The 1961-62 season gave way to Dino Sani‘s arrival that provided President Andrea Rizzoli with the right amount of talent to aim for a championship win. It started with the grand success at home against Juventus (5-1), and then created an unstoppable winning streak for Milan, that would see them only lose once in twenty-one matches. It would also be a defeat for Juventus back in their own home town that year, as Milan delivered a 4-2 win.
It would seem Rocco’s only regret of the 1961-62 season would be in the Milano Derby as Inter won with the result 2-0. In spite of those who accused the father and pioneer of the real catenaccio, Milan gave way to dominate the field with eighty-three goals scored in thirty-four games (an average of 2.4 goals per match) and with thirty-four goals conceded. While Juventus was nowhere near the top contention that year, Inter, Fiorentina, and Bologna were the only true runner-ups for the scudetto race.
That same year, Milan played in the Fourth Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (this was the predecessor of the UEFA Europa League Cup), however, Milan did not go far and lost in the first round against the Serbian team Novi Sud.
Among Rocco’s starting lineup for that year, the following players were the key to winning the championship: Ghezzi, David, Salvadore, Trapattoni, C.Maldini, Radice, Danova, Sani, Altafini, Rivera, and Barison.
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