1987–88 AC Milan season

Milan
1987–88 season
Manager	Arrigo Sacchi
Serie A	1st
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Pietro Paolo Virdis (11)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

A.C. Milan won its first domestic league title since 1979, thanks to a remarkable finish to the season, highlighted by a 3–2 victory away from home to title rivals Napoli a couple of games from the end of the season. The season also saw the entry of Marco van Basten and Ruud Gullit, the Dutch stars setting the tone for Milan's offense in the coming seasons.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Serie A

Matches

1	Pisa	1–3	Milan
	Cecconi 51'		Donadoni 16' Gullit 73' van Basten 80' (pen.)

2	Milan	0–2	Fiorentina
			Díaz 76' R. Baggio 80'

3

Cesena

0–0

Milan

4	Milan	2–0	Ascoli
	Virdis 35' Evani 82'

5	Sampdoria	1–1	Milan
	Vialli 53'		Gullit 51'

6	Verona	0–1	Milan
			Virdis 41'

7

Milan

0–0

Torino

8	Pescara	0–2	Milan
			Virdis 28' Bortolazzi 86'

9	Milan	3–0	Avellino
	Colombo 6' Donadoni 67' Maldini 74'

10

Empoli

0–0

Milan

11

Milan

0–2 (abd)

Roma

12	Internazionale	0–1	Milan
			Ferri 4' (o.g.)

13	Milan	4–1	Napoli
	Colombo 19' Virdis 24' Gullit 73' Donadoni 78'		Careca 10'

14	Juventus	0–1	Milan
			Gullit 62'

15	Milan	5–0	Como
	Donadoni 30' Virdis 49' Gullit 60', 88' Ancelotti 73'

16	Milan	1–0	Pisa
	Colombo 27'

17	Fiorentina	1–1	Milan
	Di Chiara 49'		Baresi 74' (pen.)

18	Milan	3–0	Cesena
	Gullit 13' Evani 72' Massaro 83'

19	Ascoli	1–1	Milan
	Destro 47'		Massaro 66'

20	Milan	2–1	Sampdoria
	Virdis 7' Maldini 70'		Bonomi 16'

21

Milan

0–0

Verona

22	Torino	1–1	Milan
	Bresciani 77'		Ancelotti 88'

23	Milan	2–0	Pescara
	Massaro 2' Gullit 47'

24

Avellino

0–0

Milan

25	Milan	1–0	Empoli
	van Basten 61'

26	Roma	0–2	Milan
			Virdis 25' Massaro 85'

27	Milan	2–0	Internazionale
	Gullit 43' Virdis 53'

28	Napoli	2–3	Milan
	Maradona 45' Careca 78'		Virdis 36', 68' van Basten 76'

29

Milan

0–0

Juventus

30	Como	1–1	Milan
	Giunta 46'		Virdis 2'

Top Scorers

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1987/88

Template:1987-88 in Serie A

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