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1987–88 AC Milan season

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AC Milan
1987–88 season
OwnerSilvio Berlusconi
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerArrigo Sacchi
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1st
(in European Cup and
Supercoppa Italiana)
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Paolo Virdis (11)
All: Paolo Virdis (15)
Average home league attendance72,177
All statistics correct as of 15 May 1988.

During the 1987–88 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

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Silvio Berlusconi appointed Arrigo Sacchi as the new head coach, who in the previous season with Parma had faced Milan in the Coppa Italia three times and subsequently eliminated the Rossoneri, in the process impressing Berlusconi with the team's style of play.[1][2] The transfer market brought two Dutch players to Milan: Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit, taken respectively from Ajax and PSV, in place of the English Ray Wilkins and Mark Hateley.[3] Angelo Colombo and Carlo Ancelotti joined in midfield. The coach from Fusignano could thus count on a young squad, which could allow him to fight in the league against reigning champions Napoli. The squad was already made up of a strong defense led by captain Franco Baresi and which included Paolo Maldini, Filippo Galli, Mauro Tassotti as well as the substitutes Alessandro Costacurta (who will make his debut in the first team during the season) and the new signing Roberto Mussi. Thanks to the play-off won at the end of the 1986–87 season against Sampdoria, the Rossoneri regained access to Europe by participating in the UEFA Cup. Due to the disqualification of the Meazza (because of incidents during the match against Waregem on 11 December 1985), the club decided to play its home games at the Via del mare stadium in Lecce.[4][5] In the Coppa Italia, Milan got through the first round, finishing their group in second place: they won four matches and lost only one, on penalties, against Parma.

The league began with the victory at Pisa, in which Van Basten (on his debut in Italy) scored the final 3–1 from a penalty kick. Milan then eliminated Sporting de Gijón in the UEFA Cup after losing the first leg 1–0 and winning the second leg 3–0 at the Via del Mare. On the league's fifth day, in the match against Sampdoria, Van Basten suffered an injury that would put him out of action until April. The journey in Europe ended in the next round, against another Spanish team: Espanyol, victorious away, in Lecce (2–0), and capable of imposing a goalless draw at home.[6] Two months after the Dutchman's injury, Milan beat Roma at the San Siro, but the match was later abandoned by the referee due to a firecracker from the Milan stand that had hit the Giallorossi goalkeeper Tancredi. The calendar year ended with a victory in the derby, achieved by beating Inter 1–0: Milan thus had 16 points in the standings, 5 less than leaders Napoli. The first match of 1988 had the challenge against the Neapolitans on the calendar, which the Rossoneri won with an imposing 4–1; the 3–1 goal was scored by Gullit, who had just been awarded the 1987 Ballon d'Or. Three days later, the team defeated Ascoli in the first leg of the round of 16 of the Coppa Italia: in the second leg, the score of 1–0 was overturned by Ascoli who would then win on penalties.

In the second half of the season, in the league, Sacchi's team didn't suffer any setbacks and recovered ground against Napoli.[7][8][9] In the 25th round, Van Basten returned to the pitch after six months of absence, and scored the winning goal against Empoli. This success was followed by victories against Roma and Inter, which made it possible to reduce the gap from Napoli to just one point, on the eve of the crucial match. At the San Paolo, Milan defeated the hosts again, this time 3–2 with a double by Virdis and Van Basten, who responded to Maradona and Careca. The result promoted the Rossoneri to first place in the standings, with an advantage of one point.[10] The position was defended in the two remaining games, thanks to draws with Juventus and Como, giving Milan the Scudetto, their eleventh overall, as well as the first after nine years.[11]

Squad

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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 Italy ITA Giovanni Galli
GK Italy ITA Giulio Nuciari
DF Italy ITA Franco Baresi
DF Switzerland SUI Walter Bianchi
DF Italy ITA Alessandro Costacurta
DF Italy ITA Filippo Galli
DF Italy ITA Paolo Maldini
DF Italy ITA Roberto Mussi
DF Italy ITA Mauro Tassotti
DF Italy ITA Rufo Emiliano Verga
MF Italy ITA Carlo Ancelotti
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Italy ITA Mario Bortolazzi
MF Italy ITA Angelo Colombo
MF Italy ITA Roberto Donadoni
MF Italy ITA Alberigo Evani
MF Netherlands NED Ruud Gullit
FW Netherlands NED Marco van Basten
FW Italy ITA Daniele Massaro
FW Italy ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis
FW Italy ITA Massimiliano Cappellini
FW Italy ITA Graziano Mannari

Transfers

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Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Milan (C) 30 17 11 2 43 14 +29 45 Qualification to European Cup
2 Napoli 30 18 6 6 55 27 +28 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup
3 Roma 30 15 8 7 39 26 +13 38
4 Sampdoria 30 13 11 6 41 30 +11 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5 Internazionale 30 11 10 9 42 35 +7 32 Qualification to UEFA Cup
Source: 1987–88 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.[12]
(C) Champions

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLDWDWDWWDLWWWWWDWDWDDWDWWWWDD
Position168552432244222222222222222111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1988–89 European Cup;   = 1988–89 UEFA Cup

Matches

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13 September 1987 1 Pisa 1–3 Milan Pisa
Cecconi 53' Report Donadoni 16'
Gullit 73'
van Basten 80' (pen.)
Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 26,728
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
20 September 1987 2 Milan 0–2 Fiorentina Milan
Report Díaz 76'
R. Baggio 78'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,880
Referee: Pietro D'elia
27 September 1987 3 Cesena 0–0 Milan Cesena
Report Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 29,681
Referee: Paolo Bergamo
4 October 1987 4 Milan 2–0 Ascoli Milan
Virdis 35'
Evani 82'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,928
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
11 October 1987 5 Sampdoria 1–1 Milan Genoa
Vialli 53' Report Gullit 51' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 16,905
Referee: Tullio Lanese
25 October 1987 6 Verona 0–1 Milan Verona
Report Virdis 41' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 44,419
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
1 November 1987 7 Milan 0–0 Torino Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,815
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
8 November 1987 8 Pescara 0–2 Milan Pescara
Report Virdis 28'
Bortolazzi 86'
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Attendance: 29,486
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
22 November 1987 9 Milan 3–0 Avellino Milan
Colombo 6'
Donadoni 67'
Maldini 74'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,536
Referee: Werther Cornieti
29 November 1987 10 Empoli 0–0 Milan Empoli
Report Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 13,955
Referee: Salvatore Lombardo
13 December 1987 11 Milan 0–2 (abd) Roma Milan
Virdis 83' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,887
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
Note: The win was awarded to Roma due to a firecracker that hit the Giallorossi's goalkeeper Franco Tancredi at the start of the second half. He was hit on the head by a firework thrown by a A.C. Milan supporter. Tancredi stopped breathing for a short time but was eventually resuscitated by paramedics.
20 December 1987 12 Internazionale 0–1 Milan Milan
Report Ferri 4' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 67,545
Referee: Tullio Lanese
3 January 1988 13 Milan 4–1 Napoli Milan
Colombo 19'
Virdis 24'
Gullit 73'
Donadoni 78'
Report Careca 10' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,519
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
10 January 1988 14 Juventus 0–1 Milan Turin
Report Gullit 62' Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Torino
Attendance: 59,376
Referee: Carlo Longhi
17 January 1988 15 Milan 5–0 Como Milan
Donadoni 30'
Virdis 49'
Gullit 61', 88'
Ancelotti 73'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,947
Referee: Werther Cornieti
24 January 1988 16 Milan 1–0 Pisa Milan
Colombo 27' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,523
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
31 January 1988 17 Fiorentina 1–1 Milan Florence
Di Chiara 49' Report Baresi 74' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Comunale (Florence)
Attendance: 52,068
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
7 February 1988 18 Milan 3–0 Cesena Milan
Gullit 13'
Evani 72'
Massaro 83'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,512
Referee: Luciano Luci
14 February 1988 19 Ascoli 1–1 Milan Ascoli Piceno
Destro 47' Report Massaro 66' Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 22,678
Referee: Werther Cornieti
28 February 1988 20 Milan 2–1 Sampdoria Milan
Virdis 7'
Maldini 70'
Report Bonomi 16' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,568
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
6 March 1988 21 Milan 0–0 Verona Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,208
Referee: Salvatore Lombardo
13 March 1988 22 Torino 1–1 Milan Turin
Bresciani 77' Report Ancelotti 78' Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Torino
Attendance: 38,857
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
20 March 1988 23 Milan 2–0 Pescara Milan
Massaro 2'
Gullit 47'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,336
Referee: Fabio Baldas
27 March 1988 24 Avellino 0–0 Milan Avellino
Report Stadium: Stadio Partenio
Attendance: 39,898
Referee: Carlo Longhi
10 April 1988 25 Milan 1–0 Empoli Milan
van Basten 61' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,763
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
17 April 1988 26 Roma 0–2 Milan Rome
Report Virdis 25'
Massaro 85'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 59,455
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
24 April 1988 27 Milan 2–0 Internazionale Milan
Gullit 43'
Virdis 53'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,503
Referee: Carlo Longhi
1 May 1988 28 Napoli 2–3 Milan Naples
Maradona 45'
Careca 78'
Report Virdis 36', 68'
van Basten 76'
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 82,824
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
8 May 1988 29 Milan 0–0 Juventus Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,505
Referee: Tullio Lanese
15 May 1988 30 Como 1–1 Milan Como
Giunta 46' Report Virdis 2' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 25,036
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

Coppa Italia

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First round

23 August 1987 1 Milan 5–0 Bari Milan
Donadoni 3'
Virdis 21'
van Basten 55'
Gullit 57'
Massaro 70'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 27 962
Referee: Pairetto
26 August 1987 2 Como 1–2 Milan Como
Borgonovo 67' 8' Gullit
36' van Basten
Stadium: Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 17 000
Referee: Bergamo
30 August 1987 3 Monza 0–2 Milan Milan
12', 83' van Basten Stadium: San Siro[13]
Attendance: 44 568
Referee: Luci
2 September 1987 4 Milan 2–2
(3–4 p)
Parma Milan
van Basten 15'
Gullit 80'
42' Zannoni
58' (aut.) F. Galli
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 44 179
Referee: Coppetelli
Penalties
van Basten soccer ball with check mark
Bortolazzi soccer ball with red X
Donadoni soccer ball with red X
Baresi soccer ball with check mark
Ancelotti soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Zannoni
soccer ball with check mark Carboni
soccer ball with check mark Pasa
soccer ball with red X Di Fabio
soccer ball with check mark Fiorin
6 September 1987 5 Barletta 1–1
(3–5 p)
Milan Bari
Bonaldi 87' 59' Donadoni Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria[14]
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Baldas
Penalties
Di Sarno soccer ball with red X
Cossato soccer ball with check mark
Mazzaferro soccer ball with check mark
Rovani soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark van Basten
soccer ball with check mark Baresi
soccer ball with check mark Ancelotti
soccer ball with check mark Colombo
soccer ball with check mark Donadoni

Eightfinals

6 January 1988 Milan 0–1 Ascoli Milan
59' Destro Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 13 808
Referee: Paparesta
20 January 1988 Ascoli 0–1
(4–2 p)
Milan Ascoli Piceno
9' Virdis Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 14 910
Referee: D'Elia
Penalties
Giovannelli soccer ball with check mark
Casagrande soccer ball with red X
Greco soccer ball with check mark
Benetti soccer ball with check mark
Destro soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with red X Virdis
soccer ball with check mark Bortolazzi
soccer ball with red X Donadoni
soccer ball with check mark Baresi

UEFA Cup

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First round

16 September 1987 Spain Sporting Gijon 1–0 Milan Gijón
Jaime 69' Report Stadium: El Molinon
Attendance: 26 000
Referee: WalesBridges
30 September 1987 Milan 3–0 Spain Sporting Gijon Lecce
Virdis 21' (rig.), 45' (rig.)
Gullit 43'
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare[15]
Attendance: 35,488
Referee: Socialist Federal Republic of YugoslaviaPetrović

Second round

21 October 1987 Milan 0–2 Spain Espanyol Lecce
Report 40' Zubillaga
49' Pichi Alonso
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare[15]
Attendance: 29 102
Referee: ScotlandSyme
4 November 1987 Spain Espanyol 0–0 Milan Barcelona
Report Stadium: Sarria
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: BelgiumPonnet

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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Competition[16] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1987-88 Serie A 45 15 10 3 2 25 6 15 7 8 0 18 8 30 17 11 2 43 14 +29
1987-88 Coppa Italia 3 1 1 1 7 3 4 3 1 0 6 2 7 4 2 1 13 5 +8
1987-88 UEFA Cup 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 3 3 0
Total 20 12 4 4 35 11 21 10 10 1 24 11 41 22 14 5 59 22 +37

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa Italia UEFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Italy ITA G. Galli 40 -12 30 -12 7 0 3 0
DF Italy ITA Tassotti 39 0 28 0 7 0 4 0
DF Italy ITA Galli 40 0 30 0 7 0 3 0
DF Italy ITA Baresi 36 1 27 1 6 0 3 0
DF Italy ITA Maldini 29 2 26 2 1 0 2 0
MF Italy ITA Donadoni 39 6 28+1 4 7 2 3 0
MF Italy ITA Ancelotti 38 2 27 2 7 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Colombo 35 3 26 3 5 0 4 0
MF Italy ITA Evani 30 2 22+5 2 2 0 1 0
FW Netherlands NED Gullit 39 13 29 9 6 3 4 1
FW Italy ITA Virdis 33 15 23+2 11 4 2 4 2
GK Italy ITA Nuciari 2 -1 0 0 2 -1 0 -0
DF Switzerland SUI Bianchi 10 0 1+2 0 4 0 3 0
DF Italy ITA Costacurta 8 0 2+5 0 1 0 0 0
DF Italy ITA Mussi 18 0 6+5 0 4 0 3 0
DF Italy ITA Verga 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
MF Italy ITA Bortolazzi 22 1 6+7 1 7 0 2 0
FW Italy ITA Massaro 35 5 15+11 4 7 1 2 0
FW Netherlands NED van Basten 19 8 4+7 3 5 5 3 0
FW Italy ITA Cappellini 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
FW Italy ITA Mannari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Gianni Mura (July 3, 1987). "E un giorno Sacchi giocò in difesa". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
  2. ^ Gianni Mura (July 28, 1987). "Straordinari per il Milan". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
  3. ^ Fabrizio Bocca (July 1, 1987). "Milan, Juve e Roma sconvolte Hanno già prenotato i migliori". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  4. ^ Licia Granello (September 17, 1987). "Il Milan è un gigante smarrito". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 18.
  5. ^ Licia Granello (October 1, 1987). "È un Milan preciso". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
  6. ^ "Il Milan è già disperato". repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ Gianni Brera (November 24, 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  8. ^ Licia Granello (January 20, 1988). "Il mio calcio è come un look". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 30.
  9. ^ Gianni Brera (January 26, 1988). "Ma anche le grandi sentono la fatica". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
  10. ^ Licia Granello (May 3, 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
  11. ^ "Cari campioni, vi vedo così..." repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  13. ^ Stadium chosen due to is more attendance-capacity than Stadio Brianteo: Nino Sormani (31 August 1987), "Primi fischi per il Milan olandese", La Stampa, p. 20
  14. ^ Due to no authorized Barletta: Panini 1989, p. 482.
  15. ^ a b Due to San Siro was suspended, Milan has played the match in Lecce; cfr. Luca Argentieri (10 July 1987), "Real – Napoli è già finale", la Repubblica, p. 31
  16. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1987–88". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1987–88" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

Works cited

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  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena: Panini Group. 1988.

Sources

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