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Grande Milan Era of the 1950s

The 1950s 'Grande Milan' of the Swedish Gre-No-Li trio.

The Milan side of the 1950s, Il Grande Milan, was built around the Gre-No-Li, a trio of Swedish players and former Olympic winners: Gunnar Gren, Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. Domestically the club won Serie A in 1955, 1957 and 1959.

Lore & Background

Milan were also the first Italian club to enter the new European Cup, in 1955-56, and two years later reached the final, where they lost to Real Madrid.

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