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AC Milan in 1987

Era: The Sacchi Revolution

13 stories and 81 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

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The stories of 1987

Summer 1987

Arrigo Sacchi Takes Charge

Arrigo Sacchi Takes Charge

In the summer of 1987 Silvio Berlusconi made his most audacious gamble, entrusting his revolution to an unlikely prophet: Arrigo Sacchi, a former shoe salesman with no professional playing career whose unfancied Parma had twice embarrassed Milan in the Coppa Italia. When critics sneered that a man who had never been a great player could not command great players, Sacchi delivered the immortal riposte: 'I never realised that to be a jockey you had to have been a horse first.' Armed with a fanatical belief in high pressing, a compact back four and zonal marking, he would tear up Italian football's cautious catenaccio orthodoxy. The professore had arrived to reinvent the game.

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1987

Il calcio secondo me — the gospel written down

Arrigo Sacchi's footballing creed, later distilled under the title 'Il calcio secondo me' (Football According to Me), rested on a single heretical insistence for Italian football: that Milan should attack and defend as a single organism, never as eleven individuals. He preached that the reparti (units) — difesa, centrocampo and attacco (defence, midfield and attack) — should slide across the pitch in unison, never more than 25-30 metres separating the last defender from the centre-forward. Against the entrenched Italian faith in catenaccio (the ultra-defensive 'door-bolt' system) and the libero (sweeper), Sacchi's proposition that a team could dominate territory rather than merely absorb pressure was, in his own phrasing, a demand to play 'da protagonisti' (as protagonists), not spectators of the opponent.

Sources

  • Arrigo Sacchi — 'Il calcio secondo me'
  • it.wikipedia.org — Storia dell'A.C. Milan
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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1987

La palla deve correre più dell'uomo — let the ball do the running

The maxim at the heart of Sacchi's teaching was 'è la palla che deve correre, non l'uomo' (it is the ball that must run, not the man). Where Italian tradition prized individual dribbling and the fantasista (the fantasy playmaker), Sacchi held that a ball moved with two touches at speed travels faster and tires no one, so that circulation of the pass — not the sprint of the carrier — should govern the game. Positional discipline freed the players to think collectively: possession was to be a means of controlling space and rhythm, never mere ornament. It was, as he framed it in Italian, a football of ideas before athletics — 'prima la testa, poi le gambe' (first the head, then the legs).

Sources

  • Arrigo Sacchi — 'Il calcio secondo me'
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Guerin Sportivo

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1987

The Pressing Revolution: Sacchi's Zonal 4-4-2

Arrigo Sacchi took charge in 1987 and detonated Italian orthodoxy, discarding man-marking and the deep-lying libero for a zonal 4-4-2 built on collective movement. Inspired by the Dutch Total Football of Rinus Michels, his Milan pressed relentlessly to suffocate opponents high up the pitch, held a daring synchronised offside trap and compressed the entire team into barely twenty-five metres between the last defender and the first attacker, its four horizontal units — the 'reparti' — sliding as one so that the ball, not the opponent, dictated every position. The choreography was drilled through shadow-play sessions against imaginary opponents. Fuelled by the Dutch trio Gullit, Van Basten and Rijkaard and marshalled by the Baresi-Maldini spine, the side won the 1988 scudetto and back-to-back European Cups in 1989 and 1990. Sacchi insisted a well-drilled collective could beat any assembly of individuals, and his synchronised pressing redefined how the world imagined defending — a philosophy that reshaped modern football.

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Summer 1987

Marco van Basten Arrives from Ajax

Weeks after Gullit, Milan completed the second pillar of their Dutch masterpiece, signing the elegant Ajax striker Marco van Basten, already a European Golden Boot winner and one of the most gifted centre-forwards alive. A cruel ankle injury restricted him to a handful of appearances in his debut 1987-88 campaign, yet he still rose from the bench to strike at Napoli on the very day the title turned. Alongside Gullit, and soon Frank Rijkaard, he would form the Dutch trinity that carried Sacchi's Milan to the summit of Europe; within a year 'San Marco', il Cigno di Utrecht, would be the finest centre-forward on earth.

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1987

'Il Cigno di Utrecht' e 'il Tulipano Nero'

The Italian press gilded Arrigo Sacchi's Dutchmen with operatic epithets: Marco van Basten became il Cigno di Utrecht (the Swan of Utrecht) for the impossible grace of his volleys, and Ruud Gullit il Tulipano Nero (the Black Tulip), after the Dumas novel. Such naming was its own art form in Guerin Sportivo and La Gazzetta, transfiguring foreign stars into Italian mythology. To be rebaptised by the Italian sporting tongue was to be truly consecrated.

Sources

  • Guerin Sportivo
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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from 1987

From Fantasista to Palazzo — Rivera the Statesman

After football Rivera traded the number ten for the halls of power: elected to the Camera dei Deputati (Chamber of Deputies) from 1987, he served several legislatures and rose to Sottosegretario alla Difesa (Undersecretary of Defence), later sitting as a member of the European Parliament. Articulate and combative — the same qualities that had made him a thorn to federations and press as a player — he became one of the few campioni to build a serious second life in public office. His rapport with the Berlusconi-era club stayed cool, and the eternal rossonero left his later mark instead in Rome and Brussels.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Gianni Rivera
  • Corriere dello Sport

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1987

Sacchi: 'per essere un fantino non serve essere stato un cavallo'

Mocked as a former shoe salesman who had never played the professional game, Arrigo Sacchi answered with a line that entered the Italian language: 'Non ho mai pensato che per essere un buon fantino bisognasse prima essere stato un cavallo' (I never thought that to be a good jockey you first had to have been a horse). It became the manifesto of the coach-as-thinker — the conviction that football is understood, not merely lived. Sacchi's Milan then proved the aphorism true on the grandest stages of Europe.

Sources

  • Arrigo Sacchi, 'Il calcio secondo me'
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport

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Autumn 1987

Espanyol end Sacchi's first European campaign

Arrigo Sacchi's first taste of Europe as Milan coach came in the 1987-88 UEFA Cup and it was over quickly: Javier Clemente's Espanyol beat the rossoneri over two legs in the autumn, then rode their momentum to the final itself, where only a penalty shoot-out against Bayer Leverkusen denied them the trophy. Freed of midweek distractions, Sacchi's Milan poured everything into Serie A — the scudetto that followed opened the gate to the European Cup and immortality.

Sources

  • RSSSF: UEFA Cup 1987-88
  • UEFA archives

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21 March 1987

Ruud Gullit and the World-Record Fee

Ruud Gullit and the World-Record Fee

Milan agreed a world-record fee of around 18 million Dutch guilders — around £6 million, or some 13 billion lire (about £6 million) to prise the dreadlocked, all-conquering Ruud Gullit from PSV Eindhoven, eclipsing the record Napoli had set for Diego Maradona. A powerhouse who could play anywhere across midfield and attack, he announced himself with a headed goal in a 3-1 opening-day win away at Pisa, and in December 1987 was crowned Ballon d'Or winner in his first season in rossonero, dedicating the golden ball to the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela. In il Tulipano, Berlusconi and Sacchi had the gleaming emblem and beating heart of their revolution.

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Serie A 1986-87

1986-87: Virdis fires Milan back into Europe

In Berlusconi's first full season Milan finished fifth under Liedholm, with Fabio Capello stepping in as caretaker for the final weeks, and secured a UEFA Cup place by beating Sampdoria in an end-of-season playoff. Pietro Paolo Virdis won the capocannoniere crown with 17 Serie A goals, the club's first top-scorer title in years. A Coppa Italia elimination at the hands of Arrigo Sacchi's provincial Parma so impressed Berlusconi that he hired the unknown coach that summer — the most consequential appointment in Milan history.

Sources

  • RSSSF Italian championship archives
  • Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio (Panini)
  • magliarossonera.it

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June 1987

Record spending builds the grande Milan

To build the grande Milan, Berlusconi spent as no Italian owner ever had: in June 1987 he brought Ruud Gullit from PSV Eindhoven for one of the largest fees the game had yet seen, around eighteen billion lire, pairing him days later with the young Ajax striker Marco van Basten. The dreadlocked Dutchman's arrival, soon completed by Frank Rijkaard, gave Milan the most expensive and most brilliant attacking core in the world. It was record-breaking outlay as a statement of intent — proof that Fininvest money would buy not merely players but an era.

Sources

  • John Foot, 'Calcio: A History of Italian Football'
  • Arrigo Sacchi, 'Calcio totale' (autobiography)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive

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December 1987

Ruud Gullit, 1987 Ballon d'Or

Barely months after his world-record move from PSV Eindhoven, Ruud Gullit was named 1987 European Footballer of the Year, the dreadlocked embodiment of Arrigo Sacchi's new red-and-black project. On receiving the Ballon d'Or he dedicated it to the then-imprisoned Nelson Mandela, an act of political conscience rare in the football of its day. It announced that Milan had signed not merely a great player but one of the defining figures of the age.

Sources

  • France Football
  • Ruud Gullit, autobiography

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Every match of 1987

  1. Serie A: Como 0-1 Milan

    4 January 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 14: Milan beat Como 1-0 away on 4 January 1987. Venue: Sinigaglia, Como. Reti: 62' P. Maldini COMO. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Bonetti I, Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, P. Maldini, Donadoni, Wilkins, Galderisi, Massaro, Virdis — All.: Liedholm.

  2. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Udinese

    11 January 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 15: Milan drew with Udinese 0-0 at San Siro on 11 January 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Bonetti I, Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, P. Maldini, Donadoni, Wilkins, Virdis, Massaro, Manzo (65' Galderisi) — All.: Liedholm.

  3. Serie A: Ascoli 1-0 Milan

    18 January 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 16: Milan lost to Ascoli 0-1 away on 18 January 1987. Venue: Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno. Reti: 71' Pusceddu ASCOLI. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Bonetti I, Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, P. Maldini, Donadoni, F. Galli, Galderisi, Massaro, Virdis — All.: Liedholm.

  4. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Hellas Verona

    1 February 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 17: Milan beat Hellas Verona 1-0 at San Siro on 1 February 1987.

  5. Serie A: Atalanta 1-2 Milan

    8 February 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 18: Milan beat Atalanta 2-1 away on 8 February 1987. Venue: Brumana - Comunale, Bergamo. Reti: 31' Virdis, 69' rig. Magrin, 75' Virdis ATALANTA. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Bonetti I (63' F. Galli), Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, P. Maldini, Donadoni, Manzo, Hateley, Massaro, Virdis — All.: Liedholm.

  6. Friendly: Monaco 3-2 Milan

    13 February 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan lost to Monaco 2-3 at Principato di Monaco on 13 February 1987. Reti: 15' Barvo, 37' Hateley, 52' Amoros, 84' rig. Virdis, 86' Bravo.

  7. Serie A: Milan 1-1 Juventus

    22 February 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 19: Milan drew with Juventus 1-1 at San Siro on 22 February 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 55' Serena, 74' Virdis MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Bonetti I, Baresi II, F. Galli, P. Maldini, Donadoni, Manzo (46' Hateley), Virdis, Di Bartolomei, Evani — All.: Liedholm.

  8. Serie A: Inter 1-2 Milan

    1 March 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 20: Milan beat Inter 2-1 away on 1 March 1987.

  9. Serie A: Milan 1-0 FC Empoli

    8 March 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 21: Milan beat FC Empoli 1-0 at San Siro on 8 March 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 5' Galderisi MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, P. Maldini, Bonetti I, Baresi II, F. Galli, Lorenzini, Donadoni, Galderisi (81' Manzo), Virdis (81' Wilkins), Di Bartolomei, Hateley — All.: Liedholm.

  10. Serie A: Brescia 1-0 Milan

    15 March 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 22: Milan lost to Brescia 0-1 away on 15 March 1987. Venue: Rigamonti - Mompiano, Brescia. Reti: 34' Gritti BRESCIA. Milan XI: G. Galli, P. Maldini, Bonetti I, Baresi II, F. Galli, Lorenzini, Donadoni, Galderisi, Virdis, Di Bartolomei, Hateley — All.: Liedholm.

  11. Serie A: Fiorentina 2-2 Milan

    22 March 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 23: Milan drew with Fiorentina 2-2 away on 22 March 1987. Venue: Comunale, Firenze. Reti: 3' Galderisi, 28' rig. Virdis, 49' Pin, 70' Di Chiara II FIORENTINA. Milan XI: G. Galli, P. Maldini, F. Galli, Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, Lorenzini, Donadoni, Galderisi, Virdis, Manzo, Evani — All.: Liedholm.

  12. Serie A: Milan 0-2 Sampdoria

    29 March 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 24: Milan lost to Sampdoria 0-2 at San Siro on 29 March 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 36' Vialli, 82' Cerezo MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, P. Maldini, Bonetti I, Baresi II, Di Bartolomei, F. Galli, Donadoni, Galderisi, Hateley, Manzo, Evani — All.: Liedholm.

  13. Serie A: Avellino 2-1 Milan

    5 April 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 25: Milan lost to Avellino 1-2 away on 5 April 1987. Venue: Partenio, Avellino. Reti: 44' Alessio, 51' Tovalieri, 61' Tassotti AVELLINO. Milan XI: Nuciari, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Baresi II (69' Manzo), F. Galli, Lorenzini, Donadoni, Wilkins, Virdis, Di Bartolomei, Hateley — All.: Liedholm.

  14. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Torino

    12 April 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 26: Milan beat Torino 1-0 at San Siro on 12 April 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 30' Hateley MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Zanoncelli, F. Galli, Bonetti I, Wilkins, Di Bartolomei, Hateley, Donadoni, Virdis (62' Galderisi, 76' Massaro) — All.: Capello.

  15. Friendly: Leoni San Marco 0-8 Milan

    23 April 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan beat Leoni San Marco 8-0 at San Marco di Castellabate (SA) on 23 April 1987. Reti: 15' Bonetti I, 18' Donadoni, 21' Massaro, 26' Donadoni, 66' Bonetti I, 70' Donadoni, 74' Massaro, 78' Evani.

  16. Serie A: Napoli 2-1 Milan

    26 April 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 27: Milan lost to Napoli 1-2 away on 26 April 1987. Venue: San Paolo, Napoli. Reti: 33' Carnevale I, 43' Maradona, 79' Virdis NAPOLI. Milan XI: Nuciari, P. Maldini, Evani, Baresi II, F. Galli, Manzo, Wilkins, Di Bartolomei (82' Massaro), Hateley, Donadoni (46' Zanoncelli), Virdis — All.: Capello.

  17. Serie A: Milan 4-1 Roma

    3 May 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 28: Milan beat Roma 4-1 at San Siro on 3 May 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 10' Boniek, 26', 52' e 54' Virdis, 69' Donadoni MILAN. Milan XI: Nuciari, F. Galli, P. Maldini, Baresi II, Bonetti I, Zanoncelli (71' Manzo), Donadoni, Di Bartolomei, Hateley, Massaro, Virdis (75' Galderisi) — All.: Capello.

  18. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Como

    10 May 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 29: Milan drew with Como 0-0 at San Siro on 10 May 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Nuciari, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Baresi II (17' Zanoncelli), Bonetti I, F. Galli, Donadoni, Di Bartolomei, Hateley, Massaro (73' Galderisi), Virdis — All.: Capello.

  19. Serie A: Udinese 0-0 Milan

    17 May 1987 · Season 1986-87, matchday 30: Milan drew with Udinese 0-0 away on 17 May 1987. Venue: Friuli, Udine. Milan XI: Nuciari, Tassotti, Lorenzini, P. Maldini, F. Galli, Wilkins, Donadoni, Di Bartolomei (81' Galderisi), Hateley, Massaro (64' Zanoncelli), Virdis — All.: Capello.

  20. Coppa Guarnaccia: Grasshoppers 2-0 Milan

    26 May 1987 · Season 1986-87 (coppa guarnaccia match): Milan lost to Grasshoppers 0-2 at Zurigo (Svizzera) on 26 May 1987. Reti: 21' Egli, 60' Sutter.

  21. Friendly: Pro Sesto 0-4 Milan

    6 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan beat Pro Sesto 4-0 at Sesto San Giovanni (MI) on 6 June 1987. Reti: 12' Manzo, 17' Borghi, 71' Cappellini, 77' Borghi.

  22. Friendly: Pergocrema 0-4 Milan

    9 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan beat Pergocrema 4-0 at Crema (CR) on 9 June 1987. Reti: 37' Galderisi, 74' Verga, 76' aut. Colnaghi, 83' Virdis.

  23. Friendly: San Dona' 1-5 Milan

    11 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan beat San Dona' 5-1 at Zanutto, San Dona di Piave (VE) on 11 June 1987. Reti: 1' Zanoncelli, 19' Wilkins, 25' Massaro, 36' Galderisi, 63' Borghi, 72' Baldassi.

  24. Friendly: Piacenza 1-0 Milan

    13 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (friendly match): Milan lost to Piacenza 0-1 at Piacenza on 13 June 1987. Reti: 34' Roccatagliata.

  25. Coppa Guarnaccia: Milan 2-0 Porto

    21 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (coppa guarnaccia match): Milan beat Porto 2-0 at San Siro, Milano on 21 June 1987. Reti: 30' rig. Virdis, 47' Borghi.

  26. Coppa Guarnaccia: Milan 1-0 Paris Saint Germain

    23 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (coppa guarnaccia match): Milan beat Paris Saint Germain 1-0 at San Siro, Milano on 23 June 1987. Reti: 84' Massaro.

  27. Coppa Guarnaccia: Milan 0-0 Internazionale

    27 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (coppa guarnaccia match): Milan drew with Internazionale 0-0 at San Siro, Milano on 27 June 1987.

  28. Coppa Guarnaccia: Milan 1-0 Barcellona

    29 June 1987 · Season 1986-87 (coppa guarnaccia match): Milan beat Barcellona 1-0 at San Siro, Milano on 29 June 1987. Reti: 41' rig. Virdis.

  29. Signed: Alessandro Costacurta (from Calcio Monza)

    30 June 1987 · Alessandro Costacurta joined Milan from Calcio Monza on 30 June 1987 (End of loan), per Transfermarkt player records.

  30. Departed: Agostino Di Bartolomei

    1 July 1987 · Agostino Di Bartolomei left Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  31. Departed: Andrea Manzo

    1987-88 season window · Andrea Manzo left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Departed: Claudio Borghi

    1987-88 season window · Claudio Borghi left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Departed: Dario Bonetti

    1987-88 season window · Dario Bonetti left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Departed: Francesco Zanoncelli

    1987-88 season window · Francesco Zanoncelli left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Departed: Giuseppe Galderisi

    1987-88 season window · Giuseppe Galderisi left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Departed: Marco Pullo

    1987-88 season window · Marco Pullo left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Departed: Mark Hateley

    1 July 1987 · Mark Hateley left Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  38. Departed: Mauro Bacchin

    1987-88 season window · Mauro Bacchin left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Departed: Ray Wilkins

    1 July 1987 · Ray Wilkins left Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  40. Departed: Roberto Lorenzini

    1987-88 season window · Roberto Lorenzini left Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Signed: Alessandro Costacurta

    1987-88 season window · Alessandro Costacurta joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Signed: Angelo Colombo

    1987-88 season window · Angelo Colombo joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  43. Signed: Carlo Ancelotti

    1 July 1987 · Carlo Ancelotti joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  44. Signed: Claudio Borghi

    1987-88 season window · Claudio Borghi joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  45. Signed: Marco van Basten

    1 July 1987 · Marco van Basten joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  46. Signed: Mario Bortolazzi

    1987-88 season window · Mario Bortolazzi joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  47. Signed: Massimiliano Cappellini

    1987-88 season window · Massimiliano Cappellini joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  48. Signed: Roberto Mussi

    1987-88 season window · Roberto Mussi joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  49. Signed: Rufo Emiliano Verga

    1987-88 season window · Rufo Emiliano Verga joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  50. Signed: Ruud Gullit

    1 July 1987 · Ruud Gullit joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (exact date 1 July 1987, per Transfermarkt player records).

  51. Signed: Walter Bianchi

    1987-88 season window · Walter Bianchi joined Milan in the 1987-88 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  52. Friendly: Solbiatese 0-7 Milan

    2 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Solbiatese 7-0 at Solbiate Arno (VA) on 2 August 1987. Reti: 8' e 15' Van Basten, 61' Virdis, 73' e 75' Mussi, 81' Tassotti, 83' Mannari.

  53. Friendly: Parma 0-3 Milan

    5 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Parma 3-0 at Parma on 5 August 1987. Reti: 69' Virdis, 79' Van Basten, 82' rig. Virdis.

  54. Friendly: Reggiana 1-3 Milan

    8 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Reggiana 3-1 at Reggio Emilia on 8 August 1987. Reti: 20' Bortolazzi, 57' Gullit, 64' Neri, 80' Gullit.

  55. Friendly: Milan 2-1 Real Sociedad

    12 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Real Sociedad 2-1 at San Siro, Milano on 12 August 1987. Reti: 22' Beguiristain, 50' Gullit, 76' Virdis.

  56. Friendly: Cesena 1-3 Milan

    14 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Cesena 3-1 at Cesena on 14 August 1987. Reti: 50' Virdis, 75' Ancelotti, 80' Gullit, 88' Traini.

  57. Friendly: Milan 0-0 Steaua Bucarest

    18 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan drew with Steaua Bucarest 0-0 at Milano on 18 August 1987.

  58. Friendly: Lazio 1-2 Milan

    20 August 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Lazio 2-1 at Flaminio, Roma on 20 August 1987. Reti: 26' Van Basten, 30' Massaro, 53' Monelli.

  59. Friendly: Gallaratese 1-6 Milan

    10 September 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Gallaratese 6-1 at Gallarate (VA) on 10 September 1987. Reti: 5' Massaro, 20' Mussi, 30' Gullit, 43' rig. Virdis, 51' Verga, 63' An. Colombo, 87' Lopardo.

  60. Serie A: AC Pisa 1-3 Milan

    13 September 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 1: Milan beat AC Pisa 3-1 away on 13 September 1987. Venue: Arena Garibaldi, Pisa. Reti: 16' Donadoni, 53' Cecconi, 73' Gullit, 80' rig. Van Basten PISA. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Mussi, Ancelotti, F. Galli, Baresi II (46' W. Bianchi), Donadoni, Bortolazzi, Van Basten (81' Virdis), Gullit, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  61. Serie A: Milan 0-2 Fiorentina

    20 September 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 2: Milan lost to Fiorentina 0-2 at San Siro on 20 September 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 76' Diaz, 78' Baggio I MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, Mussi, W. Bianchi, Ancelotti, F. Galli, Tassotti, Donadoni, Bortolazzi (24' Evani), Van Basten, Gullit, Virdis (76' Massaro) — All.: Sacchi.

  62. Friendly: Sestese 2-6 Milan

    24 September 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Sestese 6-2 at Sesto Calende (VA) on 24 September 1987. Reti: 24' e 36' Gullit, 45' Sala, 55' Rovelli, 65' Ancelotti, 68' Van Basten, 79' e 85' Ancelotti.

  63. Serie A: Cesena 0-0 Milan

    27 September 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 3: Milan drew with Cesena 0-0 away on 27 September 1987. Venue: Manuzzi, Cesena. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, Mussi, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni (89' Evani), Ancelotti, Virdis (46' Van Basten), Gullit, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  64. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Ascoli

    4 October 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 4: Milan beat Ascoli 2-0 at San Siro on 4 October 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 35' Virdis, 82' Evani MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli (85' W. Bianchi), Baresi II, Massaro (73' Evani), Ancelotti, Van Basten, Gullit, Virdis — All.: Sacchi.

  65. Friendly: Pro Patria 0-4 Milan

    8 October 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Pro Patria 4-0 at Busto Arsizio (VA) on 8 October 1987. Reti: 40' Van Basten, 44' Gullit, 62' Mussi, 85' Baldo.

  66. Serie A: Sampdoria 1-1 Milan

    11 October 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 5: Milan drew with Sampdoria 1-1 away on 11 October 1987. Venue: Marassi - Ferraris, Genova. Reti: 51' Gullit, 53' Vialli SAMPDORIA. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Massaro (72' Evani), Ancelotti, Van Basten (46' Donadoni), Gullit, Virdis — All.: Sacchi.

  67. Friendly: Legnano 3-4 Milan

    15 October 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Legnano 4-3 at Legnano (MI) on 15 October 1987. Reti: 4' e 16' Virdis, 17' Bertini, 29' Mannari, 51' Tirapelle, 58' Evani, 78' Antonioli.

  68. Serie A: Hellas Verona 0-1 Milan

    25 October 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 6: Milan beat Hellas Verona 1-0 away on 25 October 1987. Venue: Bentegodi, Verona. Reti: 41' Virdis HELLAS VERONA. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni (88' Costacurta), Ancelotti, Virdis (85' Mussi), Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  69. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Torino

    1 November 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 7: Milan drew with Torino 0-0 at San Siro on 1 November 1987.

  70. Serie A: Pescara 0-2 Milan

    8 November 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 8: Milan beat Pescara 2-0 away on 8 November 1987. Venue: Adriatico, Pescara. Reti: 28' Virdis, 86' Bortolazzi PESCARA. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Virdis, Gullit (32' Bortolazzi), Massaro (85' Mussi) — All.: Sacchi.

  71. Friendly: Castanese 0-1 Milan

    12 November 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Castanese 1-0 at Castano Primo (MI) on 12 November 1987. Reti: 30' Tassotti.

  72. Friendly: Pavia 1-1 Milan

    19 November 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan drew with Pavia 1-1 at Pavia on 19 November 1987. Reti: Bresciani, .....

  73. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Avellino

    22 November 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 9: Milan beat Avellino 3-0 at San Siro on 22 November 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 6' An. Colombo, 67' Donadoni, 74' P. Maldini MILAN. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti (85' Mussi), P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Virdis, Gullit, Evani (46' Bortolazzi) — All.: Sacchi.

  74. Serie A: FC Empoli 0-0 Milan

    29 November 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 10: Milan drew with FC Empoli 0-0 away on 29 November 1987. Venue: Castellani, Empoli. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Virdis, Gullit, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  75. Friendly: Tradate 1-10 Milan

    3 December 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Tradate 10-1 at Tradate (VA) on 3 December 1987. Reti: Gullit (4), Virdis (2), Massaro (2), Mannari (2), .....

  76. Friendly: Vogherese 0-2 Milan

    10 December 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Vogherese 2-0 at Voghera (PV) on 10 December 1987. Reti: 10' e 33' Massaro.

  77. Serie A: Milan 0-2 Roma

    13 December 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 11: Milan lost to Roma 0-2 at San Siro on 13 December 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo (75' Bortolazzi), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni (65' Evani), Ancelotti, Virdis, Gullit, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  78. Friendly: Vergiatese 0-7 Milan

    17 December 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Vergiatese 7-0 at Vergiate (VA) on 17 December 1987. Reti: Gullit (2), Mannari, Ancelotti, Baresi II, An. Colombo, Mussi.

  79. Serie A: Inter 0-1 Milan

    20 December 1987 · Season 1987-88, matchday 12: Milan beat Inter 1-0 away on 20 December 1987. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 4' aut. Ferri II INTERNAZIONALE. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, F. Galli, Costacurta, Massaro (67' Virdis), Ancelotti, Donadoni, Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  80. Friendly: Bologna 0-5 Milan

    27 December 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Bologna 5-0 at Bologna on 27 December 1987. Reti: 6' Tassotti, 33' e 47' Gullit, 67' Cappellini, 75' Mannari.

  81. Friendly: Varese 1-3 Milan

    31 December 1987 · Season 1987-88 (friendly match): Milan beat Varese 3-1 at Varese on 31 December 1987. Reti: 32' Gullit, 54' Mannari, 54' aut. Costacurta, 88' Tassotti.