1996–97 AC Milan season
1996–97 season | |
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Manager | Giorgio Morini Arrigo Sacchi |
Serie A | 11th |
Coppa Italia | Quarter-finals |
Champions League | Group stage |
Supercoppa Italiana | Runners-up |
Top goalscorer | League: George Weah (13) All: George Weah (16) |
A.C. Milan fell into pieces once Fabio Capello left his job to join Real Madrid. The new organisation with Giorgio Morini as manager and Óscar Tabárez as technical director completely miscued its signings, with neither Jesper Blomqvist, Edgar Davids, Christophe Dugarry or Michael Reiziger being successful. Due to a 2-1 defeat to Rosenborg at home in the Champions League, the duo was fired, and former championship winning coach Arrigo Sacchi managed to save the reigning champions' contract in Serie A by just six points. The miserable season also prompted captain Franco Baresi to end his active career, with Milan retiring the #6 shirt in his honour.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Serie A
6 | Milan | 3–1 | Napoli | |
Weah ![]() Baggio ![]() |
André Cruz ![]() |
7 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Milan | |
Robbiati ![]() |
8 | Milan | 1–1 | Atalanta | |
Albertini ![]() |
F. Inzaghi ![]() |
19 | Milan | 2–3 | Sampdoria | |
Weah ![]() |
Mancini ![]() Mihajlović ![]() Carparelli ![]() |
22 | Milan | 1–1 | Roma | |
Vierchowod ![]() |
Fonseca ![]() |
24 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | |
Desailly ![]() Albertini ![]() |
33 | Verona | 2–0 | Milan | |
Ambrosetti ![]() Baresi ![]() |
Top Scorers
Coppa Italia
28 August 1996 First round | Empoli | 1 – 1 | Milan | Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli |
20:30 | Cappellini ![]() |
Locatelli ![]() |
Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
1 September 1996 First round Replay | Milan | 2 – 0 | Empoli | San Siro, Milan |
16:00 | Simone ![]() |
Referee: Roberto Bettin |
23 October 1996 Second round | Reggiana | 0 – 2 | Milan | Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona |
20:30 | Baggio ![]() |
Referee: Stefano Braschi |
13 November 1996 Quarter-finals First Leg | Milan | 1 – 1 | Vicenza | San Siro, Milan |
20:30 | Baggio ![]() |
Ambrosetti ![]() |
Referee: Robert Boggi |
27 November 1996 Quarter-finals Second Leg | Vicenza | 0 – 0 | Milan | Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza |
20:30 | Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Supercoppa Italiana
25 August 1996 | Milan | 1 – 2 | Fiorentina | San Siro, Milan |
20:30 | Savićević ![]() |
Report | Batistuta ![]() |
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 |
11 September 1996 Round 1 | Milan ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() | San Siro, Milan |
20:30 | Simone ![]() Weah ![]() |
Report | Artur ![]() Jardel ![]() |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: ![]() |
25 September 1996 Round 2 | Rosenborg ![]() | 1 – 4 | ![]() | Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim |
20:30 | Soltvedt ![]() |
Report | Simone ![]() Weah ![]() |
Attendance: 20.849 Referee: ![]() |
16 October 1996 Round 3 | IFK Göteborg ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
20:30 | Wahlstedt ![]() Alexandersson ![]() |
Report | Weah ![]() |
Attendance: 42.450 Referee: ![]() |
30 October 1996 Round 4 | Milan ![]() | 4 – 2 | ![]() | San Siro, Milan |
20:30 | Boban ![]() Albertini ![]() Locatelli ![]() Baggio ![]() |
Report | Blomqvist ![]() A. Andersson ![]() |
Attendance: 29.803 Referee: ![]() |
20 November 1996 Round 5 | Porto ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
19:30 | Edmilson ![]() |
Report | Davids ![]() |
Attendance: 50.000 Referee: ![]() |
4 December 1996 Round 6 | Milan ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | San Siro, Milan |
20:30 | Dugarry ![]() |
Report | Brattbakk ![]() Heggem ![]() |
Attendance: 28.695 Referee: ![]() |