ON THIS DAY 31 MARCH 1968: MILAN WIN THE SCUDETTO

MILAN – On this day, the 31st of March 1968, Milan won its ninth Scudetto with 4 games to spare.Milan’s 1-0 win at home to Brescia thanks to Gianni Rivera’s goal opened up a 9 point lead over the closest challengers Varese and Inter both in joint second place.It’s worth taking note that this was the period in which a win was worth 2 points. The rossoneri’s success is the only Italian title to have been won in the month of March since Serie A changed to a single league format in 1929/30.