How did the First Milano derby for the Coppa Italia end? Read on for the details… In the previous run before their first Coppa Italia derby, it had ended really badly for the Rossoneri. Having taken place during World War II in 1943, Milan did not make it out of the quarter finals, losing 5-0 against Torino. Fast-forward 15 years later to June 15th, 1958, the Coppa Italia trophy championship was re-started after a long hiatus and Milan was set in a group among the teams of Como, Monza, and Inter. It was the makings of the first Milano derby for the Coppa Italia, and it was decided by a penalty kick that was awarded after Vincenzi’s foul on the Rossoneri.
Cucchiaroni, a Milan player from Argentina, kept the Rossoneri alive in the Italian Cup by scoring the last of 3 goals (the other two goals were scored by Danova and Grillo) providing for a 3-2 victory over Inter. This game of intercity vengeance was executed in front of fifteen thousand spectators. As it turned out it was also AC Milan’s derby success after eight straight winless games since their last victory on March 21, 1954, with Nordahl and Liedholm as contributing strikers. Those previous winless derbies for the Rossoneri were a result of five draws and three defeats. The Coppa Italia took place alongside a battle for Milan and Inter’s Serie A league championship for the third time, after Milan faced two false starts in 1922 and 1936-1943. The league championship for the 1958-59 season would end up being Milan’s 7th scudetto.
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