Success in the 1970s and 1980s thumb|right|Paolo Sirena scoring the first goal for Verona during a 5–3 victory over AC Milan on the last day of the 1972-73 Serie A season Coached by Nils Liedholm, the team returned to Serie A in 1968 and remained in the elite league almost without interruption until 1990. Along the way, it scored a famous 5–3 win in the 1972–73 season that cost Milan the scudetto (the Serie A title). The fact that the result came late during the last matchday of the season makes the sudden and unexpected end to the rossoneris title ambitions all the more memorable.
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