1967–68 Juventus FC season

During the 1967–68 season Juventus competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and European Cup.

Juventus Football Club

1967–68 season
President	Vittore Catella
Manager	Heriberto Herrera
Stadium	Comunale
Serie A	3rd (in 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup)
Coppa Italia	First round
European Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	Menichelli (11)
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

The club clinched "in extremis" the arrival of Swedish winger Roger Magnusson,^[1] however, the midfielder played only 6 matches in European Cup scoring 2 goals.^[2] Also, future club legend midfielder Franco Causio made his debut as bianconero.

In League the squad finished in a decent third place just below Milan and Napoli.^[3] In Coppa the team was early eliminated in first round.^[4][5] The campaign is best remembered by the squad reaching the semifinals of the European Cup for the first time ever. After a dramatic three-leg series against German club Eintracht Braunschweig, the team lost the two matches to Benfica with a superb performance of Eusebio.^[6]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ITA Roberto Anzolin — GK  ITA Angelo Martino Colombo — GK  ITA Massimo Piloni — GK  ITA Pietro Fioravanti — DF  ITA Gianfranco Leoncini — DF  ITA Sandro Salvadore — DF  ITA Ernesto Castano (Captain) — DF  ITA Giancarlo Bercellino — DF  ITA Benito Sarti — DF  ITA Alberto Coramini — DF  ITA Gianluigi Roveta — MF  ITA Luigi Simoni

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  BRA Chinesinho — MF  ESP Luis del Sol — MF  ITA Carlo Volpi — MF  ITA Guido Onor — MF  ITA Franco Causio — MF  ITA Giampaolo Menichelli — MF  ITA Adolfo Gori — MF  ITA Erminio Favalli — MF  ITA Giovanni Sacco — FW  ITA Virginio De Paoli — FW  ITA Gianfranco Zigoni — FW  SWE Roger Magnusson

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Roger Magnusson	1.FC Köln
MF	Luigi Simoni	Torino
MF	Carlo Volpi	Mantova
GK	Pietro Fioravanti
DF	Gianluigi Roveta
MF	Guido Onor
MF	Franco Causio	US Sambenedettese

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Gino Stacchini	Mantova
DF	Elio Rinero	Hellas Verona

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1967–68 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	30	18	10	2	53	24	+29	46	Qualification to European Cup
2	Napoli	30	13	11	6	34	24	+10	37	Qualified to Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
3	Juventus	30	13	10	7	33	29	+4	36
4	Fiorentina	30	13	9	8	35	23	+12	35
5	Internazionale	30	13	7	10	46	34	+12	33

Source: Panini
(C) Champions

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W
Position	1	3	1	2	5	5	8	9	11	7	8	7	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	5	7	7	6	7	7	6	4	5	4	3

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1968-69 European Cup;   = 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Matches

Juventus v Mantova

24 September 1967 1	Juventus	3 – 1	Mantova	Torino
15:00 CET	Spelta 13' (o.g.) De Paoli 78' Menichelli 81'		56' (o.g.) Corelli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Bernardis

Atalanta v Juventus

1 October 1967 2	Atalanta	0 – 0	Juventus	Bergamo
15:00 CET				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sbardella

Juventus v Varese

8 October 1967 3	Juventus	3 – 0	Varese	Torino
15:00 CET	Sacco 53' Zigoni 64' Leoncini 71' Marcatori			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Di Tonno

Bologna v Juventus

15 October 1967 4	Bologna	0 – 0	Juventus	Bologna
15:00 CET				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Torino

22 October 1967 5	Juventus	0 – 4	Torino	Torino
14:30 CET			3', 7', 60' Combin 67' Carelli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon (Padova)

Milan v Juventus

29 October 1967 6	Milan	0 – 0	Juventus	Milano
14:30 CET				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v AS Roma

5 November 1967 7	Juventus	0 – 1	AS Roma	Torino
14:30 CET			76' Capello	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Carminati

Cagliari v Juventus

12 November 1967 8	Cagliari	2 – 0	Juventus	Cagliari
14:30 CET	Greatti 43' Rizzo 71'			Stadium: Stadio Amsicora Referee: Monti

Juventus v Fiorentina

26 November 1967 9	Juventus	2 – 2	Fiorentina	Torino
14:30 CET	Zigoni 38' Bercellino 81' (pen.)		60' (o.g.) Salvadore 71' Pirovano	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Sbardella

Lanerossi Vicenza v Juventus

3 December 1967 10	Lanerossi Vicenza	0 – 2	Juventus	Vicenza
14:30 CET			29' Chinesinho 76' Menichelli	Stadium: Romeo Menti Referee: Genel

Juventus v SSC Napoli

9 December 1967 11	Juventus	1 – 1	SSC Napoli	Torino
14:30 CET	Pogliana 39' (o.g.)		78' Altafini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon (Padova)

Brescia v Juventus

17 December 1967 12	Brescia	0 – 1	Juventus	Brescia
14:30 CET			29' De Paoli	Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Referee: Picasso

Juventus v Inter

31 December 1967 13	Juventus	3 – 2	Inter	Torino
14:30 CET	Leoncini 14' De Paoli 60' Bercellino 75' (o.g.)		17’' Domenghini 89’' Cappellini	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Monti

Sampdoria v Juventus

7 January 1968 14	Sampdoria	1 – 1	Juventus	Genova
14:30 CET	Cristin 48'		35'’ Zigoni	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Carminati

Juventus v SPAL

14 January 1968 15	Juventus	2 – 0	SPAL	Torino
14:30 CET	Leoncini 36' De Paoli 64'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: D'Agostini

Mantova v Juventus

21 January 1968 16	Mantova	0 – 0	Juventus	Mantova
14:30 CET				Stadium: Stadio Danilo Martelli Referee: Pieroni

Juventus v Atalanta

27 January 1968 17	Juventus	2 – 1	Atalanta	Torino
14:30 CET	De Paoli 37' Chinesinho 73'		41' Danova	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Branzoni

Varese v Juventus

4 February 1968 18	Varese	5 – 0	Juventus	Varese
15:00 CET	Anastasi 20', 64', 87' Leonardi 29' Vastola 55'			Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola Referee: Sbardella

Juventus v Bologna

11 February 1968 19	Juventus	0 – 0	Bologna	Torino
15:00 CET				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieroni

Torino v Juventus

18 February 1968 20	Torino	2 – 1	Juventus	Torino
15:00 CET	Facchin 33' Agroppi 37'		13' De Paoli	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Genel

Juventus v Milan

24 February 1968 21	Juventus	1 – 2	Milan	Torino
15:00 CET	Zigoni 22'		14' Prati 48' Hamrin	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Francescon

AS Roma v Juventus

3 March 1968 22	AS Roma	0 – 0	Juventus	Roma
15:00 CET				Stadium: Olimpico Referee: Lo Bello

Juventus v Cagliari

10 March 1968 23	Juventus	2 – 0	Cagliari	Torino
15:00 CET	Menichelli 64', 69'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: De Marchi

Fiorentina v Juventus

17 March 1968 24	Fiorentina	2 – 0	Juventus	Firenze
15:00 CET	Maraschi 33' Brugnera 90'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Toselli

Juventus v Lanerossi Vicenza

24 March 1968 25	Juventus	1 – 0	Lanerossi Vicenza	Torino
15:00 CET	De Paoli 39'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Pieroni

SSC Napoli v Juventus

31 March 1968 26	SSC Napoli	1 – 2	Juventus	Napoli
15:30 CET	Juliano 84'		48' De Paoli 70' Chinesinho	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Referee: Vacchini

Juventus v Brescia

14 April 1968 27	Juventus	2 – 1	Brescia	Torino
15:30 CET	Zigoni 38' Del Sol 76'		21' (o.g.) Sacco	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Di Tonno

Inter v Juventus

28 April 1968 28	Inter	0 – 0	Juventus	Milano
16:00 CET				Stadium: San Siro Referee: Pieroni

Juventus v Sampdoria

5 May 1968 29	Juventus	3 – 1	Sampdoria	Torino
16:00 CET	Vincenzi 56' (o.g.) Zigoni 67' Menichelli 76'		14'’ Francesconi	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Vacchini

SPAL v Juventus

12 May 1968 30	SPAL	0 – 1	Juventus	Ferrara
16:00 CET			9' Zigoni	Stadium: Comunale Referee: Angonese

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1967-68 Coppa Italia

First round

Juventus v Varese

10 September 1967	Juventus	0 – 0	Varese	Torino
17:30 CEST				Stadium: Comunale Referee: Picasso (Chiavari)

Varese advanced to the Second round after a coin toss.

European Cup

Main article: 1967-68 European Cup

First round

Olympiakos FC v Juventus

20 September 1967 1	Olympiakos FC	0 – 0	Juventus	Piraeus
16:15 CEST				Stadium: Geōrgios Karaiskakīs Stadium Attendance: 40 000 Referee: Horvat

Juventus v Olympiakos FC

11 October 1967 2	Juventus	2 – 0	Olympiakos FC	Torino
15:00 CET	Zigoni 12' Menichelli 49'			Stadium: Comunale Referee: Droz

Second round

Juventus v Rapid Bucharest

29 November 1967 1	Juventus	1 – 0	Rapid Bucharest	Torino
15:00 CET	Magnusson 58'			Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 19 452 Referee: Emsberger

Rapid Bucharest v Juventus

13 December 1967 2	Rapid Bucharest	0 – 0	Juventus	Bucharest
12:30 CET				Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Ovest Riegg

Quarterfinals

Eintracht Braunschweig v Juventus

31 January 1968 1	Eintracht Braunschweig	3 – 2	Juventus	Braunschweig
20:00 CET	Kaack 28' Dulz 37' Berg 38'		12' (o.g.) Kaack 82'’ Sacco	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 29 963 Referee: Droz

Juventus v Eintracht Braunschweig

28 February 1968 2	Juventus	1 – 0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Torino
15:00 CET	Bercellino 88' (pen.)			Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 37 918 Referee: Schiller

Juventus v Eintracht Braunschweig

20 March 1968 tie-breaker	Juventus	1 – 0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Bern
20:15 CET	Magnusson 56'			Stadium: Wankdorfstadion Attendance: 44 700 Referee: Dienst

Semifinals

Benfica v Juventus

9 May 1968 1	Benfica	2 – 0	Juventus	Lisbon
21:45 CET	Torres 63' Eusébio 69'			Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 69 375 Referee: Barde

Juventus v Benfica

15 May 1968 2	Juventus	0 – 1	Benfica	Torino
21:15 CET			68' Eusébio	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 65 500 Referee: Est Glöckner

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia		European Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Roberto Anzolin	33	-28	24	-22	1	-0	8	-6
	DF	ITA	Gianfranco Leoncini	39	3	29	3	1	0	9	0
	DF	ITA	Sandro Salvadore	37	0	28	0	1	0	8	0
	DF	ITA	Giancarlo Bercellino	32	3	24	2	0	0	8	1
	DF	ITA	Ernesto Castano	26	0	18	0	1	0	7	0
	MF	BRA	Chinesinho	32	3	23	3	1	0	8	0
	MF	ESP	Luis del Sol	33	1	24	1	0	0	9	0
	MF	ITA	Giovanni Sacco	32	2	25	1	1	0	6	1
	MF	ITA	Giampaolo Menichelli	26	6	20	5	1	0	5	1
	FW	ITA	Virginio De Paoli	24	8	21	8	0	0	3	0
	FW	ITA	Gianfranco Zigoni	31	8	22	7	1	0	8	1
	GK	ITA	Angelo Colombo	6	-5	5	-5	0	-0	1	-0
	MF	ITA	Erminio Favalli	13	1	12	0	0	0	1	1
	DF	ITA	Alberto Coramini	14	0	11	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Luigi Simoni	14	0	11	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Benito Sarti	13	0	10	0	1	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Gianluigi Roveta	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Adolfo Gori	11	0	7	0	1	0	3	0
	MF	ITA	Carlo Volpi	6	0	5	0	1	0
	GK	ITA	Pietro Fioravanti	2	-2	2	-2
	MF	ITA	Guido Onor	2	0	2	0
	MF	ITA	Franco Causio	1	0	1	0
	FW	SWE	Roger Magnusson	6	2	0	0	0	0	6	2
	GK	ITA	Massimo Piloni

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}