 Nyora kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Kutevera kuenda kwechipiri kwaRocco kubva kukirabhu muna 1973, manejimendi ekirabhu akaedza kunyengetedza Rivera kuti abve kuMilan, kunyangwe Rivera akazosarudza kuramba ari mukirabhu. Munguva iyi, Milan yakasvikawo kumagumo eCoppa Italia panguva ya1974-75.Mwaka, uye akahwina imwe Coppa Italia zita mumwaka wa1976-77. Rivera akahwina scudetto yekupedzisira yebasa rake rekutamba mumwaka wake wekupedzisira nekirabhu, pasi pemaneja Nils Liedholm, aine makore makumi matatu nemashanu; kunyangwe pazera rake rekufambira mberi uye kuderera kwemuviri, achiri kubatsira mukukunda kwaMilan League muna 1979, kirabhu yegumi yakazara, aine gumi nematatu uye chinangwa, icho chakawana The Devils nyeredzi pajeresi yavo. Kuonekwa kwake kwekupedzisira kwebasa kwakauya mukukwikwidza 11 kure neLazio muligi, musi wa13 Chivabvu; akazivisa zviri pamutemo kuenda kwake pamudyandigere musi wa10 Chikumi. Pakazara, Rivera akatamba kuMilan mumitambo 501 Serie A uye akarova zvibodzwa 122 zveligi, aine zvibodzwa zana nemakumi matanhatu neshanu mumitambo 658 mumakwikwi ese eMilan. Ane zvibodzwa 128 mumitambo 527 yeSerie A mumwaka makumi maviri, ndiye mutambi wechi11 ane zvibodzwa zvakanyanya munhoroondo yeSerie A uye wepakati wepakati anowana zvibodzwa zvakanyanya munhoroondo yeligi. Pakazara, Rivera akarova zvibodzwa 170 mumakwikwi ese ekirabhu mumitambo 684. 