1996–97 AC Milan season explained

Club:Milan Associazione Calcio
Season:1996–97
Owner:Silvio Berlusconi
Chairman:Silvio Berlusconi
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Oscar Tabarez
(until 1 December 1996)[1]
Arrigo Sacchi
(from 1 December 1996)
Stadium:San Siro
League:Serie A
League Result:11th
Cup1:Coppa Italia
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:Supercoppa Italiana
Cup3 Result:Runners-up
Highest Attendance:81 170 vs Juventus
(6 April 1997)
Lowest Attendance:7 242 vs Vicenza Calcio
(27 November 1996)
Average Attendance:55 894[2]
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League Topscorer:
George Weah (13)
Season Topscorer:
George Weah (16)
Prevseason:1995–96
Nextseason:1997–98

During the 1996–97 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, UEFA Champions League and Supercoppa.

Summary

Milan Associazione Calcio fell into pieces once Fabio Capello left his job to join Real Madrid.[3] The new organisation with Óscar Tabárez as technical director completely miscued its signings, with neither Jesper Blomqvist, Edgar Davids, Christophe Dugarry or Michael Reiziger being successful. After a Supercoppa Italiana defeat against Fiorentina at home at the San Siro, a 2–3 loss at Piacenza for the league cost the Uruguayan his position. Tabarez was replaced by former championship winning coach Arrigo Sacchi, the change did not happen and days later due to a 2–1 defeat to Rosenborg at home in the Champions League the team was not qualified to Quarterfinals. The Rossoneri eventually finished 11th 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.[4]

Squad

Transfers

In
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MFEdgar DavidsAFC AjaxFree[5]
DFMichael ReizigerAFC AjaxFree
GKAngelo PagottoUC Sampdoria€300,000
FWChristophe DugarryBordeaux€1,800,000
DFPietro VierchowodAC Perugia€500,000
MF Francesco De FrancescoAC Prato
DFGiuseppe CardoneLuccheseloan ended
MFFrancesco CozzaLuccheseloan ended
DFRoberto LorenziniPiacenza Calcioloan ended
DFStefano NavaPadovaloan ended
Out
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MFPatrick VieiraArsenal FC£3,5m[3][6]
FWPaolo Di CanioCeltic Glasgow£2m
MFPaulo FutreWest Ham United
GKMario IelpoGenoa CFC
MFGianluigi LentiniAtalanta BC
DFGiuseppe CardoneBologna FC
DFGianluca SordoAC Reggiana
DFStefano NavaServette FC
DFRoberto LorenziniLucchese
MFFrancesco CozzaCagliari Calcioloan

Winter

In
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MFJesper BlomqvistIFK GoteborgU$6,44m[7]
DFMiodrag VukoticFK Vojvodina€500,000
Out
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DF £10m
DFFilippo GalliAC Reggiana
MFTomas LocatelliUdinese£2m
FWLuca SaudatiFC Luganoloan
MFFrancesco De FrancescoPratoloan

Kits

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Luigi Berlusconi Trophy

Competitions

Serie A

See main article: 1996–97 Serie A.

Matches

Coppa Italia

See main article: 1996–97 Coppa Italia. Second Round

EightfinalsQuarterfinals

Supercoppa

See main article: article and 1996 Supercoppa Italiana.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season

Clean sheets

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11GKSebastiano Rossi60107
225GKAngelo Pagotto30205
Totals903012

Disciplinary record

NameSerie ASupercoppaCoppa ItaliaUEFA CLTotal
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20MFZvonimir Boban61112112
8MFMarcel Desailly811111
11DFAlessandro Costacurta91102
4MFDemetrio Albertini611260
24DFStefano Eranio511161
3DFPaolo Maldini51151
19FWChristophe Dugarry31261
1GKSebastiano Rossi404
2DFChristian Panucci5140
29DFPietro Vierchowod404
18FWRoberto Baggio33
10MFDejan Savicevic331
23FWMarco Simone22
15MFMassimo Ambrosini22
34MFJesper Blomqvist111
13DFFrancesco Coco11
38DFAlberto Comazzi11
32DFDaniele Daino11
16FWTomas Locatelli11
14DFMichael Reiziger11
21DFMauro Tassotti11
Players in italics left the team during the season.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leo avvisato: da Sacchi a Terim, al Milan o stelle o stalle. Leo warned: from Sacchi to Terim, at Milan you either star or crash. Sky Italia. Italian. 3 September 2009. 7 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090907004054/http://sport.sky.it/sport/calcio_italiano/2009/09/03/allenatori_milan_leonardo_si_confronta_coi_grandi.html. 7 September 2009. dead.
  2. Web site: 1996–97 Serie A attendances. Italian.
  3. News: Revolucionó el Madrid en 1996 con seis fichajes . Diario AS . 29 December 2005. 17 February 2016. Spanish.
  4. Web site: Biografia di Franco Baresi. Il Corriere della Sera. Italian. Giorgio Dell'Arti. 2 October 2013. 12 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Reiziger y Davids llegan al Milan. elpais.com. spanish. 13 December 2019.
  6. News: Arsenal sign two but wait for Wenger . The Times . London . Rob . Hughes . 15 August 1996 . 32.
  7. Web site: El Milan ficha a Jesper Blomqvist. elpais.com. 15 November 1996. 13 December 2019. Spanish.

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