Luigi Milano was born in Alessandria on July 6, 1913.
He began his career in his home town and played from 1932 to 1936, losing the Coppa Italia final to Torino in his last year.
For the 1936-37 season Lazio had decided to invest heavily and signed three players from Alessandria: Umberto Busani, Giovanni Riccardi and Milano. He stayed four years in the capital and the Biancocelesti’s best result came in his first year with a second place. Lazio were top after the first half of the season but then lost ground in the second half, only to come back in the end and obtain a historic second place. The other seasons were not so good for the Biancocelesti (8th, 9th and 4th) but Milano gave an excellent contribution. In the end he made 119 appearances with one goal.
In 1940 he signed for Napoli and stayed for three years. Alas, in his second, Napoli were relegated so he played his final year in Serie B. After a brief parenthesis in 1944 playing for the wrong side of the Tiber, he went back to Naples in 1945 but made only one appearance. His last professional year was at Cesena where he was player manager.
Once he stopped playing, he was manager for a season at Ternana but then left football altogether.
Milano played four games with the Italy B team scoring one goal.
He died in Alessandria on November 12, 1990.
Milano was a great midfield player, able to read the game like no other. He was always in the right place at the right time, a rare quality.
Lazio Career
Season | Total appearances (goals) | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Mitropa Cup |
1936-37 | 33 | 29 | - | 4 |
1937-38 | 29 (1) | 26 (1) | 1 | 2 |
1938-39 | 27 | 25 | 2 | - |
1939-40 | 30 | 28 | 2 | - |
Total | 119 (1) | 108 (1) | 5 | 6 |
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