1996–97 A.C. Milan season
1996–97 season | |||
Manager |
Giorgio Morini Arrigo Sacchi | ||
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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) | ||
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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
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Results
Serie A
6 | Milan | 3–1 | Napoli | |
Weah 40, 58' Baggio 77' |
André Cruz 61' |
7 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Milan | |
Robbiati 84' |
8 | Milan | 1–1 | Atalanta | |
Albertini 53' (pen.) | F. Inzaghi 21' |
11 | Piacenza | 3–2 | Milan | |
Valoti 9' Di Francesco 44' Luiso 71' |
Dugarry 47, 68' |
19 | Milan | 2–3 | Sampdoria | |
Weah 37, 57' | Mancini 1' Mihajlović 74' Carparelli 79' |
22 | Milan | 1–1 | Roma | |
Vierchowod 65' | Fonseca 75' |
24 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | |
Desailly 62' Albertini 90' (pen.) |
33 | Verona | 2–0 | Milan | |
Ambrosetti 6' Baresi 86' (o.g.) |
Top Scorers
Coppa Italia
28 August 1996 First round | Empoli | 1 – 1 | Milan | Stadio Carlo Castellani, Empoli |
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20:30 | Cappellini 20' | Locatelli 33' | Referee: Livio Bazzoli |
1 September 1996 First round Replay |
Milan | 2 – 0 | Empoli | San Siro, Milan |
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16:00 | Simone 6', 41' | Referee: Roberto Bettin |
23 October 1996 Second round | Reggiana | 0 – 2 | Milan | Stadio Giovanni Zini, Cremona |
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20:30 | Baggio 73' (pen.), 90' | Referee: Stefano Braschi |
13 November 1996 Quarter-finals First Leg |
Milan | 1 – 1 | Vicenza | San Siro, Milan |
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20:30 | Baggio 20' | Ambrosetti 11' | Referee: Robert Boggi |
27 November 1996 Quarter-finals Second Leg |
Vicenza | 0 – 0 | Milan | Stadio Romeo Menti, Vicenza |
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20:30 | Referee: Piero Ceccarini |
Supercoppa Italiana
25 August 1996 | Milan | 1 – 2 | Fiorentina | San Siro, Milan |
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20:30 | Savićević 22' | Report | Batistuta 12', 83' | Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi |
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Porto | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 |
Rosenborg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 9 |
Milan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 |
IFK Göteborg | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 3 |
11 September 1996 Round 1 | Milan | 2 – 3 | Porto | San Siro, Milan |
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20:30 | Simone 14' Weah 69' |
Report | Artur 52' Jardel 75', 83' |
Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende |
25 September 1996 Round 2 | Rosenborg | 1 – 4 | Milan | Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim |
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20:30 | Soltvedt 15' | Report | Simone 6', 21', 24' Weah 55' |
Attendance: 20.849 Referee: David Elleray |
16 October 1996 Round 3 | IFK Göteborg | 2 – 1 | Milan | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
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20:30 | Wahlstedt 75' Alexandersson 84' |
Report | Weah 52' | Attendance: 42.450 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik |
30 October 1996 Round 4 | Milan | 4 – 2 | IFK Göteborg | San Siro, Milan |
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20:30 | Boban 4' Albertini 14' (pen.) Locatelli 44' Baggio 90+2' |
Report | Blomqvist 27' A. Andersson 32' |
Attendance: 29.803 Referee: Marc Batta |
20 November 1996 Round 5 | Porto | 1 – 1 | Milan | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
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19:30 | Edmilson 71' | Report | Davids 56' | Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Gerd Grabher |
4 December 1996 Round 6 | Milan | 1 – 2 | Rosenborg | San Siro, Milan |
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20:30 | Dugarry 45' | Report | Brattbakk 29' Heggem 70' |
Attendance: 28.695 Referee: Giorgos Bikas |