The 1978–79 Serie A season was won by

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. Notably,

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were the first team during the round-robin era to go through the season undefeated, although due to their number of drawn matches, they finished second in the league.

Teams

Ascoli,

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and

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had been promoted from

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Final classification

Results

Top goalscorers

References and sources

*''Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004'', Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005

External links

* :it:Classifica calcio Serie A italiana 1979 - Italian version with pictures and info.

- All results on Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation, RSSSF Website. {{DEFAULTSORT:Serie A 1978-79 1978-79

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