1990–91 AC Milan season

Milan
1990–91 season
Chairman	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Arrigo Sacchi
Serie A	2nd ; (in 1991–92 UEFA Cup)
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
European Cup	Quarter-finals
European Super Cup	Winners
Intercontinental Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marco van Basten (11); All: ; van Basten (11)
Average home league attendance	77,488
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Last updated July 17, 2025

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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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


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

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	Reggiana
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.^[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	10	6	46	19	+27	64	12	2	3	28	7	+21	6	8	3	18	12	+6

Source: Competitive matches

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	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	A	A	H	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

9 September 19901	Milan	1–0	Genoa	Milan
	Agostini 72'	Report	Ruotolo 66'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,990 Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

16 September 19902	Cesena	0–1	Milan	Cesena
		Report	van Basten 90'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 24,680 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

23 September 19903	Milan	2–1	Fiorentina	Milan
	van Basten 29' Massaro 64'	Report	Fuser 60'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,419 Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

30 September 19904	Lazio	1–1	Milan	Rome
	Riedle 54'	Report	Evani 89'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 50,447 Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto

7 October 19905	Milan	2–0	Cagliari	Milan
	van Basten 4', 41' (pen.)	Report	De Paola 53'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,553 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

21 October 19906	Napoli	1–1	Milan	Naples
	Maradona 83' (pen.)	Report	Gullit 88'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 68,178 Referee: Carlo Longhi

28 October 19907	Milan	0–1	Sampdoria	Milan
		Report	Cerezo 68'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,163 Referee: Angelo Amendolia

11 November 19908	Atalanta	0–2	Milan	Bergamo
	Contratto 66'	Report	van Basten 25' Massaro 76'	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 29,229 Referee: Gianni Beschin

18 November 19909	Milan	0–1	Internazionale	Milan
		Report	Berti 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 83,803 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

25 November 199010	Torino	1–1	Milan	Turin
	Lentini 31'	Report	Maldini 90'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 43,849 Referee: Tullio Lanese

2 December 199011	Milan	1–0	Lecce	Milan
	Rijkaard 85'	Report	Carannante 46' Moriero 66'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,872 Referee: Bruno Di Cola

16 December 199012	Roma	0–0	Milan	Rome
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 59,212 Referee: Angelo Amendolia

30 December 199013	Milan	2–0	Juventus	Milan
	Ancelotti 46' Gullit 55'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 83,921 Referee: Gianni Beschin

6 January 199114	Bologna	1–1	Milan	Bologna
	Türkyılmaz 35'	Report	Gullit 8'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 34,061 Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

13 January 199115	Milan	2–0	Bari	Milan
	Gullit 30' Brambati 58' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,315 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

20 January 199116	Parma	2–0	Milan	Parma
	Melli 6', 34'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 20,954 Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

23 January 199117	Milan	1–0	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

27 January 199118	Genoa	1–1	Milan	Genoa
	Aguilera 73' (pen.)	Report	Massaro 57'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 37,282 Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

3 February 199119	Milan	2–0	Cesena	Milan
	Massaro 2' van Basten 53' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72,983 Referee: Giovanni Merlino

10 February 199120	Fiorentina	0–0	Milan	Florence
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 34,835 Referee: Fabio Baldas

17 February 199121	Milan	3–1	Lazio	Milan
	van Basten 44' Gullit 46' Massaro 51'	Report	Troglio 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,395 Referee: Loris Stafoggia

24 February 199122	Cagliari	1–1	Milan	Cagliari
	Matteoli 62'	Report	Maldini 29'	Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 35,713 Referee: Alfredo Trentalange

3 March 199123	Milan	4–1	Napoli	Milan
	Ferrara 21' (o.g.) Gullit 41' Rijkaard 57' Donadoni 67'	Report	Incocciati 73'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 82,043 Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

10 March 199124	Sampdoria	2–0	Milan	Genoa
	Vialli 52' (pen.) Mancini 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 38,400 Referee: Pietro D'Elia

17 March 199125	Milan	0–1	Atalanta	Milan
		Report	Evair 50'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76,739 Referee: Luciano Luci

24 March 199126	Internazionale	0–1	Milan	Milan
		Report	van Basten 74'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80,172 Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella

30 March 199127	Milan	1–0	Torino	Milan
	Cravero 59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,796 Referee: Sergio Coppetelli

7 April 199128	Lecce	0–3	Milan	Lecce
		Report	Simone 38' Donadoni 71' Gullit 90'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 23,625 Referee: Fabio Baldas

14 April 199129	Pisa	0–1	Milan	Pisa
		Report	Maldini 66'	Stadium: Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 20,797 Referee: Gianni Beschin

20 April 199130	Milan	1–1	Roma	Milan
	Agostini 90'	Report	Rizzitelli 87'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 78,064 Referee: Carlo Sguizzato

5 May 199131	Juventus	0–3	Milan	Turin
		Report	Simone 3' Maldini 13' Evani 78'	Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi Attendance: 57,794 Referee: Luciano Luci

12 May 199132	Milan	6–0	Bologna	Milan
	van Basten 17', 64' (pen.), 72' Evani 55' Simone 58' Rijkaard 90'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75,486 Referee: Marcello Nicchi

19 May 199133	Bari	2–1	Milan	Bari
	João Paulo 4', 65'	Report	Simone 53'	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 42,549 Referee: Angelo Amendolia

26 May 199134	Milan	0–0	Parma	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 83,520 Referee: Fabio Baldas

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

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

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

Eightfinals

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

21 November 1990Second 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

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

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

Semifinals

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

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

First round

Milan were the defending champions and were given a bye to the second round due to both Liverpool F.C. (1985 Heysel disaster) and Ajax Amsterdam (1989 Iron rod incident) being banned in the tournament.

Round of 16

24 October 1990First Leg	Milan	0–0	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)

7 November 1990Second Leg	Club Brugge	0–1	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

6 March 1991First 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)

20 March 1991Second Leg	Marseille	1–0	Milan	Marseille, France
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Amoros 61' Mozer 69' Waddle 72'	Report	Tassotti 28' Ancelotti 30' Evani 53'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 37,603 Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Note: Match 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.^[4]^[5]

Intercontinental Cup

9 December 1990	Milan	3–0	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

10 October 1990First Leg	Sampdoria	1–1	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)

29 November 1990Second Leg	Milan	2–0	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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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^[6]
	DF	ITA	Galli	27	0	19+1	0	6	0	1	0
	MF	ITA	Carbone	25	1	17+4	0	2	0	2	1
	FW	ITA	Massaro	31	7	12+9	6	6	1	4	0
	DF	ITA	Carobbi	16	0	9	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Stroppa	18	0	7+11	0
	FW	ITA	Agostini	24	4	7+8	2	8	2	1	0
	FW	ITA	Simone	22	6	7+7	4	6	2	2	0
	MF	ITA	Gaudenzi	20	0	5+7	0	6	0	2	0
	DF	ITA	Nava	9	0	2	0	7	0
	DF	ITA	Costi	9	0	0+2	0	7	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

↑ Milan did not participate in the UEFA Cup as they served a one-year ban after refusing to resume a game against Olympique Marseille during the second match of 1990–91 European Cup quarter-finals.
↑ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2000–2001". StadiaPostcards.com.
↑ 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.
↑ Official score against Olympique Marseille was 0–3 on table.

Sources

RSSSF – Italy 1990/91

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[table_note_MIL0.55929364895415-3] In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.

[1] Milan did not participate in the UEFA Cup as they served a one-year ban after refusing to resume a game against Olympique Marseille during the second match of 1990–91 European Cup quarter-finals.

[2] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2000–2001". StadiaPostcards.com.

[4] 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.

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

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

[7] Official score against Olympique Marseille was 0–3 on table.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	10	6	46	19	+27	64	12	2	3	28	7	+21	6	8	3	18	12	+6

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	10	6	46	19	+27	64	12	2	3	28	7	+21	6	8	3	18	12	+6