1995–96 AC Milan season

AC Milan
1995–96 season
Owner	Silvio Berlusconi
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Fabio Capello
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	1st; (in 1996–97 UEFA Champions League)
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; George Weah (11); All: ; George Weah (17)
Average home league attendance	60,973

The 1995–96 season was Milan AC's 96th season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Also the club played in Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

Summary

AC Milan got back to the level at which it had performed in consecutive seasons between 1992 and 1994, resulting in the domestic league title. It had reacted to its unexpected fall from grace in the 1994-95 season by signing George Weah and Roberto Baggio for the attack. Despite Baggio not performing at his customary Juventus level, a tight defence landed the title for the Milanese club.

Following the end of the season, Fabio Capello left the club to join Spanish La Liga giants Real Madrid as a new manager.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ITA	Sebastiano Rossi
2	DF	ITA	Christian Panucci
3	DF	ITA	Paolo Maldini
4	MF	ITA	Demetrio Albertini
5	DF	ITA	Filippo Galli
6	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
7	FW	ITA	Paolo Di Canio
8	MF	FRA	Marcel Desailly
9	FW	LBR	George Weah
10	MF	YUG	Dejan Savićević
11	MF	ITA	Roberto Donadoni
12	GK	ITA	Mario Ielpo
13	DF	ITA	Francesco Coco


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	ITA	Gianluigi Lentini
15	MF	ITA	Massimo Ambrosini
16	MF	ITA	Tomas Locatelli
18	FW	ITA	Roberto Baggio
20	MF	CRO	Zvonimir Boban
21	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
23	FW	ITA	Marco Simone
24	FW	ITA	Stefano Eranio
26	MF	ITA	Gianluca Sordo
28	FW	POR	Paulo Futre
29	DF	ITA	Alessandro Costacurta
31	MF	FRA	Patrick Vieira

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Roberto Baggio	Juventus	€9.30 million
FW	George Weah	Paris Saint-Germain	€6.90 million
MF	Patrick Vieira	Cannes
MF	Paulo Futre	A.C. Reggiana	€0.75 million
DF	Enzo Gambaro	A.C. Reggiana
MF	Tomas Locatelli	Atalanta B.C.
MF	Massimo Ambrosini	A.C. Cesena
DF	Francesco Coco	Youth Squad
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Torino F.C.
MF	Angelo Carbone	Fiorentina	loan ended
FW	Francesco Cozza	Vicenza Calcio

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Daniele Massaro	Shimizu S-Pulse
FW	Marco van Basten		retired
GK	Carlo Cudicini	Prato	-
DF	Enzo Gambaro	Bolton Wanderers	^[2]
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Piacenza Calcio	loan
MF	Angelo Carbone	Piacenza Calcio	-
FW	Francesco Cozza	Lucchese	loan
MF	Massimo Orlando	Fiorentina	-
MF	Giovanni Stroppa	Udinese Calcio	-
MF	Francesco De Francesco	Prato	loan
FW	Alessandro Melli	Sampdoria	loan ended

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Stefano Nava	Calcio Padova

Spring

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Roberto Donadoni	NY Metrostars

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Milan (C)	34	21	10	3	60	24	+36	73	Qualified to Champions League
2	Juventus	34	19	8	7	58	35	+23	65^[a]	Qualified to Champions League
3	Lazio	34	17	8	9	66	38	+28	59	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Fiorentina	34	17	8	9	53	41	+12	59	Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5	Roma	34	16	10	8	51	34	+17	58^[b]	Qualification to UEFA Cup

Source: 1995–96 Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[3]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Juventus qualified to 1996–97 UEFA Champions League as title holders.
^ ROM 1-1 PAR; PAR 1-1 ROM Roma is ahead due to Goal difference.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	21	10	3	60	24	+36	73	13	3	1	41	11	+30	8	7	2	19	13	+6

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W
Position	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1996–97 UEFA Champions League; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup

Matches

27 August 1995 1	Padova	1–2	Milan	Padova
	N. Amoruso 34'	Report	Weah 7' Baresi 44'	Stadium: Euganeo Attendance: 25,807 Referee: Ceccarini

10 September 1995 2	Milan	2–1	Udinese	Milan
	Sergio 10' (o.g.) R. Baggio 85'	Report	Poggi 59'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 57,554 Referee: Bazzoli

17 September 1995 3	Roma	1–2	Milan	Roma
	Balbo 15'	Report	Weah 45', 76'	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 59,353 Referee: Collina

24 September 1995 4	Milan	3–0	Atalanta	Milan
	Desailly 25' R. Baggio 88' Di Canio 90'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,655 Referee: Bettin

1 October 1995 5	Bari	1–0	Milan	Bari
	Gautieri 46'	Report		Stadium: San Nicola Attendance: 53,866 Referee: Stafoggia

15 October 1995 6	Milan	2–1	Juventus	Milan
	Simone 7' Weah 14'	Report	Del Piero 81'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 82,798 Referee: Boggi

22 October 1995 7	Vicenza	1–1	Milan	Vicenza
	Murgita 49'	Report	Eranio 43'	Stadium: Romeo Menti Attendance: 19,924 Referee: Cesari

29 October 1995 8	Internazionale	1–1	Milan	Milan
	M. Paganin 19'	Report	Savićević 46'	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 70,196 Referee: Braschi

5 November 1995 9	Milan	3–2	Cagliari	Milan
	Di Canio 10' Lentini 16' Simone 48'	Report	Oliveira 34', 67' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,614 Referee: Farina

19 November 1995 10	Parma	0–0	Milan	Parma
		Report		Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 28,465 Referee: Boggi

26 November 1995 11	Milan	3–0	Piacenza	Milan
	Savićević 7' Panucci 25' Maldini 77'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53,710 Referee: Pairetto

3 December 1995 12	Lazio	0–1	Milan	Roma
		Report	Weah 87'	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 61,800 Referee: Treossi

10 December 1995 13	Milan	0–0	Napoli	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52,838 Referee: Pellegrino

17 December 1995 14	Milan	1–1	Torino	Milan
	Boban 12'	Report	Rizzitelli 6' (pen.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,600 Referee: Tombolini

23 December 1995 15	Fiorentina	2–2	Milan	Firenze
	Robbiati 13' Baiano 74'	Report	Weah 12' R. Baggio 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 42,338 Referee: Pairetto

7 January 1996 16	Milan	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
	Panucci 10' Savićević 37' R. Baggio 56'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,850 Referee: Rodomonti

14 January 1996 17	Cremonese	0–0	Milan	Cremona
		Report		Stadium: Giovanni Zini Attendance: 13,932 Referee: Beschin

21 January 1996 18	Milan	1–0	Padova	Milan
	R. Baggio 56' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51,521 Referee: Quartuccio

28 January 1996 19	Udinese	0–2	Milan	Udine
		Report	Maldini 44' Boban 60'	Stadium: Friuli Attendance: 30,184 Referee: Trentalange

4 February 1996 20	Milan	3–1	Roma	Milan
	Weah 7' Aldair 55' (o.g.) Panucci 86'	Report	Moriero 8'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,965 Referee: Bazzoli

11 February 1996 21	Atalanta	0–1	Milan	Bergamo
		Report	Weah 2'	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 25,298 Referee: Farina

18 February 1996 22	Milan	3–2	Bari	Milan
	Simone 7', 28' (pen.) Weah 88'	Report	Pedone 21' Sala 49'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54,601 Referee: Bettin

25 February 1996 23	Juventus	1–1	Milan	Turin
	Conte 3'	Report	Weah 30'	Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 51,343 Referee: Boggi

2 March 1996 24	Milan	4–0	Vicenza	Milan
	Savićević 47' Simone 51', 59' (pen.) Di Canio 88'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,244 Referee: Stafoggia

10 March 1996 25	Milan	0–1	Internazionale	Milan
		Report	Branca 5'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 77,461 Referee: Trentalange

17 March 1996 26	Cagliari	suspensed	Milan	Cagliari
		Report		Stadium: Sant'Elia
Note: Match suspended due to a players' strike.^[4]

24 March 1996 27	Milan	3–0	Parma	Milan
	R. Baggio 10', 43' Donadoni 48' Savićević 72'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,184 Referee: Collina
Note: Lucca Bucci blocked a penalty kick by Baggio at 10'.

31 March 1996 28	Piacenza	0–2	Milan	Piacenza
		Report	Desailly 51' Simone 66'	Stadium: Galleana Attendance: 18,174 Referee: Braschi

6 April 1996 29	Milan	0–0	Lazio	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,528 Referee: Rodomonti

10 April 1996 26	Cagliari	1–2	Milan	Cagliari
	Villa 32'	Report	Napoli 30' (o.g.) Oliveira 78' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sant'Elia Attendance: 30,949 Referee: Treossi
Note: Match rescheduled from 16 March 1996 due to a players' strike.^[5]

14 April 1996 30	Napoli	0–1	Milan	Napoli
		Report	Panucci 13'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 46,192 Referee: Ceccarini

20 April 1996 31	Torino	1–1	Milan	Turin
	Cristallini 79' (pen.)	Report	Maldini 62'	Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 23,035 Referee: Borriello

28 April 1996 32	Milan	3–1	Fiorentina	Milan
	Savićević 14' R. Baggio 45' (pen.) Simone 76'	Report	Rui Costa 13', 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 79,415 Referee: Cinciripini
Note: Sebastiano Rossi blocked a penalty kick by Rui Costa at 62'.

5 May 1996 33	Sampdoria	3–0	Milan	Genova
	Chiesa 1', 35' R. Mancini 38'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 28,320 Referee: Bazzoli

12 May 1996 34	Milan	7–1	Cremonese	Milan
	De Agostini 7' (o.g.), 61' (o.g.) Weah 59' Panucci 65' Di Canio 83', 85' Boban 84'	Report	Florjančič 22'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 61,731 Referee: Lana

Coppa Italia

Round of 32

30 August 1995	Pescara	1–4	Milan	Pescara
	Giampaolo 90'	Report	Lentini 37' Savićević 42' Weah 51' Simone 69'	Stadium: Adriatico Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Stafoggia

Eightfinals

25 October 1995	Forlì	0–2	Milan	Cesena
		Report	Di Canio 38' Eranio 54'	Stadium: Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 21,170 Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Quarterfinals

28 November 1995 1	Bologna	1–1	Milan	Bologna
	Morello 52'	Report	Coco 23'	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 29,508 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

13 December 1995 2	Milan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (6–7 p)	Bologna	Milan
	Savićević 90' (pen.)	Report	Baresi 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 5,462 Referee: Livio Bazzoli
	Penalties
	Eranio Albertini Maldini Boban Di Canio Weah Lentini Coco		Bosi Scapolo Paramatti Pergolizzi Bresciani Valtolina Morello Torrisi

UEFA Cup

First round

12 September 1995 1	Milan	4–0	Zagłębie Lubin	Milan
	Savićević 11' Machaj 47' (o.g.) Weah 67' Boban 71'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Referee: Christer Fällström

26 September 1995 2	Zagłębie Lubin	1–4 (1–8 agg.)	Milan	Lubin
	Krzyżanowski 73'	Report	Eranio 53' Simone 63' Boban 86', 90'	Stadium: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Sarvan

Second round

17 October 1995 1	Strasbourg	0–1	Milan	Strasbourg
		Report	Simone 79'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,765 Referee: McCluskey

2 November 1995 2	Milan	2–1 (3–1 agg.)	Strasbourg	Milan
	Baggio 28', 44' (rig.)	Report	Sauzée 45'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Nikakis

Eightfinals

23 November 1995 1	Milan	2–0	Sparta Prague	Milan
	Weah 33', 76'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 12,758 Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert

7 December 1995 2	Sparta Prague	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	Milan	Prague
		Report		Stadium: Stadion Letná Attendance: 17,200 Referee: López

Quarterfinals

5 March 1996 1	Milan	2–0	Girondins Bordeaux	Milan
	Eranio 29' Baggio 74'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22,740 Referee: Vadzim Žuk

19 March 1996 2	Girondins Bordeaux	3–0 (3–2 agg.)	Milan	Bordeaux
	Tholot 14' Dugarry 64' Dugarry 70' Dugarry 89'	Report	Eranio '25 Maldini 29' Costacurta 44' Di Canio 72'	Stadium: Stade du Parc Lescure Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ahmet Çakar

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		UEFA Cup		Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Rossi	34	-24	34	-24	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ITA	Panucci	38	5	29	5	7	0	2	0
29	DF	ITA	Costacurta	41	0	30	0	8	0	3	0
6	DF	ITA	Baresi	40	1	30	1	7	0	3	0
3	DF	ITA	Maldini	41	3	30	3	8	0	3	0
24	MF	ITA	Eranio	33	4	17+7	1	6+1	2	2	1
8	MF	FRA	Desailly	40	2	32	2	7	0	1	0
4	MF	ITA	Albertini	38	0	29+1	0	4+1	0	3	0
10	MF	YUG	Savićević	29	9	23	6	3	1	3	2
9	FW	LBR	Weah	35	15	26	11	6	3	3	1
18	FW	ITA	Baggio	34	10	26+2	7	3+2	3	1	0
12	GK	ITA	Ielpo	12	-8	0	0	8	-5	4	-3
23	FW	ITA	Simone	35	11	16+11	8	5	2	3	1
11	MF	ITA	Donadoni	29	1	14+9	1	4+2	0
20	MF	CRO	Boban	20	6	13	3	5	3	2	0
21	DF	ITA	Tassotti	20	0	7+8	0	1+2	0	2	0
14	MF	ITA	Lentini	14	2	5+4	1	0+1	0	4	1
7	FW	ITA	Di Canio	34	6	4+18	5	2+6	0	4	1
5	DF	ITA	Galli	8	0	3+3	0	2	0
13	DF	ITA	Coco	10	1	3+2	0	0+1	0	4	1
15	MF	ITA	Ambrosini	14	0	1+6	0	1+2	0	4	0
31	MF	FRA	Vieira	5	0	1+1	0	2	0	1	0
28	MF	POR	Futre	1	0	1	0
26	MF	ITA	Sordo	5	0	0+5	0
16	MF	ITA	Locatelli	9	0	0+5	0	0+2	0	2	0
17	GK	ITA	Aldegani

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1995-963015.html

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 1995–1996". StadiaPostcards.com.
^ Enrico Currò (14 January 1996). "Milan, la carica degli stranieri" (in Italian). repubblica.it. p. 41.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005"Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. Panini. 2005. p. 545.; Alberto Costa (15 March 1996). ""Non mi fido, lo sciopero si fa"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. Panini. 2005. p. 545.; Alberto Costa (15 March 1996). ""Non mi fido, lo sciopero si fa"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1995/96

[table_hth_JUV0.48242723079511-3] Juventus qualified to 1996–97 UEFA Champions League as title holders.

[table_hth_ROM0.48242723079511-4] ROM 1-1 PAR; PAR 1-1 ROM Roma is ahead due to Goal difference.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 1995–1996". StadiaPostcards.com.

[2] Enrico Currò (14 January 1996). "Milan, la carica degli stranieri" (in Italian). repubblica.it. p. 41.

[5] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005"Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

[6] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. Panini. 2005. p. 545.; Alberto Costa (15 March 1996). ""Non mi fido, lo sciopero si fa"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

[7] Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio - La Storia 1898-2004. Panini. 2005. p. 545.; Alberto Costa (15 March 1996). ""Non mi fido, lo sciopero si fa"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

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