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AC Milan in 1990

Era: The Sacchi Revolution

27 stories and 78 matches from the Milan Club Adelaide history museum, in the order they happened.

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The stories of 1990

1990

'Non serve essere stati cavalli' — the jockey who never was a horse

To the recurring Italian jibe that a man who had never played professionally could not coach champions, Sacchi gave a reply that entered the 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). A former shoe salesman from Fusignano, he answered the aristocracy of ex-players with the conviction that football was a discipline of study and ideas, teachable and coachable. The line captured the intellectual pride of his revolution — that his rossoneri (the red-and-blacks) won not by pedigree but by a thought-out method — and it remains among the most quoted phrases in Italian football.

Sources

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

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late 1980s

Berlusconi's Fininvest and Milan carried to a television world

Silvio Berlusconi, who bought Milan in 1986, was above all a television magnate, and his Fininvest empire fused the club's on-field renaissance with the reach of commercial broadcasting, turning the Sacchi side into a globally packaged spectacle. Pre-season tournaments, glossy promotional production and the aesthetic of a team designed to be watched made this Milan the first truly televisual great side in Italian football. The pressing, the geometry, the red-and-black precision were engineered, and marketed, for the camera as much as the terrace.

Sources

  • The Age of Football / calcio media histories
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Forza Milan! (magazine)

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1990

Brera and Sacchi's Milan: the skeptic and the revolution

In his final years Brera watched Arrigo Sacchi's pressing, high-line Milan overturn much of his defensive gospel — a *zona* (zonal) machine of relentless movement rather than the counter-punching *contropiede* he had preached. The great contrarian remained wary of the new orthodoxy even as the Rossoneri conquered Europe, a last chapter in his lifelong argument about the Italian way of playing. It was a fitting coda: the man who named calcio still quarrelling with how it was played.

Sources

  • it.wikipedia.org — Gianni Brera
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Sacchi — Il calcio secondo me

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Late 1980s onwards

Convention Dinners: Running Milan Like Publitalia

Berlusconi imported into football the convention culture of his advertising empire: season-opening addresses to the assembled squad, celebratory banquets, and long motivational speeches delivered with a salesman's timing — half team talk, half cabaret. Players were summoned to dinners where the president held court on tactics, television and life. He treated the club as an extension of the company family, insisting that directors, staff and players break bread together, convinced that a team that dined as one would win as one.

Sources

  • Alan Friedman, My Way: Berlusconi in His Own Words (2015)
  • John Foot, Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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c. 1990

Coreografie: The Curva Sud as Canvas

From the 1980s the Curva Sud turned each big match into a coreografia — thousands of cartoncini raised in unison to paint mosaics of red and black, curtains of giant bandieroni, and the grinning Diavolo that is Milan's emblem. During the dominant Sacchi and Capello sides the south end answered the football on the pitch with spectacle in the stands, the choreographies of the Derby della Madonnina against Inter's Curva Nord becoming a duel of scenography. The bandierone, the sciarpata — a sea of raised scarves — and the two-tone tifo made San Siro one of Europe's great theatres.

Sources

  • Alessandro Dal Lago, 'Descrizione di una battaglia. I rituali del calcio' (Il Mulino, 1990)
  • Guerin Sportivo (archivio fotografico)
  • Forza Milan!

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around 1990

Frank Rijkaard and the Dutch trio Italians called 'gli olandesi'

Italian sources grouped Gullit, van Basten and Frank Rijkaard together as 'gli olandesi' (the Dutchmen) or the 'trio olandese', the imported spine of Sacchi's revolution. Rijkaard, the least flamboyant, earned quiet admiration as a 'regista arretrato' (a deep-lying playmaker) and destroyer, the balance behind the two artists. Sacchi himself, in his writings, praised the intelligence of his Dutchmen, insisting that the beauty of his Milan flowed from collective movement rather than individual soprannomi.

Sources

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

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1989-90 season

The Coin at Bergamo: A Scudetto Lost to Napoli

The 1989-90 title race between Milan and Napoli turned on a single coin: at Bergamo in March 1990, Napoli's Alemão went down after being struck by a projectile hurled from the stands, and the sporting judge awarded Napoli a 2-0 victory over Atalanta. Those two points proved decisive — Maradona's side pipped Milan to the scudetto by exactly two — and rossoneri supporters have long regarded the ruling as a title unjustly surrendered. It endures as the sorest grievance of the Milan-Napoli rivalry.

Sources

  • Diego Maradona (dir. Asif Kapadia, 2019)
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Guerin Sportivo

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1990

The Milan Wall Becomes Italy's: 517 Minutes at Italia '90

By the time Italy hosted the 1990 World Cup, Sacchi's European champions had remade the Azzurri's identity in their own image. Behind goalkeeper Walter Zenga, Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini — the same libero-and-terzino partnership that ruled Europe in red and black — marshalled a rearguard that went a World Cup-record 517 minutes without conceding, from the opening whistle until Claudio Caniggia's header in the semi-final, announcing itself as the finest defensive pairing on earth. Roberto Donadoni's wing-play and Carlo Ancelotti's presence swelled the rossonero contingent. Italy's 'Notti Magiche' ended in a penalty defeat to Maradona's Argentina in Naples, and the hosts settled for third — but the tournament confirmed that the road to the Nazionale now ran through Milanello.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • Guerin Sportivo
  • RAI broadcasts
  • FIFA World Cup records, Zenga 517 minutes
  • Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto (1990)
  • Guinness World Records, longest World Cup clean sheet

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1990

The third ring and the eleven towers, built for Italia '90

For the 1990 World Cup San Siro was radically remade a third time: a third tier (the terzo anello) was suspended over the existing bowl, hung from eleven vast cylindrical towers — the spiral-ramp towers at the corners plus intermediate ones — that carry the new deck and its distinctive red girders and translucent roof. Engineered by Giancarlo Ragazzi, Enrico Hoffer and Leo Finzi, the towers and their protruding roof trusses gave the stadium its unmistakable industrial-fortress skyline. The rebuild, completed in 1990, is why the ground reads today as a machine as much as a monument.

Sources

  • Ragazzi/Hoffer/Finzi engineering records
  • Comune di Milano records
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive

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1988-1993

Van Basten and the art of the volley

For Arrigo Sacchi's Milan, Marco van Basten turned the volley into a signature art form. Where other strikers bludgeoned, il Cigno di Utrecht (the Swan of Utrecht) took the ball out of the air on the turn, wrapping his instep around it with a dancer's balance and finding corners that seemed geometrically impossible. His audacious lobs and first-time strikes were not improvisation but technique honed to perfection, the aesthetic core of the most beautiful team of its age, until a fragile ankle cut the story short in 1993.

Sources

  • Marco van Basten, 'Basta' (autobiography)
  • Gianni Brera writings
  • RAI broadcasts

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1990

Sacchi's Milan vs Cruyff's Barça Dream Team: A Rivalry of Ideas

When Arrigo Sacchi's pressing Milan and Johan Cruyff's emerging Barcelona Dream Team rose simultaneously around 1990, European football gained its defining ideological rivalry: Italian collective pressing against Catalan positional possession. Though their paths crossed decisively later, the two managers openly studied and needled one another, each convinced his creed was football's future. Cruyff prized the ball; Sacchi prized space and the synchronised movement of eleven men. Their teams became the twin poles around which a decade of tactical argument revolved, a rivalry contested as much in ideas as on the pitch.

Sources

  • Arrigo Sacchi, La coppa degli immortali
  • Johan Cruyff, My Turn (autobiography)

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1990

Galia's Goal Denies a Cup Double

Sandwiched between the European nights of Sacchi's great side, the Coppa Italia final against Juventus ended in rare domestic defeat. After a goalless first leg at San Siro, Roberto Galia's goal in Turin settled the tie 1-0 on aggregate for the bianconeri. It was a lone blemish on a spring that ended with the European Cup retained against Benfica in Vienna.

Sources

  • RSSSF — Coppa Italia 1989-90
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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1988–1992

Cover Stars of Onze Mondial: Milan's Dutchmen in the French Glossies

The French monthly Onze, launched in 1976 and relaunched as Onze Mondial in 1989, built its identity on lavish photography, poster inserts and its year-end Onze d'Or prize — and in the late 1980s and early 1990s Milan supplied its most bankable subjects. Gullit's dreadlocks and Van Basten's volleys became recurring cover material, and Van Basten collected the magazine's Onze d'Or at the height of his Milan years. For a generation of French readers, the pin-ups on bedroom walls were as likely to wear Milan's red and black as the colours of any French club. Alongside France Football's more austere authority, Onze Mondial gave the Sacchi-era side its glossy, pop-cultural French portrait.

Sources

  • Onze / Onze Mondial magazine archives

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7 March 1990

Stalemate in Belgium: Mechelen 0–0 Milan

The quarter-final paired Milan with KV Mechelen, the surprise Belgian side who had won the Cup Winners' Cup in 1988 and were then among the most awkward opponents in Europe. On a heavy pitch at the Achter de Kazerne, the Belgians dug in and held the champions to a goalless draw. Milan flew home with the tie unresolved and the pressure transferred squarely onto San Siro.

Sources

  • RSSSF – European Champions' Cup 1989–90
  • UEFA official archives

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21 March 1990

Simone Unlocks Mechelen in Extra Time

The return leg at San Siro became a war of attrition: ninety more minutes passed without a goal, and after three hours of the tie Mechelen's massed defence had still not been breached. In extra time the dam finally broke — young Marco Simone struck the goal that unlocked the tie, and a second followed to complete a 2–0 win and send Milan through to the semi-finals. It remains one of the hardest-earned passages of the entire back-to-back era.

Sources

  • RSSSF – European Champions' Cup 1989–90
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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April 1990

Milan edge Bayern on away goals to reach Vienna

The defence of the trophy hinged on a tense semifinal with Bayern Munich. Van Basten's strike settled the San Siro first leg 1-0, but Bayern hit back to win 2-1 in Munich, levelling the tie at 2-2. Milan advanced on the away-goals rule and carried on to the Prater final in Vienna, where Frank Rijkaard's goal beat Benfica to make them European champions once more.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport
  • RAI radiocronaca

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4 April 1990

Van Basten's Penalty Sinks Bayern

The semi-final brought Bayern Munich to San Siro, and a tie of suffocating tension turned on a single moment: Marco van Basten converted a penalty to give Milan a 1–0 first-leg victory. Sacchi's side could not add a second, and everyone in the stadium understood the arithmetic — one slender goal to defend in the Olympiastadion, against a Bayern team utterly convinced the tie was still theirs.

Sources

  • RSSSF – European Champions' Cup 1989–90
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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18 April 1990

Borgonovo's Night in Munich

In the Olympiastadion, Bayern levelled the aggregate and forced extra time, and the road to Vienna hung by a thread. Then came the goal that milanisti of that generation never forgot: Stefano Borgonovo, the striker signed from Fiorentina, struck in extra time to make it 1–1 on the night — the away goal that changed everything. Bayern scored again to win 2–1, but with the aggregate at 2–2 it was Milan who went through on away goals, and Borgonovo's name passed into club legend on the night that carried the rossoneri to their second consecutive final.

Sources

  • RSSSF – European Champions' Cup 1989–90
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives
  • AC Milan club records

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22 April 1990

The second Fatal Verona

Seventeen years after 1973, Verona broke rossonero hearts again. In the penultimate round of 1989-90, with the title race against Maradona's Napoli on a knife-edge, Sacchi's European champions lost 2-1 at the Bentegodi in a match that descended into chaos: referee Rosario Lo Bello sent off Rijkaard, Van Basten and Costacurta, and banished Sacchi from the bench. The scudetto slipped to Naples, and Milan's fury over the officiating smouldered for decades.

Sources

  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive
  • Corriere della Sera archive
  • RAI broadcast archive

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Serie A 1989-90

1989-90: Back-to-back European Cups

Milan became the last club to retain the European Cup for over a quarter of a century, Frank Rijkaard's goal beating Benfica 1-0 in Vienna, while Van Basten claimed the capocannoniere title with 19 Serie A goals. The Rossoneri also lifted the Intercontinental Cup, Alberigo Evani's extra-time free kick sinking Atletico Nacional in Tokyo, and the European Super Cup against Barcelona. Domestically the season carried a sting: Milan finished second in a bitterly contested title race with Napoli and lost the Coppa Italia final to Juventus.

Sources

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

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23 May 1990

Vienna 1990 and the Italian press's back-to-back consecration

Milan's 1-0 win over Benfica in the 1990 European Cup final at Vienna, sealed by Frank Rijkaard, gave the rossoneri consecutive continental crowns, and the Italian press framed it as confirmation that Sacchi's side belonged among history's greatest. La Gazzetta dello Sport devoted its rosa pages to the back-to-back triumph, and Italian writers argued the 1988-90 Milan had permanently altered the grammar of the game. The Vienna night rounded off the arc that the papers had begun narrating with the "notte magica" against Real the year before.

Sources

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

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23 May 1990

1990 European Cup Final: Milan 1-0 Benfica

1990 European Cup Final: Milan 1-0 Benfica

At the Praterstadion in Vienna, Milan became the first side in over a decade to retain the European Cup, beating Benfica 1-0 to claim consecutive crowns. The only goal arrived in the second half through Frank Rijkaard, who latched onto a Van Basten touch to steer the winner beyond the Portuguese goalkeeper. Sacchi's masterpiece had now conquered Europe twice in a row, sealing this Milan among the greatest club sides ever assembled.

— MATCH SHEET — Milan XI: G. Galli; Tassotti, Costacurta, Baresi (c), Maldini; Colombo, Rijkaard, Ancelotti, Evani; Gullit, Van Basten Coach: Arrigo Sacchi Scorers: Rijkaard 68' (Milan) Rijkaard ran onto Van Basten's flick for the only goal. Milan became the last club to retain the European Cup until 2017.

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8 June 1990

The opening match of Italia '90 under the new roof

The freshly completed San Siro hosted the opening game of the 1990 World Cup on 8 June 1990, when reigning champions Argentina were stunned 1-0 by Cameroon in one of the tournament's great upsets. It was the club ground of Milan playing host to the world's biggest single fixture, its third ring barely finished and its towers newly raised. For a stadium that is fundamentally a club home, hosting a World Cup opener placed it briefly at the very centre of the global game.

Sources

  • FIFA World Cup 1990 records
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archive
  • Tutto il calcio minuto per minuto

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24 June 1990

Rijkaard, Voller and the shame at the Meazza

The uglier side of Italia '90 unfolded, fittingly, at Milan's own Stadio Meazza: in the round of 16 on 24 June, the Netherlands' Frank Rijkaard twice spat into the curls of West Germany's Rudi Voller, and both were sent off amid the chaos. Rijkaard, the elegant Milan midfield destroyer and one-third of the immortal Dutch trio, carried the disgrace home to San Siro as West Germany marched on to the title. It stands as the most notorious dismissal ever suffered by a rossonero on the World Cup stage.

Sources

  • RAI telecronaca, Netherlands v West Germany, 24 June 1990
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport (June 1990)
  • 1990 World Cup round of 16 match reports

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10 October 1990

Super Cup 1990, first leg: stalemate at Marassi

An all-Italian Super Cup pitted the back-to-back European champions against Vialli and Mancini's Sampdoria, holders of the Cup Winners' Cup. At a heaving Stadio Luigi Ferraris the sides fought out a 1-1 draw, the blucerchiati matching the champions of everything blow for blow and leaving the tie undecided going into the return leg.

Sources

  • RSSSF — European Super Cup 1990
  • UEFA official archives
  • La Gazzetta dello Sport archives

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29 November 1990

Super Cup 1990 won: Sampdoria beaten in the return leg

Milan became the first club to retain the European Super Cup, overcoming fellow Italians Sampdoria 3-1 on aggregate in the first all-Italian edition of the trophy. After a 1-1 draw in Genoa, goals from Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard secured a 2-0 win in the return, staged not at San Siro but at Bologna's Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, the Milan pitch still scarred by the 1990 World Cup. Another trophy, another statement of Rossoneri supremacy.

Sources

  • RSSSF — European Super Cup 1990
  • UEFA official archives
  • AC Milan club records
  • uefa.com

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9 December 1990

1990 Intercontinental Cup: Milan 3-0 Olimpia

Twelve months after their first triumph, Milan made the long journey to Japan once more, returning to Tokyo's National Stadium to defend their world crown against Paraguay's Olimpia Asuncion. This time the neutral showpiece brought no drama: the Rossoneri controlled the match and won comfortably, 3-0. Frank Rijkaard scored twice and Giovanni Stroppa added the other as Milan retained the Intercontinental Cup and confirmed their status as the world's dominant club — back-to-back world titles to match their back-to-back European crowns. The repeat trip east also confirmed Japan as the settled stage for Milan's meetings with the champions of South America.

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Every match of 1990

  1. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Cesena

    7 January 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 18: Milan beat Cesena 3-0 at San Siro on 7 January 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 9' Donadoni, 49' Tassotti, 75' rig. Van Basten MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Ancelotti (46' Fuser), Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Simone (75' Massaro) — All.: Sacchi.

  2. Serie A: Lazio 1-3 Milan

    14 January 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 19: Milan beat Lazio 3-1 away on 14 January 1990. Venue: Flaminio, Roma. Reti: 5' Massaro, 10' Fuser, 66' Amarildo, 71' An. Colombo LAZIO. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, Fuser (67' An. Colombo), Ancelotti, Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten (83' Simone), Evani, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  3. Serie A: Milan 3-1 Atalanta

    17 January 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 20: Milan beat Atalanta 3-1 at San Siro on 17 January 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 12' Caniggia, 14', 60' e 62' Van Basten MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Fuser, Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni (75' Borgonovo), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani (46' Ancelotti), Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  4. Friendly: Castellettese 0-10 Milan

    18 January 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Castellettese 10-0 at Sesto Calende on 18 January 1990. Reti: Borgonovo (4), Stroppa (2), Albertini, F. Galli, An. Colombo, Grassadonia.

  5. Serie A: Udinese 0-2 Milan

    21 January 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 21: Milan beat Udinese 2-0 away on 21 January 1990. Venue: Friuli, Udine. Reti: 12' e 80' Van Basten UDINESE. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, Costacurta, Baresi II, Massaro (83' Borgonovo), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti (58' Stroppa), Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  6. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Genoa

    28 January 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 22: Milan beat Genoa 1-0 at San Siro on 28 January 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 1' Massaro MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Fuser, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, Costacurta (31' F. Galli), Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti, Massaro (74' Evani) — All.: Sacchi.

  7. Serie A: Fiorentina 2-3 Milan

    4 February 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 23: Milan beat Fiorentina 3-2 away on 4 February 1990. Venue: Curi, Perugia. Reti: 23' rig. Baggio I, 47' Kubik, 55' Evani, 60' rig. e 66' rig. Van Basten FIORENTINA. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo (46' Evani), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti, Massaro (85' Simone) — All.: Sacchi.

  8. Serie A: Milan 0-0 Hellas Verona

    7 February 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 16: Milan drew with Hellas Verona 0-0 at San Siro on 7 February 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini (46' Costacurta), Ancelotti, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Massaro (59' An. Colombo) — All.: Sacchi.

  9. Serie A: Milan 3-0 Napoli

    11 February 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 24: Milan beat Napoli 3-0 at San Siro on 11 February 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 47' Massaro, 71' P. Maldini, 86' Van Basten MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni (35' Evani), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti, Massaro (83' Simone) — All.: Sacchi.

  10. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Cremonese

    18 February 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 25: Milan beat Cremonese 2-1 at San Siro on 18 February 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 17' Massaro, 72' Van Basten, 85' rig. Dezotti MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo (75' Fuser), F. Galli, Costacurta, Massaro (46' Borgonovo), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  11. Serie A: Roma 0-4 Milan

    25 February 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 26: Milan beat Roma 4-0 away on 25 February 1990. Venue: Flaminio, Roma. Reti: 34' aut. Tempestilli, 39' e 57' Van Basten, 89' Massaro ROMA. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo, Costacurta, Baresi II, Massaro, Rijkaard (74' Stroppa), Van Basten, Ancelotti, Evani (69' Fuser) — All.: Sacchi.

  12. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Ascoli

    4 March 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 27: Milan beat Ascoli 2-1 at San Siro on 4 March 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 47' Cvetkovic, 52' Stroppa, 64' Tassotti MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Salvatori, Costacurta, An. Colombo, Tassotti, Baresi II, Stroppa, Fuser (46' Simone), Van Basten, Ancelotti (65' Rijkaard), Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  13. Serie A: Juventus 3-0 Milan

    11 March 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 28: Milan lost to Juventus 0-3 away on 11 March 1990. Venue: Comunale, Torino. Reti: 7' Schillaci, 18' e 58' Rui Barros JUVENTUS. Milan XI: G. Galli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An. Colombo (38' Stroppa), Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni (74' Simone), Ancelotti, Van Basten, Evani, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  14. Serie A: Milan 1-3 Inter

    18 March 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 29: Milan lost to Inter 1-3 at San Siro on 18 March 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 3' Serena, 24' rig. Matthaeus, 84' Costacurta, 91' Serena MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, An.Colombo, Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Massaro — All.: Sacchi.

  15. Serie A: Lecce 1-2 Milan

    25 March 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 30: Milan beat Lecce 2-1 away on 25 March 1990. Venue: Via del Mare, Lecce. Reti: 6' Benedetti, 34' Baresi II, 58' Van Basten LECCE. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Salvatori, Costacurta, Fuser (46' An. Colombo), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Massaro, Simone (83' Stroppa) — All.: Sacchi.

  16. Friendly: Chiasso 0-1 Milan

    29 March 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Chiasso 1-0 at Chiasso (Svizzera) on 29 March 1990. Reti: 20' Borgonovo.

  17. Serie A: Bologna 0-0 Milan

    8 April 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 31: Milan drew with Bologna 0-0 away on 8 April 1990. Venue: Dall'Ara, Bologna. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Massaro, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni (71' Stroppa), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Simone (61' Borgonovo) — All.: Sacchi.

  18. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Sampdoria

    14 April 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 32: Milan beat Sampdoria 1-0 at San Siro on 14 April 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 61' Massaro MILAN (date recorded as 1990-04-13 by magliarossonera). Milan XI: Pazzagli, Costacurta, P. Maldini, An. Colombo (33' Borgonovo, 85' Salvatori), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Massaro — All.: Sacchi. (date recorded as 1990-04-13 by magliarossonera)

  19. Friendly: Varese 1-3 Milan

    26 April 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Varese 3-1 at Varese on 26 April 1990. Reti: 41' Gullit, 46' Simone, 70' Sala, 73' Lantignotti I.

  20. Serie A: Milan 4-0 Bari

    29 April 1990 · Season 1989-90, matchday 34: Milan beat Bari 4-0 at San Siro on 29 April 1990. Venue: Comunale, Bergamo (per indisponibilita campo San Siro). Reti: 68' Borgonovo, 71' Evani, 76' Donadoni, 78' Evani MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Salvatori, F. Galli, Baresi II, Massaro, Donadoni, Borgonovo (74' Albertini), Gullit (66' Simone), Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  21. Friendly: Real Madrid 2-1 Milan

    2 May 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan lost to Real Madrid 1-2 at Bernabeu, Madrid (Spagna) on 2 May 1990. Reti: 19' Hugo Sanchez, 37' Gordillo, 55' Massaro.

  22. Friendly: Milan 8-1 Samverga

    4 May 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Samverga 8-1 at Milanello, Carnago (VA) on 4 May 1990. Reti: Simone (3), Fuser, Salvatori, rig. Stroppa, Lantignotti I, aut. (Samverga), .....

  23. Friendly: Bologna 0-1 Milan

    12 May 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Bologna 1-0 at Reggio Emilia on 12 May 1990. Reti: 19' Van Basten.

  24. Friendly: Lugano 1-3 Milan

    16 May 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Lugano 3-1 at Lugano (Svizzera) on 16 May 1990. Reti: 6' Rijkaard, 39' Jensen, 59' Massaro, 70' Van Basten.

  25. Friendly: Bari 2-0 Milan

    3 June 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan lost to Bari 0-2 at San Nicola, Bari on 3 June 1990. Reti: 32' Scarafoni, 71' Monelli.

  26. Friendly: Pisa 2-3 Milan

    6 June 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan beat Pisa 3-2 at Arena Garibaldi, Pisa on 6 June 1990. Reti: 8' F. Galli, 28' Neri, 71' Piovanelli, 82' F. Galli, 88' Borgonovo.

  27. Friendly: Trento 1-0 Milan

    15 June 1990 · Season 1989-90 (friendly match): Milan lost to Trento 0-1 at Trento on 15 June 1990. Reti: 61' Gregorich.

  28. Departed: Angelo Colombo

    1990-91 season window · Angelo Colombo left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  29. Departed: Christian Lantignotti

    1990-91 season window · Christian Lantignotti left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  30. Departed: Diego Fuser

    1990-91 season window · Diego Fuser left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  31. Departed: Francesco Antonioli

    1990-91 season window · Francesco Antonioli left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  32. Departed: Giovanni Galli

    1990-91 season window · Giovanni Galli left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  33. Departed: Marco Pullo

    1990-91 season window · Marco Pullo left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  34. Departed: Roberto Lorenzini

    1990-91 season window · Roberto Lorenzini left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  35. Departed: Rufo Emiliano Verga

    1990-91 season window · Rufo Emiliano Verga left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  36. Departed: Stefano Borgonovo

    1990-91 season window · Stefano Borgonovo left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  37. Departed: Stefano Salvatori

    1990-91 season window · Stefano Salvatori left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  38. Departed: Vito Bottone

    1990-91 season window · Vito Bottone left Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  39. Signed: Angelo Carbone

    1990-91 season window · Angelo Carbone joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  40. Signed: Davide Corti

    1990-91 season window · Davide Corti joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  41. Signed: Fabio Bellotti

    1990-91 season window · Fabio Bellotti joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  42. Signed: Francesco Antonioli

    1990-91 season window · Francesco Antonioli joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  43. Signed: Giandomenico Costi

    1990-91 season window · Giandomenico Costi joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  44. Signed: Gianluca Gaudenzi

    1990-91 season window · Gianluca Gaudenzi joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  45. Signed: Giovane Élber

    1990-91 season window · Giovane Élber joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  46. Signed: Marco Pullo

    1990-91 season window · Marco Pullo joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  47. Signed: Massimo Agostini

    1990-91 season window · Massimo Agostini joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  48. Signed: Massimo Taibi

    1990-91 season window · Massimo Taibi joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  49. Signed: Roberto Lorenzini

    1990-91 season window · Roberto Lorenzini joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  50. Signed: Sebastiano Rossi

    1990-91 season window · Sebastiano Rossi joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  51. Signed: Stefano Nava

    1990-91 season window · Stefano Nava joined Milan in the 1990-91 season (window date approximate; fee as recorded by Transfermarkt).

  52. Friendly: Monza 0-1 Milan

    29 July 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Monza 1-0 at Brianteo, Monza on 29 July 1990. Reti: 74' Simone.

  53. Friendly: Padova 2-2 Milan

    5 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan drew with Padova 2-2 at Appiani, Padova on 5 August 1990. Reti: 3' Di Livio, 45' rig. Costacurta, 53' Stroppa, 89' Maniero.

  54. Friendly: Brescia 0-3 Milan

    8 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Brescia 3-0 at Rigamonti, Brescia on 8 August 1990. Reti: 16' Tassotti, 69' Gaudenzi, 72' Agostini.

  55. Friendly: Cesena 0-2 Milan

    12 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Cesena 2-0 at Manuzzi, Cesena on 12 August 1990. Reti: 47' e 55' Carobbi.

  56. Friendly: Lecce 0-1 Milan

    18 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Lecce 1-0 at Via del Mare, Lecce on 18 August 1990. Reti: 73' Carbone.

  57. Friendly: Selez. Costa Azzurra 1-1 Milan

    19 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan drew with Selez. Costa Azzurra 1-1 at Nizza (Francia) on 19 August 1990. Reti: 42' Nava, 44' Clement.

  58. Friendly: Lazio 4-1 Milan

    25 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan lost to Lazio 1-4 at Olimpico, Roma on 25 August 1990. Reti: 10' aut. Sergio, 14' Sosa, 17' Riedle, 53' rig. Sosa, 85' Saurini.

  59. Friendly: Friburgo 1-5 Milan

    26 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Friburgo 5-1 at Comunale, Friburgo on 26 August 1990. Reti: 16' rig. Van Basten, 19' Agostini, 37' Van Basten, 65' Carbone, 78' Massaro, 80' Troiani.

  60. Friendly: Real Madrid 1-3 Milan

    29 August 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Real Madrid 3-1 at Bernabeu, Madrid (Spagna) on 29 August 1990. Reti: 15' Carbone, 40' rig. Van Basten, 45' aut. Hierro, 69' Parra.

  61. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Genoa

    9 September 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 1: Milan beat Genoa 1-0 at San Siro on 9 September 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 72' Agostini MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone (46' Massaro), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Van Basten (70' Agostini), Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  62. Serie A: Cesena 0-1 Milan

    16 September 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 2: Milan beat Cesena 1-0 away on 16 September 1990. Venue: Manuzzi, Cesena. Reti: 90' Van Basten CESENA. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone, F. Galli, Baresi II, Agostini (62' Gaudenzi), Donadoni, Van Basten, Gullit, Evani (72' Stroppa) — All.: Sacchi.

  63. Friendly: Corbetta 0-7 Milan

    20 September 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Corbetta 7-0 at Corbetta (MI) on 20 September 1990. Reti: 30' P. Maldini, 42' Van Basten, 48' Massaro, 60', 65' e 68' Gullit, 73' Nava.

  64. Serie A: Milan 2-1 Fiorentina

    23 September 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 3: Milan beat Fiorentina 2-1 at San Siro on 23 September 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 29' Van Basten, 60' Fuser, 64' Massaro MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone (28' Ancelotti), F. Galli, Baresi II, Massaro (89' Stroppa), Donadoni, Van Basten, Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  65. Friendly: Pro Patria 0-5 Milan

    27 September 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Pro Patria 5-0 at Busto Arsizio (VA) on 27 September 1990. Reti: 4' Agostini, 11' Massaro, 14' Simone, 23' rig. Evani, 78' Simone.

  66. Serie A: Lazio 1-1 Milan

    30 September 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 4: Milan drew with Lazio 1-1 away on 30 September 1990. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Reti: 54' Riedle, 89' Evani LAZIO. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini (46' Costacurta), Massaro (67' Gaudenzi), F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti, Van Basten, Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  67. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Cagliari

    7 October 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 5: Milan beat Cagliari 2-0 at San Siro on 7 October 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 4' e 41' rig. Van Basten MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini (46' Costacurta), Gaudenzi, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni, Ancelotti (64' Rijkaard), Van Basten, Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  68. Serie A: Napoli 1-1 Milan

    21 October 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 6: Milan drew with Napoli 1-1 away on 21 October 1990. Venue: San Paolo, Napoli. Reti: 83' rig. Maradona, 88' Gullit NAPOLI. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Gaudenzi (62' Donadoni), Costacurta, Baresi II, Rijkaard (70' Massaro), Ancelotti, Van Basten, Gullit, Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  69. Friendly: Gaviratese 0-7 Milan

    25 October 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan beat Gaviratese 7-0 at Gavirate (VA) on 25 October 1990. Reti: Nava (2), Stroppa (2), Simone, Massaro, Agostini.

  70. Serie A: Milan 0-1 Sampdoria

    28 October 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 7: Milan lost to Sampdoria 0-1 at San Siro on 28 October 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 68' Cerezo MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Gaudenzi, F. Galli, Baresi II, Donadoni (26' Gullit), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti, Agostini (68' Simone) — All.: Sacchi.

  71. Departed: Demetrio Albertini

    1 November 1990 · Demetrio Albertini left Milan in the 1990-91 season (exact date 1 November 1990, per Transfermarkt player records).

  72. Serie A: Atalanta 0-2 Milan

    11 November 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 8: Milan beat Atalanta 2-0 away on 11 November 1990. Venue: Comunale, Bergamo. Reti: 25' Van Basten, 76' Massaro ATALANTA. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone (60' Gaudenzi), Costacurta, Baresi II, Massaro, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Ancelotti (87' Stroppa), Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  73. Serie A: Milan 0-1 Inter

    18 November 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 9: Milan lost to Inter 0-1 at San Siro on 18 November 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 85' Berti MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone, Costacurta, Baresi II, Stroppa (70' Gaudenzi), Rijkaard, Van Basten, Evani, Massaro (78' Agostini) — All.: Sacchi.

  74. Serie A: Torino 1-1 Milan

    25 November 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 10: Milan drew with Torino 1-1 away on 25 November 1990. Venue: Delle Alpi, Torino. Reti: 31' Lentini I, 90' P. Maldini TORINO. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, P. Maldini, Carbone (46' Stroppa), Costacurta, Baresi II, Ancelotti, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Gullit (69' Agostini), Evani — All.: Sacchi.

  75. Serie A: Milan 1-0 Lecce

    2 December 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 11: Milan beat Lecce 1-0 at San Siro on 2 December 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 85' Rijkaard MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Carobbi, P. Maldini, Ancelotti (38' Carbone), F. Galli, Baresi II, Agostini, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Donadoni, Evani (20' Stroppa) — All.: Sacchi.

  76. Serie A: Roma 0-0 Milan

    16 December 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 13: Milan drew with Roma 0-0 away on 16 December 1990. Venue: Olimpico, Roma. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, Carobbi, Gaudenzi, Costacurta, Baresi II (77' F. Galli), Donadoni, Rijkaard, Van Basten, Gullit (67' Agostini), Stroppa — All.: Sacchi.

  77. Friendly: Pavia 1-1 Milan

    22 December 1990 · Season 1990-91 (friendly match): Milan drew with Pavia 1-1 at Pavia on 22 December 1990. Reti: 10' Baldo, 11' Massaro.

  78. Serie A: Milan 2-0 Juventus

    30 December 1990 · Season 1990-91, matchday 14: Milan beat Juventus 2-0 at San Siro on 30 December 1990. Venue: San Siro, Milano. Reti: 46' Ancelotti, 55' Gullit MILAN. Milan XI: Pazzagli, Tassotti, Carobbi, Carbone, Costacurta, Baresi II, Donadoni (89' Stroppa), Rijkaard, Massaro, Gullit (85' Agostini), Ancelotti — All.: Sacchi.