1991–92 AC Milan season

Milan
1991–92 season
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Fabio Capello
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1st; (in Champions League)
Coppa Italia	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marco van Basten (25); All: ; Marco van Basten (29)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1990–91 1992–93 →

Associazione Calcio Milan returned to its winning ways with the appointment of Fabio Capello as the club's new manager during the 1991–92 season, following the departure of Arrigo Sacchi. Marco van Basten had his last season uninterrupted by injury, netting 25 goals, which was one of the main reasons Milan was able to overhaul Juventus to claim the Serie A title. Milan ran through entire the 34–game league season unbeaten, a rare feat in footballing history (equalled in Serie A only by Juventus in the 2011–12 season, and Perugia in 1978–79, although the latter side failed to win the Serie A title). The team's unbeaten run totalled 58 matches between 1991 and 1993, a record in Italian football, encompassing the next season as well.^[1]^[2] For their achievements, the 1991–92 Milan side received the nickname "Gli invincibili" ("The invincibles," in Italian) in the media.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

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	Sebastiano Rossi
—	GK	ITA	Francesco Antonioli
—	GK	ITA	Carlo Cudicini
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Alessandro Costacurta
—	DF	ITA	Filippo Galli
—	DF	ITA	Enzo Gambaro
—	DF	ITA	Paolo Maldini
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	MF	ITA	Demetrio Albertini


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Carlo Ancelotti
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Donadoni
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
—	MF	ITA	Diego Fuser
—	MF	NED	Ruud Gullit
—	MF	NED	Frank Rijkaard
—	FW	ITA	Giovanni Cornacchini
—	FW	ITA	Daniele Massaro
—	FW	ITA	Aldo Serena
—	FW	ITA	Marco Simone
—	FW	NED	Marco van Basten

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Zvonimir Boban	Dinamo Zagreb
DF	Enzo Gambaro	Parma F.C.	-
FW	Giovanni Cornacchini	Piacenza Calcio
FW	Giovane Élber	Londrina
FW	Aldo Serena	Inter
GK	Francesco Antonioli	Modena F.C.	loan ended
MF	Demetrio Albertini	Calcio Padova	loan ended
MF	Diego Fuser	Fiorentina	loan ended

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
GK	Andrea Pazzagli	Bologna F.C.
MF	Stefano Nava	Parma F.C.
MF	Giovanni Stroppa	S.S. Lazio
DF	Stefano Carobbi	Fiorentina	-
DF	Rodolfo Bandirati	Como 1907	-
DF	Giandomenico Costi	A.C.R. Messina
DF	Gianluca Grassadonia	U.S. Salernitana
MF	Gianluca Gaudenzi	Cagliari F.C.
FW	Massimo Agostini	Parma F.C.
FW	Giovane Élber	Grasshoppers	loan
GK	Massimo Taibi	Como 1907	loan
MF	Zvonimir Boban	S.S.C. Bari	loan

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Angelo Carbone	S.S.C. Bari

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	22	12	0	74	21	+53	56	Qualification to European Cup
2	Juventus	34	18	12	4	45	22	+23	48	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Torino	34	14	15	5	42	20	+22	43
4	Napoli	34	15	12	7	56	40	+16	42
5	Roma	34	13	14	7	37	31	+6	40

Source: 1991–92 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.^[9]
(C) Champions

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W
Position	1	1	1	1	6	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1992–93 European Cup; = 1992–93 UEFA Cup

Matches

1 September 1991 1	Ascoli	0–1	Milan	Ascoli Piceno
		Report	Benetti 39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 34 581 Referee: Luci

8 September 1991 2	Milan	1–0	Cagliari	Milan
	van Basten 1' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 71 634 Referee: Cornieti

15 September 1991 3	Juventus	1–1	Milan	Torino
	Casiraghi 13'	Report	Carrera 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: delle Alpi Attendance: 63 867 Referee: D'Elia

22 September 1991 4	Milan	1–1	Fiorentina	Milan
	van Basten 86' (pen.)	Report	Maiellaro 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72 512 Referee: Pairetto

29 September 1991 5	Milan	1–1	Genoa	Milan
	van Basten 85' (pen.)	Report	Skuhravý 12'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 76 900 Referee: Luci

6 October 1991 6	Atalanta	0–2	Milan	Bergamo
		Report	van Basten 3' Albertini 48'	Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 27 934 Referee: Nicchi

20 October 1991 7	Milan	2–0	Parma	Milan
	Gullit 59' van Basten 81'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74 929 Referee: Stafoggia

27 October 1991 8	Bari	0–1	Milan	Bari
		Report	Massaro 30'	Stadium: della Vittoria Attendance: 51 853 Referee: Baldas

3 November 1991 9	Milan	4–1	Roma	Milan
	van Basten 30' Massaro 36' Rijkaard 57' Costacurta 78'	Report	Carnevale 59'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70 000 Referee: Cesari

17 November 1991 10	Sampdoria	0–2	Milan	Genova
		Report	Gullit 65', 70'	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 37 877 Referee: Lanese

24 November 1991 11	Milan	3–1	Cremonese	Milan
	van Basten 24' Gullit 37' Fuser 76'	Report	Giandebiaggi 54'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 66 434 Referee: Boggi

1 December 1991 12	Internazionale	1–1	Milan	Milan
	Klinsmann 54'	Report	van Basten 18'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 80 288 Referee: Pairetto

8 December 1991 13	Milan	2–0	Torino	Milan
	Gullit 18' Massaro 47'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 70 452 Referee: D'Elia

15 December 1991 14	Lazio	1–1	Milan	Roma
	Riedle 51'	Report	van Basten 54'	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 51 630 Referee: Ceccarini

5 January 1992 15	Milan	5–0	Napoli	Milan
	Maldini 1' Rijkaard 27' Massaro 42' Donadoni 65' van Basten 81'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79 965 Referee: Sguizzato

12 January 1992 16	Verona	0–1	Milan	Verona
		Report	Icardi 31' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 37 330 Referee: Trentalange

19 January 1992 17	Milan	3–1	Foggia	Milan
	van Basten 10' (pen.), 47', 85' (pen.)	Report	Shalimov 64'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79 560 Referee: Beschin

26 January 1992 18	Milan	4–1	Ascoli	Milan
	Simone 7' Maldini 35' Rijkaard 62' Albertini 68'	Report	D'Ainzara 48'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 63 258 Referee: Bettin

2 February 1992 19	Cagliari	1–4	Milan	Cagliari
	Bisoli 3'	Report	van Basten 53', 69', 71' (pen.) Massaro 77'	Stadium: Sant'Elia Attendance: 35 975 Referee: Stafoggia

9 February 1992 20	Milan	1–1	Juventus	Milan
	van Basten 4'	Report	Casiraghi 26'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 83 915 Referee: Baldas

16 February 1992 21	Fiorentina	0–0	Milan	Firenze
		Report		Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 41 661 Referee: Cesari

23 February 1992 22	Genoa	0–0	Milan	Genova
		Report		Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 37 229 Referee: Sguizzato

1 March 1992 23	Milan	3–1	Atalanta	Milan
	van Basten 34' (pen.), 36', 40'	Report	Bianchezi 8'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 72 408 Referee: Ceccarini

8 March 1992 24	Parma	1–3	Milan	Parma
	Melli 33'	Report	Simone 48', 76' Grün 84' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ennio Tardini Attendance: 25 428 Referee: D'Elia

15 March 1992 25	Milan	2–0	Bari	Milan
	Simone 38' van Basten 71'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 74 811 Referee: Cinciripini

29 March 1992 26	Roma	1–1	Milan	Roma
	Rizzitelli 69'	Report	Simone 4'	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 62 079 Referee: Lanese

5 April 1992 27	Milan	5–1	Sampdoria	Milan
	Rijkaard 34' Evani 54' van Basten 62' Massaro 82' Albertini 86'	Report	Vialli 84'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 73 965 Referee: Mughetti

12 April 1992 28	Cremonese	1–1	Milan	Cremona
	Iacobelli 75'	Report	Bonomi 40' (o.g.)	Stadium: Giovanni Zini Attendance: 16 936 Referee: Quartuccio

18 April 1992 29	Milan	1–0	Internazionale	Milan
	Massaro 89'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 82 584 Referee: Cesari

26 April 1992 30	Torino	2–2	Milan	Torino
	Casagrande 8' Ancelotti 62' (o.g.)	Report	Massaro 18' Fuser 72'	Stadium: delle Alpi Attendance: 39 628 Referee: Pezzella

3 May 1992 31	Milan	2–0	Lazio	Milan
	Massaro 25' Fuser 84'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 75 581 Referee: Nicchi

10 May 1992 32	Napoli	1–1	Milan	Napoli
	Blanc 62'	Report	Rijkaard 37'	Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 72 646 Referee: Pairetto

17 May 1992 33	Milan	4–0	Verona	Milan
	van Basten 18' Gullit 46' Ancelotti 77', 78'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81 256 Referee: Fabricatore

24 May 1992 34	Foggia	2–8	Milan	Foggia
	Signori 39' Baiano 41'	Report	Maldini 22' Gullit 47' van Basten 52', 82' Matrecano 59' (o.g.) Simone 72', 74' Fuser 87'	Stadium: Pino Zaccheria Attendance: 22 835 Referee: Collina

Coppa Italia

Round of 16

28 August 1991	Milan	2–0	Brescia	Milan
	Gullit 34' van Basten 80' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 12 140 Referee: Felicani

4 September 1991	Brescia	1–2	Milan	Brescia
	Passiatore 92'	Report	43' Galli 49' (pen) van Basten	Stadium: Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 20 000 Referee: Sguizzato

Eightfinals

30 October 1991	Hellas Verona	2–2	Milan	Verona
	Prytz 25' (pen), 66'	Report	18' Maldini 27' van Basten	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 14 075 Referee: Trentalange

11 December 1991	Milan	1–1	Hellas Verona	Milan
	van Basten 43' (pen)	Report	75' Lunini	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 4432 Referee: Cornieti

Quarterfinals

11 February 1992	Milan	2–0	Torino	Milan
	Baresi 30' Simone 53'	Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 7 624 Referee: Ceccarini

26 February 1992	Torino	1–1	Milan	Torino
	Lentini 79'	Report	23' (o.g.) Bruno	Stadium: delle Alpi Attendance: 23 105 Referee: Luci

Semifinals

31 March 1992	Milan	0–0	Juventus	Milan
		Report		Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 73 114 Referee: D'Elia

14 April 1992	Juventus	1–0 (1–0 agg.)	Milan	Torino
	Schillaci 22'	Report		Stadium: delle Alpi Attendance: 57 354 Referee: Amendolia

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Rossi	32	-19	30	-18	2	-1
	DF	ITA	Tassotti	38	0	33	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Costacurta	36	1	29+1	1	6	0
	DF	ITA	Baresi	39	2	33	1	6	1
	DF	ITA	Maldini	38	4	31	3	7	1
	MF	ITA	Donadoni	36	1	25+5	1	6	0
	MF	ITA	Albertini	33	3	22+6	3	5	0
	MF	NED	Rijkaard	35	5	30	5	5	0
	MF	NED	Gullit	27	8	25+1	7	1	1
	FW	ITA	Massaro	38	9	26+6	9	6	0
	FW	NED	Van Basten	38	29	31	25	7	4
	GK	ITA	Antonioli	11	-8	4	-3	7	-5
	MF	ITA	Evani	31	1	24+3	1	4	0
	MF	ITA	Ancelotti	18	2	10+2	2	6	0
	FW	ITA	Simone	19	8	7+8	7	4	1
	DF	ITA	Galli	13	1	6+2	0	5	1
	DF	ITA	Gambaro	9	0	4+1	0	4	0
	MF	ITA	Fuser	22	4	2+13	4	7	0
	FW	ITA	Serena	15	0	2+7	0	6	0
	FW	ITA	Cornacchini	5	0	0+3	0	2	0
	GK	ITA	Cudicini	0	0	0	0

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1991/1017/

References

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[5] Cruccu, Matteo (7 December 2015). "Fenomenologia dell'1-0: dal Milan di Capello, a Lulic 71, un risultato che non dispiace solo all'Inter". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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[7] Mirko, Graziano (13 May 2002). "Scudetto da imbattuta per una festa perfetta JUVE DAY DAY". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 26 April 2020.

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[9] 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.

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