1990–91 AC Milan season

1991-92 UEFA Cup)^[1]
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
European Cup	Quarter-finals
European Super Cup	Winners
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	Marco van Basten (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

AC Milan did not defend their European Cup title for a second consecutive time. The second place in Serie A was the fourth consecutive season when Milan finished inside the top three of the league. The loss in the European Cup quarter-finals rendered a first trophyless season since 1987, which resulted in Arrigo Sacchi leaving his job to take over the national team, being replaced by ex-Juventus and AC Milan midfielder Fabio Capello.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Andrea Pazzagli
—	GK	ITA	Sebastiano Rossi
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Carobbi
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Costacurta
—	DF	ITA	Giandomenico Costi
—	DF	ITA	Filippo Galli
—	DF	ITA	Gianluca Grassadonia
—	DF	ITA	Paolo Maldini
—	DF	ITA	Stefano Nava
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	MF	ITA	Demetrio Albertini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Ancelotti
—	MF	ITA	Fabio Bellotti
—	MF	ITA	Mauro Bressan
—	MF	ITA	Angelo Carbone
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Donadoni
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
—	MF	NED	Ruud Gullit
—	MF	NED	Frank Rijkaard
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Salvatori
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Stroppa
—	MF	ITA	Massimo Agostini
—	FW	ITA	Daniele Massaro
—	FW	ITA	Marco Simone
—	FW	NED	Marco van Basten

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
GK	Sebastiano Rossi	Cesena F.C.	–
GK	Massimo Taibi	A.C. Trento	–
DF	Giandomenico Costi	Modena F.C. 2018
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Como 1907
DF	Stefano Nava	A.C. Reggiana 1919
MF	Angelo Carbone	S.S.C. Bari
MF	Gianluca Gaudenzi	Hellas Verona	loan ended
FW	Massimo Agostino	Cesena F.C.

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Giovanni Galli	S.S.C. Napoli
DF	Marco Pullo	Pisa	–
DF	Rufo Emiliano Verga	Bologna F.C.	–
MF	Angelo Colombo	S.S.C. Bari
MF	Christian Lantignotti	A.C. Reggiana 1919
FW	Stefano Borgonovo	Fiorentina
GK	Francesco Antonioli	Cesena F.C.	loan
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Ancona	loan
MF	Diego Fuser	Fiorentina	loan
MF	Demetrio Albertini	Padova	loan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Sampdoria (C)	34	20	11	3	57	24	+33	51	Qualification to European Cup
2	Milan^[a]	34	18	10	6	46	19	+27	46	Banned from European competition
3	Internazionale	34	18	10	6	56	31	+25	46	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Genoa	34	14	12	8	51	36	+15	40
5	Torino	34	12	14	8	40	29	+11	38

Source: 1990–91 Serie A, RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw.^[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:

Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup
.

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A
Result W W W D W D L W L D W D W D W L W D W D W D W L L W W W W D W W L D
Position 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1991–92 European Cup; = 1991–92 UEFA Cup

Matches

Genoa

9 September 1990 1
Genoa
Milan
Agostini 72' Report Ruotolo 66' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,990
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

Milan

16 September 1990 2
Milan
Cesena
Report van Basten 90' Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 24,680
Referee: Pietro D'Elia

Fiorentina

23 September 1990 3
Fiorentina
Milan
van Basten 29'
Massaro 64' Report Fuser 60' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77,419
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

Milan

30 September 1990 4
Milan
Rome
Riedle 54' Report
Evani
89' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,447
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Milan v Cagliari

7 October 1990 5
Milan
2–0 Cagliari Milan
van Basten 4', 41' (pen.) Report De Paola 53' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,553
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Milan

21 October 1990 6
Milan
Naples
Maradona 83' (pen.) Report Gullit 88' Stadium:
Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 68,178
Referee: Carlo Longhi

Sampdoria

28 October 1990 7
Sampdoria
Milan
Report Cerezo 68' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,163
Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Milan

11 November 1990 8
Milan
Bergamo
Contratto 66' Report van Basten 25'
Massaro 76' Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 29,229
Referee: Gianni Beschin

Internazionale

18 November 1990 9
Internazionale
Milan
Report Berti 85' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 83,803
Referee: Pietro D'Elia

Milan

25 November 1990 10
Milan
Turin
Lentini 31' Report Maldini 90' Stadium:
Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 43,849
Referee: Tullio Lanese

Lecce

2 December 1990 11
Lecce
Milan
Rijkaard 85' Report Carannante 46'
Moriero 66' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,872
Referee: Bruno Di Cola

Milan

16 December 1990 12
Milan
Rome
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,212
Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Milan v Juventus

30 December 1990 13
Milan
2–0 Juventus Milan
Ancelotti 46'
Gullit 55' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 83,921
Referee: Gianni Beschin

Milan

6 January 1991 14
Milan
Bologna

Türkyılmaz
35' Report Gullit 8' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 34,061
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

Bari

13 January 1991 15
Bari
Milan
Gullit 30'
Brambati 58' (o.g.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,315
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Milan

20 January 1991 16
Milan
Parma
Melli 6', 34' Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 20,954
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

Pisa

23 January 1991 17
Pisa
Milan
Massaro 20' Report Boccafresca 45' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,214
Referee: Walter Cinciripini
Note: The match was scheduled for 9 December 1990, but moved because of Milan's involvement in the 1990 Intercontinental Cup

Milan

27 January 1991 18
Milan
Genoa
Aguilera 73' (pen.) Report Massaro 57' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 37,282
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

Cesena

3 February 1991 19
Cesena
Milan
Massaro 2'
van Basten 53' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,983
Referee: Giovanni Merlino

Milan

10 February 1991 20
Milan
Florence
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 34,835
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Lazio

17 February 1991 21
Lazio
Milan
van Basten 44'
Gullit 46'
Massaro 51' Report Troglio 62' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,395
Referee: Loris Stafoggia

Milan

24 February 1991 22
Milan
Cagliari
Matteoli 62' Report Maldini 29' Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia
Attendance: 35,713
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

Napoli

3 March 1991 23
Napoli
Milan
Ferrara 21' (o.g.)
Gullit 41'
Rijkaard 57'
Donadoni 67' Report Incocciati 73' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 82,043
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

Milan

10 March 1991 24
Milan
Genoa
Vialli 52' (pen.)
Mancini 70' Report Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 38,400
Referee: Pietro D'Elia

Atalanta

17 March 1991 25
Atalanta
Milan
Report
Evair
50' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,739
Referee: Luciano Luci

Milan

24 March 1991 26
Milan
Milan
Report van Basten 74' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,172
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

Torino

30 March 1991 27
Torino
Milan
Cravero 59' (o.g.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,796
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

Milan

7 April 1991 28
Milan
Lecce
Report Simone 38'
Donadoni 71'
Gullit 90' Stadium:
Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 23,625
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Milan

14 April 1991 29
Milan
Pisa
Report Maldini 66' Stadium:
Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 20,797
Referee: Gianni Beschin

Roma

20 April 1991 30
Roma
Milan
Agostini 90' Report Rizzitelli 87' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,064
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

Milan

5 May 1991 31
Milan
Turin
Report
Evani
78' Stadium:
Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 57,794
Referee: Luciano Luci

Bologna

12 May 1991 32
Bologna
Milan

Evani 55'
Simone 58'
Rijkaard
90' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,486
Referee: Marcello Nicchi

Milan

19 May 1991 33
Milan
Bari

João Paulo
4', 65' Report Simone 53' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 42,549
Referee: Angelo Amendolia

Parma

26 May 1991 34
Parma
Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 83,520
Referee: Fabio Baldas

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1990–91 Coppa Italia

Round of 16

Milan v
Triestina

5 September 1990 Milan 1–0
Triestina
Milan
Agostini 10' (pen) Report Stadium:
San Siro
Attendance: 6 936
Referee: Quartuccio

Triestina
v Milan
12 September 1990 Second leg
Triestina
1–1 Milan Trieste
Romano 17' Report 76' Simone Stadium: Giuseppe Grezar
Attendance: 14 108
Referee: Longhi

Eightfinals

Milan v
Lecce

14 November 1990 Milan 3–0
Lecce
Milan
Ferri 52' (o.g.)
Salvatori 83'
Agostini 90' Report Stadium:
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 3 016
Referee: Pezzella

Lecce v Milan
21 November 1990 Second leg Lecce 2–2 Milan Lecce
D'Onofrio 21'
Monaco 81' Report 9' Massaro
63' Borneo Stadium:
Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 1,528
Referee: Felicani (Bologna
)

Quarterfinals

Bari
v Milan
6 February 1991
Bari
0–1 Milan Bari
Report 77' Simone Stadium: San Nicola
Attendance: 31 900
Referee: Lanese

Milan v
Bari

20 February 1991 Milan 0–0
Bari
Milan
Report Stadium:
Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 3749
Referee: Luci

Semifinals

Milan v
Roma

13 March 1991 Milan 0–0
Roma
Milan
Report Stadium:
Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 8 689
Referee: Baldas

Roma
v Milan
2 April 1991
Roma
1–0
(1–0 agg.) Milan Roma
van Basten 24' (o.g) Report Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 45 331
Referee: D'Elia

European Cup

Main article: 1990–91 European Cup

First round

Milan were the defending champions and were given a bye to the second round due to both
Ajax Amsterdam (1989 Iron rod incident
) being banned in the tournament.

Eightfinals

Club Brugge

24 October 1990 First Leg
Club Brugge
Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Costacurta 27'
Ancelotti 85' Report
Janevski 25'
Beyens 63'
Creve
72' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,307
Referee: Hubert Forstinger (Austria)

Milan

7 November 1990 Second Leg
Milan
Bruges, Belgium
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)
Janevski 63'
Borkelmans
64' Report Carbone 47'
Baresi 63'
van Basten 83' Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: David F.T. Syme (Scotland)

Quarter-finals

Milan v Marseille

6 March 1991 First Leg
Milan
1–1 Marseille Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Gullit 14' Report Papin 27'
Pardo 41' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 81,051
Referee: Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

Milan

20 March 1991 Second Leg
Milan
Marseille, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Amoros 61'
Mozer 69'
Waddle 72' Report
Evani
53' Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 37,603
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)

Game abandoned in injury time when two of the four floodlights in the stadium failed. When power was restored after 15 minutes, Milan refused to go back on the pitch. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Marseille and banned Milan from the competition for the 1991–92 season.[3]^[4]

Intercontinental Cup

Main article: 1990 Intercontinental Cup

Olimpia

9 December 1990
Olimpia
Tokyo, Japan
12:00 CEST (UTC+09:00) Rijkaard 43', 65'
Stroppa 62' Fernández 25' Stadium:
National Stadium
Attendance: 60,228
Referee: José Roberto Wright (Brazil
)

European Super Cup

Main article: 1990 European Super Cup

Milan

10 October 1990 First Leg
Milan
Genoa, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)
Mikhailichenko 31'
Invernizzi
Mancini

Evani 39'
Massaro
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 19,724
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)

Sampdoria

29 November 1990 Second Leg
Sampdoria
Bologna, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Gullit 44'
Rijkaard 76' Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 20,924
Referee: Zoran Petrović (Yugoslavia)

Statistics

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total
Serie A

Coppa Italia

European Cup

Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

GK ITA Pazzagli 28 -17 25 -16 0 0 3 -1

DF ITA Tassotti 34 0 26+2 0 2 0 4 0

DF ITA Costacurta 32 0 23+2 0 3 0 4 0

DF ITA Baresi 35 0 31 0 1 0 3 0

DF ITA Maldini 33 4 26 4 3 0 4 0

MF ITA Donadoni 30 2 23+3 2 1 0 3 0

MF NED Rijkaard 36 3 29+1 3 2 0 4 0

MF ITA Ancelotti 25 1 18+3 1 0 0 4 0

MF ITA
Evani
30 3 23+1 3 2 0 4 0

FW NED Gullit 31 8 25+1 7 1 0 4 1

FW NED Van Basten 34 11 31 11 1 0 2 0

GK ITA Rossi 18 -8 9 -3 8 -4 1 -1^[5]

DF ITA Carobbi 16 0 9 0 7 0

DF ITA Costi 9 0 0+2 0 7 0

DF ITA Galli 27 0 19+1 0 6 0 1 0

DF ITA Nava 9 0 2 0 7 0

MF ITA Carbone 25 1 17+4 0 2 0 2 1

MF ITA Stroppa 18 0 7+11 0

MF ITA Gaudenzi 20 0 5+7 0 6 0 2 0

FW ITA Agostini 24 4 7+8 2 8 2 1 0

FW ITA Massaro 31 7 12+9 6 6 1 4 0

FW ITA Simone 22 6 7+7 4 6 2 2 0

GK ITA Taibi 0 0 0 0

MF ITA Salvatori 4 1 0 0 4 1

MF ITA Albertini 2 0 0 0 2 0

DF ITA R. Bandirali 1 0 0 0 1 0

FW ITA C. Borneo 1 1 0 0 1 1

MF ITA D. Corti 1 0 0 0 1 0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1990/1006/

References

1990-91 European Cup
Quarterfinals.

^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005"Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

^ Gianni Mura (March 22, 1991). "Bisogna saper perdere". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

^ Fulvio Bianchi (March 28, 1991). "Il Milan resta senza Europa". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

Olympique Marseille
was 0–3 on table.

Sources

RSSSF – Italy 1990/91

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[table_note_MIL0.53625125928607-2] Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup
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[1] 1990-91 European Cup
Quarterfinals.

[3] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005"Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[4] Gianni Mura (March 22, 1991). "Bisogna saper perdere". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

[5] Fulvio Bianchi (March 28, 1991). "Il Milan resta senza Europa". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 35.

[6] Olympique Marseille
was 0–3 on table.

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