During the summer the club transferred in Brazilian midfielder
Toninho Cerezo from
Atletico Mineiro and forward
Francesco Graziani from
Fiorentina. Head coach
Nils Liedholm changed the defensive style after the crucial centre–back
Pietro Vierchowod's loan to
Sampdoria ended. Another key player in midfielder
Carlo Ancelotti was injured in early December during match against
Juventus, thus missing the rest of the season. The squad finished second in the league behind champion
Juventus. Meanwhile, in the first round of the
European Cup, the team defeated
IFK Goteborg with an aggregate score of 4–2, after which the squad eliminated
CSKA Sofia in the round of 16 and
Dinamo Berlin in the quarter-finals. The semifinals pitted the Italians against Scottish outfit
Dundee United. After losing the first leg 2–0, the Giallorossi won 3–0 in
Roma, reaching the Final of the tournament for the first time in their history. The match against the three-time
European Cup champion and heavy favourite
Liverpool, though played in its home venue
Stadio Olimpico, was won by the English squad after a
penalty shoot-out, with the Roman squad being unable to field crucial players such as Maldera and
Carlo Ancelotti. Meanwhile, in June the squad won the
Coppa Italia after defeating upcoming underdogs
Hellas Verona:, which proved to be the last match for Swedish manager
Nils Liedholm, who was appointed by Giuseppe Farina as the new head coach of
AC Milan for the next season, including the departure of midfielder and captain
Agostino Di Bartolomei. == Squad ==