47 |
  | Total | - | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 85 | 38 | 47 |
  
  ### Players statistics
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | | ITA | Luigi Allemandi | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Giulio Balestrini | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
  | | | ITA | Antonio Blasevich | 32 | 14 | 32 | 14 |
  | | | ITA | Giovanni Bolzoni | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Armando Castellazzi | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Luigi Ciminaghi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Leopoldo Conti | 25 | 8 | 25 | 8 |
  | | | ITA | Vincenzo Coppo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Valentino Degani | 29 | -33 | 29 | -33 |
  | | | ITA | Stefano Gallio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Giovanni Gasparini | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Guido Gianfardoni | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Giuseppe Meazza | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
  | | | ITA | Luigi Pedrazzini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Silvio Pietroboni | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Pietro Povero | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
  | | | ITA | Luigi Rizzi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | | ITA | Enrico Rivolta | 33 | 6 | 33 | 6 |
  | | | ITA | Pietro Serantoni | 31 | 16 | 31 | 16 |
  | | | ITA | Bonifacio Smerzi | 5 | -5 | 5 | -5 |
  | | | ITA | Giuseppe Viani | 31 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
  | | | ITA | Umberto Visentin | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 |
  
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