1977–78 Juventus FC season

Juventus 1977-78 football season

Juventus

1977-78 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.

Summary

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

^[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

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Vinicio Verza	Lanerossi Vicenza
MF	Pietro Fanna	Atalanta BC
FW	Pietro Paolo Virdis	Cagliari

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Alberto Marchetti	AS Roma
FW	Sergio Gori	Hellas Verona
MF	Gian Piero Gasperini	AC Reggiana	loan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Juventus v Foggia

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

Napoli v Juventus

18 September 1977 2	Napoli	1-2	Juventus	Napoli
	59' Pin	Report	7'Gentile 70' Virdis	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo

Juventus v Milan

25 September 1977 3	Juventus	1-1	Milan	Torino
	2'Gentile	Report	48' Maldera Al.	Stadium: Comunale

Lazio v Juventus

2 October 1977 4	Lazio	3-0	Juventus	Roma
	3' Garlaschelli 55' Giordano 67'Giordano	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

Juventus v Fiorentina

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

Perugia v Juventus

30 October 1977 6	Perugia	0-0	Juventus	Perugia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Pian di Massiano Referee: Menegali

Juventus v Atalanta

6 November 1977 7	Juventus	1-1	Atalanta	Torino
	4'Benetti	Report	28'Libera	Stadium: Comunale

Hellas Verona v Juventus

20 November 1977 8	Hellas Verona	0-0	Juventus	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

Juventus v Genoa

27 November 1977 9	Juventus	4-0	Genoa	Torino
	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
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Inter v Juventus

18 December 1977 11	Inter	0-1	Juventus	Milan
		Report	85'Tardelli	Stadium: Stadio San Siro

Juventus v Bologna

31 December 1977 12	Juventus	1-0	Bologna	Torino
	77'Causio	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Pescara v Juventus

8 January 1978 13	Pescara	1-2	Juventus	Pescara
	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
	61' Fanna 72'Bettega	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Lanerossi Vicenza v Juventus

22 January 1978 15	Lanerossi Vicenza	0-0	Juventus	Vicenza
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti

Foggia v Juventus

29 January 1978 16	Foggia	0-0	Juventus	Foggia
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria Referee: Menegali

Juventus v Napoli

5 February 1978 17	Juventus	1-0	Napoli	Torino
	3' Bonisegna	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Milan v Juventus

12 February 1978 18	Milan	0-0	Juventus	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Siro

Juventus v Lazio

19 February 1978 19	Juventus	3-0	Lazio	Torino
	5' Bettega 68' Bonisegna 82' (pen) Bonisegna	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Fiorentina v Juventus

26 February 1978 20	Fiorentina	1-1	Juventus	Firenze
	23' Bonisegna	Report	40' Galdiolo	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Perugia

5 March 1978 21	Juventus	2-0	Perugia	Torino
	15' Bettega 75' Benetti	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Atalanta v Juventus

12 March 1978 22	Atalanta	0-2	Juventus	Bergamo
		Report	56' Verza 82' Benetti	Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Hellas Verona

19 March 1978 23	Juventus	1-0	Hellas Verona	Torino
	7' Bettega	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Genoa v Juventus

26 March 1978 24	Genoa	2-2	Juventus	Genova
	49' Ghetti 82' Damiani	Report	19' Tardelli 75' Bonisegna	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris

Juventus v Torino

2 April 1978 25	Juventus	0-0	Torino	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

Juventus v Inter Milan

9 April 1978 26	Juventus	2-2	Inter Milan	Torino
	33' Bettega 41' Cuccureddu	Report	25' Bini 26' Muraro	Stadium: Comunale

Bologna v Juventus

16 April 1978 27	Bologna	1-1	Juventus	Bologna
	27' Maselli	Report	23' Gentile	Stadium: Stadio Renato dall'Ara

Juventus v Pescara

23 April 1978 28	Juventus	2-0	Pescara	Torino
	10' Bonisegna 86' Benetti	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Roma v Juventus

30 April 1978 29	Roma	1-1	Juventus	Roma
	56' Di Bartolomei	Report	38' Bettega	Stadium: Olimpico

Juventus v Lanerossi Vicenza

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

First round

Group 1
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

First round

Omonia

Juventus

14 September 1977	Omonia	0–3	Juventus	Nicosia
		Report	Bettega 34' Fanna 42' Virdis 59'	Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Nikola Dudin

Juventus

Omonia

28 September 1977	Juventus	2–0	Omonia	Torino
	Boninsegna 11' Virdis 75'	Report		Stadium: Comunale

Second round

Glentoran

Juventus

19 October 1977	Glentoran	0–1	Juventus	Belfast
		Report	Causio 38'

Juventus

Glentoran

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

Ajax

Juventus

1 March 1978	Ajax	1–1	Juventus	Amsterdam
	Van Dord 86'	Report	Causio 89'	Stadium: Olympisch Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Adolf Prokop

Juventus

Ajax

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

Juventus

Club Brugge

29 March 1978	Juventus	1–0	Club Brugge	Torino
	Bettega 86'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Jean Dubach

Club Brugge

Juventus

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

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1977–78 Serie A
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1977/794/

References

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

External links

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