With 11 major titles altogether, he remains one of the most successful football coaches of all time.

After this he spent his first years in Italy, coaching the second division sides of Udinese and CA Faenza and from 1930 to 1931 the youth of S.S. Lazio.

After his time in Sweden he returned to Italy where he led A.C. Milan in 1951 to championship honours and a win in the Latin Cup, an annual tournament of the best teams from France, Spain, Portugal and Italy – an important contest in the absence of any other European competition.

In the season 1961 he coached Fiorentina until January,[4][5] and later, in June, this club won the Coppa Italia, defeating Lazio 2–0 in the final.

Benfica to their fourth double of championship and cup of Portugal, and set a club record of 103 goals in 26 league matches.