1989–90 AC Milan season

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Milan
1989–90 season
Chairman Silvio Berlusconi
Manager Arrigo Sacchi
Serie A 2nd
Coppa Italia Runners-up
European Cup Winners
(in 1990-91 European Cup,
1990 European Super Cup and
1990 Intercontinental Cup)
European Super Cup Winners
Intercontinental Cup Winners
Top goalscorer Marco van Basten (19)
←  1988–89
1990–91  →

AC Milan won their second consecutive European Cup, thanks to a final victory over Benfica. The Dutch trio of Marco van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard was now a firmly established unit, but their efforts were not quite enough to defeat Napoli in the title chase. This team is regarded as one of the best teams of all time. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Antonioli
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giovanni Galli
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Andrea Pazzagli
— GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesco Toldo
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Franco Baresi
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stefano Carobbi
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alessandro Costacurta
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Filippo Galli
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Paolo Maldini
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Pullo
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Mauro Tassotti
— DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Rufo Emiliano Verga
— DF Flag of Portugal.svg  POR Júlio Grilo
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Demetrio Albertini
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Carlo Ancelotti
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Angelo Colombo
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberto Donadoni
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Alberigo Evani
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Diego Fuser
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Christian Lantignotti
— MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Frank Rijkaard
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stefano Salvatori
— MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giovanni Stroppa
— FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Ruud Gullit
— FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stefano Borgonovo
— FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Daniele Massaro
— FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Marco Simone
— FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Marco van Basten
— FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giuseppe Galderisi

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Napoli (C)3421945731+2651Qualification to European Cup
2 Milan [lower-alpha 1] 3422575627+2949
3 Internazionale 34171075532+2344Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Juventus 34151455636+2044Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5 Sampdoria [lower-alpha 2] 34161174626+2043
Source: 1989–90 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. [4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ↑ Milan qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup as defending champions.
  2. ↑ Sampdoria qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultWLWWDDLLWLWWWWD-W-WWWWWWDWWWWLLWDWLW
Position164335786886323555544322211111111122
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1990–91 European Cup ;   = 1990–91 UEFA Cup

Matches

27 August 19891 Cesena 0–3 Milan Cesena
Report Stroppa Soccerball shade.svg7'
Borgonovo Soccerball shade.svg10'
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg44'		Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 29, 059
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
3 September 19892 Milan 0–1 Lazio Milan
Report Maldini Soccerball shade.svg41' (o.g.)Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52, 737
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato
6 September 19893 Atalanta 0–1 Milan Bergamo
Report Ancelotti Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 29, 188
Referee: Tullio Lanese
10 September 19894 Milan 3–1 Udinese Milan
Ancelotti Soccerball shade.svg45'
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg66'
Rijkaard Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Balbo Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53, 229
Referee: Bruno Di Cola
17 September 19895 Genoa 1–1 Milan Genoa
Aguilera Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Rijkaard Soccerball shade.svg77'Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 25, 015
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
24 September 19896 Milan 1–1 Fiorentina Milan
Tassotti Soccerball shade.svg2' Report Dell'Oglio Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63, 694
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
1 October 19897 Napoli 3–0 Milan Naples
Carnevale Soccerball shade.svg19', 45'
Maradona Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 62, 282
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
8 October 19898 Cremonese 1–0 Milan Cremona
Dezotti Soccerball shade.svg9' Report Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 19, 304
Referee: Carlo Longhi
22 October 19899 Milan 1–0 Roma Milan
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg81' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 56, 780
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
29 October 198910 Ascoli 1–0 Milan Ascoli Piceno
Casagrande Soccerball shade.svg41' Report Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 18, 808
Referee: Tullio Lanese
5 November 198911 Milan 3–2 Juventus Milan
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg52' (pen.), 85'
Donadoni Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report De Agostini Soccerball shade.svg62' (pen.)
Schillaci Soccerball shade.svg65'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68, 333
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
19 November 198912 Internazionale 0–3 Milan Milan
Report van Basten Soccerball shade.svg52'
Fuser Soccerball shade.svg75'
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg86'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 66, 309
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
26 November 198913 Milan 2–0 Lecce Milan
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg59' (pen.)
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58, 109
Referee: Luciano Luci
3 December 198914 Milan 1–0 Bologna Milan
Donadoni Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61, 607
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
10 December 198915 Sampdoria 1–1 Milan Genoa
Vierchowod Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Ancelotti Soccerball shade.svg70'Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 37, 096
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
30 December 198917 Bari 0–1 Milan Bari
Report van Basten Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria
Attendance: 31, 031
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
7 January 199018 Milan 3–0 Cesena Milan
Donadoni Soccerball shade.svg9'
Tassotti Soccerball shade.svg49'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg75' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53, 174
Referee: Gianni Beschin
14 January 199019 Lazio 1–3 Milan Rome
Amarildo Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Massaro Soccerball shade.svg5'
Fuser Soccerball shade.svg10'
Colombo Soccerball shade.svg71'		Stadium: Stadio Flaminio
Attendance: 22, 249
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
17 January 199020 Milan 3–1 Atalanta Milan
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg14', 60', 62' Report Caniggia Soccerball shade.svg12'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60, 417
Referee: Tullio Lanese
21 January 199021 Udinese 0–2 Milan Udine
Report van Basten Soccerball shade.svg12', 80'Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 37, 837
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
28 January 199022 Milan 1–0 Genoa Milan
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg1' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58, 835
Referee: Sergio Coppetelli
4 February 199023 Fiorentina 2–3 Milan Perugia
R. Baggio Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.)
Kubík Soccerball shade.svg47'		 Report Evani Soccerball shade.svg55'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg60' (pen.), 66' (pen.)		Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 20, 690
Referee: Carlo Longhi
7 February 199016 Milan 0–0 Verona Milan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62, 158
Referee: Luciano Luci
Note: The match was scheduled for 17 December 1989, but moved because of Milan's involvement in the 1989 Intercontinental Cup. The first date originally chosen for the recovery was 3 January 1990 but the game was abandoned after 28 minutes due to heavy fog, while the score was still 0–0 and subsequently replayed.
11 February 199024 Milan 3–0 Napoli Milan
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg47'
Maldini Soccerball shade.svg71'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70, 019
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
18 February 199025 Milan 2–1 Cremonese Milan
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg17'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Dezotti Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.)Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 65, 452
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato
25 February 199026 Roma 0–4 Milan Rome
Report Tempestilli Soccerball shade.svg34' (o.g.)
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg39', 57'
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Stadio Flaminio
Attendance: 27, 124
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
4 March 199027 Milan 2–1 Ascoli Milan
Stroppa Soccerball shade.svg52'
Tassotti Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Cvetković Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61, 014
Referee: Piero Ceccarini
11 March 199028 Juventus 3–0 Milan Torino
Schillaci Soccerball shade.svg7'
Rui Barros Soccerball shade.svg18', 58'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 48, 113
Referee: Carlo Longhi
18 March 199029 Milan 1–3 Internazionale Milan
Costacurta Soccerball shade.svg84' Report Serena Soccerball shade.svg4', 90'
Matthäus Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.)		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62, 447
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
25 March 199030 Lecce 1–2 Milan Lecce
Benedetti Soccerball shade.svg6' Report Baresi Soccerball shade.svg34'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg58'		Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 41, 280
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
8 April 199031 Bologna 0–0 Milan Bologna
Report Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 37, 744
Referee: Tullio Lanese
13 April 199032 Milan 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 58, 136
Referee: Carlo Longhi
22 April 199033 Verona 2–1 Milan Verona
Sotomayor Soccerball shade.svg63'
D. Pellegrini Soccerball shade.svg89'		 Report Simone Soccerball shade.svg33'Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 33, 871
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
29 April 199034 Milan 4–0 Bari Bergamo
Borgonovo Soccerball shade.svg68'
Evani Soccerball shade.svg71', 78'
Donadoni Soccerball shade.svg76'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 41, 570
Referee: Luciano Luci

Top scorers

Coppa Italia

First round

Second round

30 August 1989 Cremonese 0–1 Milan Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Massaro Soccerball shade.svg84'Attendance: 16, 182
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

Group stage

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Milan 211071+63
2 Atalanta 20201102
3 Messina 201106−61
Source: [ citation needed ]
10 January 1990Round 1 Milan 6–0 Messina San Siro, Milan
Baresi Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.), 82' (pen.), 86' (pen.)
Borgonovo Soccerball shade.svg58', 70'
Simone Soccerball shade.svg89'		Attendance: 5, 232
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
24 January 1990Round 2 Atalanta 1–1 Milan Stadio Comunale, Bergamo
Bresciani Soccerball shade.svg41' Baresi Soccerball shade.svg89' (pen.)Attendance: 13, 310
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

Semi-finals

31 January 1990First Leg Milan 0–0 Napoli San Siro, Milan
14:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Attendance: 19, 340
Referee: Fabio Baldas
14 February 1990Second Leg Napoli 1–3 Milan Stadio San Paolo, Naples
14:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Maradona Soccerball shade.svg79' (pen.) Massaro Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.), 88'
Van Basten Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.)		Attendance: 49, 376
Referee: Tullio Lanese

Final

28 February 1990First Leg Juventus 0–0 Milan Stadio Comunale, Turin
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Ancelotti Yellow card.svg 15'
Galli Yellow card.svg 55'
Rijkaard Red card.svg 68'		Attendance: 30, 105
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
25 April 1990Second Leg Milan 0–1 Juventus San Siro, Milan
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baresi Yellow card.svg 50' Galia Soccerball shade.svg17'
Marocchi Yellow card.svg 62'		Attendance: 83, 928
Referee: Pietro D'Elia

European Cup

First round

13 September 1989First Leg Milan Flag of Italy.svg 4–0 Flag of Finland.svg HJK Helsinki Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Stroppa Soccerball shade.svg5'
Massaro Soccerball shade.svg39', 70'
Evani Soccerball shade.svg80'		 Report Martonen Yellow card.svg 68'Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 41, 205
Referee: Stephanos Hadjistefanou (Cyprus)
27 September 1989Second Leg HJK Helsinki Flag of Finland.svg 0–1 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Helsinki, Finland
19:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Väyrynen Yellow card.svg 86' Report Borgonovo Soccerball shade.svg30'
Carobbi Yellow card.svg 40'		Stadium: Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 17, 864
Referee: Valeri Butenko (Soviet Union)

Second round

18 October 1989First Leg Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–0 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Rijkaard Soccerball shade.svg9'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg14' (pen.), Yellow card.svg 75'
Evani Yellow card.svg 26'
Ancelotti Yellow card.svg 38'
Colombo Yellow card.svg 81'		 Report Hierro Yellow card.svg 11'
Míchel Yellow card.svg 36'
Llorente Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,359
Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (West Germany)
1 November 1989Second Leg Real Madrid Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Madrid, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Llorente Yellow card.svg 13'
Butragueño Soccerball shade.svg45'
Hierro Yellow card.svg 69'
Sanchís Red card.svg 74'
Sánchez Yellow card.svg 82'		 Report Maldini Yellow card.svg 25'
Tassotti Yellow card.svg 44'
Fuser Yellow card.svg 84'
Massaro Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 82,783
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)

Quarter-finals

7 March 1990First Leg KV Mechelen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0–0 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Brussels, Belgium
20:15 CEST (UTC+01:00) Report Costacurta Yellow card.svg 3'Stadium: Heysel Stadium
Attendance: 33, 000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
21 March 1990Second Leg Milan Flag of Italy.svg 2–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg KV Mechelen Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Donadoni Red card.svg 102'
van Basten Soccerball shade.svg105'
Simone Soccerball shade.svg116'
Baresi Yellow card.svg 118'		 Report Clijsters Red card.svg 89'
Deferm Yellow card.svg 100'
Versavel Yellow card.svg 101'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62, 801
Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Semi-finals

4 April 1990First Leg Milan Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich Milan, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) van Basten Soccerball shade.svg77' (pen.) Report Pflügler Yellow card.svg 25'
Dorfner Yellow card.svg 65'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62,717
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
18 April 1990Second Leg Bayern Munich Flag of Germany.svg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Flag of Italy.svg Milan Munich, Germany
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Strunz Soccerball shade.svg59'
Grahammer Yellow card.svg 87'
McInally Soccerball shade.svg106'		 Report Borgonovo Soccerball shade.svg100'Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 72,000
Referee: Emilio Soriano (Spain)

Final

23 May 1990 Milan Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica Vienna, Austria
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rijkaard Soccerball shade.svg67' Report Aldair Yellow card.svg 40'
Ricardo Yellow card.svg 65'		Stadium: Praterstadion
Attendance: 58,000
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Intercontinental Cup

17 December 1989 Milan Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 (a.e.t.) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional Tokyo, Japan
12:00 CEST (UTC+09:00) Evani Soccerball shade.svg119'Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 60,228
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)

European Super Cup

23 November 1989First Leg Barcelona Flag of Spain.svg 1–1 Flag of Italy.svg Milan Barcelona, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Amor Soccerball shade.svg67', Yellow card.svg 71'
Koeman Yellow card.svg 68'		 Van Basten Soccerball shade.svg44' (pen.)
Salvatori Yellow card.svg 48'
Costacurta Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 55, 000
Referee: Joël Quiniou (France)
7 December 1989Second Leg Milan Flag of Italy.svg 1–0 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Evani Soccerball shade.svg55'
Tassotti Yellow card.svg 83'		 Sacristàn Yellow card.svg 54'
Alexanko Yellow card.svg 85'		Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 52, 093
Referee: Helmut Kohl (Austria)

Statistics

Player statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Serie A Coppa Italia European Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Pazzagli 25-1523-151010
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Tassotti 3832932070
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Costacurta 36125+113070
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Baresi 4553017480
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Maldini 4413016080
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Donadoni 30423+143030
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Ancelotti 34322+234060
MF Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Rijkaard 44427+226092
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Evani 46425+735091
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Massaro 451527+3108372
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Van Basten 372326194173
GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA G. Galli 26-1811-127-38-3
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Carobbi 600+203010
DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Galli 28013+108060
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Albertini 100+100000
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Colombo 35116+515090
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fuser 29214+627020
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Lantignotti 400+201010
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Salvatori 1807+307010
MF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Stroppa 2938+927051
FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Gullit 301+100010
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Borgonovo 2367+625252
FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Simone 29310+1113151

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