1987–88 A.C. Milan season

In 1987 summer, Milan bet on Dutch draft: Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit came to brace the side.[1] Coach role was given to Arrigo Sacchi, at his debut in Serie A.[2][3] Rossoneri soon failed European aims, having - also - play home matches on neutral ground (Lecce) for San Siro disqualification (issued in 1986).[4][5] They were beaten by Espanyol, in second round.[6][7]

A.C. Milan
1987–88 season
ChairmanSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerArrigo Sacchi
Serie A1st
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.

Domestic league gave better results, with side stable at second place in mid season.[8][9][10] Retour half never saw Milan lose a game, for a trend that let him to recover points on Napoli.[11] Reigning champions wasted a match-ball with 2 matches left, when Milan won 3–2 at their home.[12] Following draws, against Juventus and Como, insured Scudetto.[13] It was the first domestic title since 1979, the eleventh overall.[14]

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

Transfers

Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFDario BonettiHellas Veronaloan
DFCatello CimminoComo 1907-
DFRoberto LorenziniComo 1907loan
DFMarco PulloParma F.C.-
MFClaudio BorghiComo 1907loan
MFAgostino Di BartolomeiCesena-
MFAndrea ManzoUdinese Calcio-
MFGiovanni StroppaMonzaloan
MFRay WilkinsParis Saint-Germain-
FWMark HateleyAS Monaco-
MFFrancesco ZanoncelliEmpoli F.C.-
FWGiuseppe GalderisiS.S. Lazioloan

Competitions

Serie A

League table

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.[15]
(C) Champion

Results by round

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

Matches

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

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[16]
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
Bortolazzi
Donadoni
Baresi
Ancelotti
Zannoni
Carboni
Pasa
Di Fabio
Fiorin
6 September 1987 5 Barletta 1-1
(3-5 p)
Milan Bari
Bonaldi 87' 59' Donadoni Stadium: Stadio della Vittoria[17]
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Baldas
Penalties
Di Sarno
Cossato
Mazzaferro
Rovani
van Basten
Baresi
Ancelotti
Colombo
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
Casagrande
Greco
Benetti
Destro
Virdis
Bortolazzi
Donadoni
Baresi

UEFA Cup

First round

16 September 1987 Sporting Gijon 1-0 Milan Gijón
Jaime 69' Report Stadium: El Molinon
Attendance: 26 000
Referee: Bridges
30 September 1987 Milan 3-0 Sporting Gijon Lecce
Virdis 21' (rig.), 45' (rig.)
Gullit 43'
Report Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare[18]
Attendance: 35,488
Referee: Petrović

Second round

21 October 1987 Milan 0-2 Espanyol Lecce
Report 40' Zubillaga
49' Pichi Alonso
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare[18]
Attendance: 29 102
Referee: Syme
4 November 1987 Espanyol 0-0 Milan Barcelona
Report Stadium: Sarria
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Ponnet

Statistics

Players statistics

Appearances and goals in domestic league.[19]

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSerie A
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  ITA Giovanni Galli 30-1230-12
DF  ITA Mauro Tassotti 280280
DF  ITA Filippo Galli 300300
DF  ITA Franco Baresi 271271
DF  ITA Paolo Maldini 262262
MF  ITA Roberto Donadoni 29428+14
MF  ITA Carlo Ancelotti 272272
MF  ITA Angelo Colombo 263263
MF  ITA Alberigo Evani 27222+52
FW  NED Ruud Gullit 299299
FW  ITA Pietro Paolo Virdis 251123+211
GK  ITA Giulio Nuciari 0000
DF   SUI Walter Bianchi 301+20
DF  ITA Alessandro Costacurta 702+50
DF  ITA Roberto Mussi 1106+50
DF  ITA Rufo Emiliano Verga 300+30
MF  ITA Mario Bortolazzi 1316+71
FW  ITA Daniele Massaro 26415+114
FW  NED Marco van Basten 1134+73
FW  ITA Massimiliano Cappellini 200+20
FW  ITA Graziano Mannari 100+10

References

  1. Fabrizio Bocca (July 1, 1987). "Milan, Juve e Roma sconvolte Hanno già prenotato i migliori". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  2. Gianni Mura (July 3, 1987). "E un giorno Sacchi giocò in difesa". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 45.
  3. Gianni Mura (July 28, 1987). "Straordinari per il Milan". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 20.
  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. Licia Granello (October 22, 1987). "Il Milan è già disperato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 25.
  7. Licia Granello (November 5, 1987). "Un Milan senza attacco Una partita senza storia". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  8. Gianni Brera (November 24, 1987). "Caro Napoli, vai troppo forte". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 33.
  9. Licia Granello (January 20, 1988). "Il mio calcio è come un look". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 30.
  10. Gianni Brera (January 26, 1988). "Ma anche le grandi sentono la fatica". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
  11. Massimo Bucchi (March 22, 1988). "E l' algebra decide il campionato". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 22.
  12. Licia Granello (May 3, 1988). "Ma non è ancora scudetto". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 34.
  13. Gianni Mura (May 17, 1988). "1988, anno del mio calcio". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 23.
  14. Gianni Brera (May 17, 1988). "Cari campioni, vi vedo così..." la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 24.
  15. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  16. 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
  17. Due to no authorized Barletta: Panini 1989, p. 482.
  18. 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
  19. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio 1989 (in Italian). Modena: Panini Group. 1988.

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