1992–93 AC Milan season
Milan 1992–93 football season
| 1992–93 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Silvio Berlusconi | ||
| Manager | Fabio Capello | ||
| Stadium | San Siro | ||
| Serie A | 1st | ||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Winners | ||
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Marco van Basten Jean-Pierre Papin (13 each) All: Marco van Basten Jean-Pierre Papin (20 each) | ||
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Associazione Calcio Milan won two trophies in the 1992–93 season, which was crowned when it reached the European Cup final and won the domestic league for the second year running.
None of the other Serie A teams came close to challenging Milan in the league, with new signing Jean-Pierre Papin playing a vital role in the absence of lethal striker Marco van Basten,[1] who albeit scored 13 goals in just 15 matches. Some defensive slips were redeemed by the 65 goals scored, which was the most of all teams in the league, and enough to clinch the title in front of city rivals Internazionale by four points. The season also saw memorable displays against Pescara, Fiorentina and Lazio in the beginning of the season. Against Pescara, Milan won 5–4 away from home, then beat Fiorentina 7–3 and Lazio at home by 5–3. In those three matches, van Basten totaled seven goals. Milan also crushed Napoli 5–1 at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, with van Basten scoring four goals in Serie A for the first (and only) time.
The season also saw Milan set the world transfer record following an intensive bidding battle against Juventus to sign Gianluigi Lentini from 1992's surprise Torino team.[2] Lentini did not perform to expectations, and was considered a disappointment, especially following a car accident in 1993, from which he recovered,[3] but never rediscovered his form prior to the accident.
This season was also the last to feature every piece of the famous Dutch trio of Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit, and Frank Rijkaard; while the former would stay with Milan for another two years without playing due to a recurring ankle injury (and, eventually, retiring in August 1995), the latter two transferred out of Milan during post-season summer transfer window, with Gullit briefly returning for half the 1994–95 season.
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Gianluigi Lentini | Torino F.C. | |
| FW | Jean-Pierre Papin | Olympique Marseille | |
| MF | Dejan Savicevic | Crvena Zvezda | |
| MF | Stefano Eranio | Genoa C.F.C. | |
| DF | Stefano Nava | Parma F.C. | - |
| MF | Fernando De Napoli | S.S.C. Napoli | |
| FW | Massimiliano Cappellini | Piacenza Calcio | loan ended |
| GK | Massimo Taibi | Como 1907 | loan ended |
| MF | Zvonimir Boban | S.S.C. Bari | loan ended |
| MF | Angelo Carbone | S.S.C. Bari | loan ended |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Massimo Taibi | Piacenza Calcio | |
| MF | Carlo Ancelotti | retired | |
| MF | Angelo Carbone | S.S.C. Napoli | loan |
| MF | Diego Fuser | S.S. Lazio | - |
| FW | Massimiliano Cappellini | Atalanta B.C. | loan |
| FW | Giovanni Cornacchini | Perugia Calcio | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| MF | Massimiliano Cappellini | Atalanta B.C. | loan ended |
| GK | Guido Bistazzoni | released | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Massimiliano Cappellini | Como 1907 | loan |
Competitions
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan (C) | 34 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 65 | 32 | +33 | 50 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Internazionale | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 59 | 36 | +23 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 3 | Parma[a] | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 41 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 39 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Lazio | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 38 |
Source: 1992–93 Serie A, RSSSF.com
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:[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
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:[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Parma qualified to 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as defending champions.
Results by round
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1992–93 European Cup; = 1992–93 UEFA Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1992–93 European Cup; = 1992–93 UEFA Cup
Matches
Milan v Foggia
| 6 September 1992 1 | Milan | 1–0 | Foggia | Milan |
Grandini  59' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Pescara v Milan
| 13 September 1992 2 | Pescara | 4–5 | Milan | Pescara |
| Allegri 1' Baresi 12' (o.g.), 14' (o.g.) Massara 23' | Report | Maldini 3' Lentini 5' Van Basten 37', 39', 72' | Stadium: Stadio Adriatico |
Milan v Atalanta
| 20 September 1992 3 | Milan | 2–0 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Massaro 56' Van Basten 68' | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Fiorentina v Milan
| 4 October 1992 5 | Fiorentina | 3–7 | Milan | Florence |
| Baiano 13' Effenberg 48' Di Mauro 89' | Report | Massaro 25', 45' Lentini 33' Gullit 41', 86' Van Basten 79', 90' | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi |
Milan v Lazio
| 18 October 1992 6 | Milan | 5–3 | Lazio | Milan |
| Gullit 13' Papin 14' Van Basten 35' (pen.), 60' (pen.) Simone 80' | Report | Winter 21' Fuser 52' Signori 65' | Stadium: San Siro |
Parma v Milan
| 25 October 1992 7 | Parma | 0–2 | Milan | Parma |
| Report | Papin 61' Eranio 90' | Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini |
Napoli v Milan
| 8 November 1992 9 | Napoli | 1–5 | Milan | Naples |
| Zola 83' | Report | Van Basten 6', 26', 68', 74' Eranio 60' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo |
Milan v Internazionale
| 22 November 1992 10 | Milan | 1–1 | Internazionale | Milan |
| Lentini 40' | Report | De Agostini 74' | Stadium: San Siro |
Juventus v Milan
| 29 November 1992 11 | Juventus | 0–1 | Milan | Turin |
| Report | Simone 69' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi |
Milan v Udinese
| 6 December 1992 12 | Milan | 1–1 | Udinese | Milan |
| Albertini 33' | Report | Balbo 43' | Stadium: San Siro |
Sampdoria v Milan
| 23 December 1992[5] 4 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Milan | Genoa |
| Bonetti 45' | Report | Simone 28' Gullit 58' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
Milan v Cagliari
| 10 January 1993 15 | Milan | 1–0 | Cagliari | Milan |
| Papin 54' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Brescia v Milan
| 17 January 1993 16 | Brescia | 0–1 | Milan | Brescia |
| Report | Massaro 21' | Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti |
Milan v Genoa
| 24 January 1993 17 | Milan | 1–0 | Genoa | Milan |
| Savićević 78' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Foggia v Milan
| 31 January 1993 18 | Foggia | 2–2 | Milan | Foggia |
| Bresciani 36' Seno 79' | Report | Papin 56' Rijkaard 59' | Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria |
Milan v Pescara
| 7 February 1993 19 | Milan | 4–0 | Pescara | Milan |
| Savićević 13' Papin 17', 34' Donadoni 90' | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Atalanta v Milan
| 14 February 1993 20 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
| Ganz 86' | Report | Papin 85' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
Milan v Sampdoria
| 28 February 1993 21 | Milan | 4–0 | Sampdoria | Milan |
| Lentini 7', 69' Papin 21', 88' | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Milan v Fiorentina
| 7 March 1993 22 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Savićević 66', 88' | Report | Stadium: San Siro |
Lazio v Milan
| 14 March 1993 23 | Lazio | 2–2 | Milan | Rome |
| Gascoigne 38' Bergodi 86' | Report | Papin 9' Winter 37' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico |
Torino v Milan
| 28 March 1993 25 | Torino | 1–1 | Milan | Turin |
| Mussi 2' | Report | Gullit 57' | Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi |
Milan v Napoli
| 4 April 1993 26 | Milan | 2–2 | Napoli | Milan |
| Lentini 62', 66' | Report | Careca 15' Policano 37' | Stadium: San Siro |
Internazionale v Milan
| 10 April 1993 27 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Milan | Milan |
| Berti 44' | Report | Gullit 84' | Stadium: San Siro |
Milan v Juventus
| 18 April 1993 28 | Milan | 1–3 | Juventus | Milan |
| Simone 6' | Report | Möller 13', 20' R. Baggio 65' | Stadium: San Siro |
Ancona v Milan
| 8 May 1993 30 | Ancona | 1–3 | Milan | Ancona |
| Vecchiola 59' | Report | Rijkaard 20' Van Basten 37' Albertini 46' | Stadium: Stadio del Conero |
Cagliari v Milan
| 23 May 1993 32 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Milan | Cagliari |
| Francescoli 5' | Report | Massaro 32' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia |
Milan v Brescia
| 30 May 1993 33 | Milan | 1–1 | Brescia | Milan |
| Albertini 82' | Report | Brunetti 84' | Stadium: San Siro |
Genoa v Milan
| 6 June 1993 34 | Genoa | 2–2 | Milan | Genoa |
| Caricola 14' Fortunato 90' | Report | Simone 59' Papin 63' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris |
Top scorers
Marco van Basten 13
Jean-Pierre Papin 13- Ruud Gullit 7
Gianluigi Lentini 7- Daniele Massaro 5
- Marco Simone 5
Dejan Savićević 4
Coppa Italia
Second round
Milan v Ternana
| 26 August 1992 First Leg | Milan | 4–0 | Ternana | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Savicević 23' (pen.), 60' Gullit 51'Massaro 69' | Referee: Luciano Luci |
Ternana v Milan
| 2 September 1992 Second Leg | Ternana | 2–6 | Milan | Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni |
| 20:30 | Negri 45' Ghezzi 85' (pen.) | Massaro 20' Cavezzi 22' (o.g.)Savicević 25'Gullit 59', 77'Evani 66' | Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Third round
Milan v Cagliari
| 7 October 1992 First Leg | Milan | 3–0 | Cagliari | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Papin 25', 26' Lentini 63' | Referee: Roberto Bettin |
Cagliari v Milan
| 28 October 1992 Second Leg | Cagliari | 0–0 | Milan | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari |
| 20:30 | Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Quarter-finals
Milan v Internazionale
| 27 January 1993 First Leg | Milan | 0–0 | Internazionale | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Referee: Gianni Beschin |
Internazionale v Milan
| 10 February 1993 Second Leg | Internazionale | 0–3 | Milan | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Papin 5', 12' Gullit 35' | Referee: Fabio Baldas |
Semi-finals
Roma v Milan
| 10 March 1993 First Leg | Roma | 2–0 | Milan | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
| 20:30 | Muzzi 12' Caniggia 89' | Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
Milan v Roma
| 31 March 1993 Second Leg | Milan | 1–0 | Roma | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Eranio 37' | Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella |
Supercoppa Italiana
Milan v Parma
| 30 August 1992 | Milan | 2–1 | Parma | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Van Basten 14' Massaro 70' | Report | Melli 45' | Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
European Cup
First round
Milan v 
Olimpija Ljubljana
v 
Olimpija Ljubljana | 16 September 1992 First Leg | Milan | 4–0 | Olimpija Ljubljana | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Van Basten 5', 50' Albertini 7'Papin 64' | Report | Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Roman Steindl (Austria) |
Olimpija Ljubljana v Milan
v Milan | 30 September 1992 Second Leg | Olimpija Ljubljana | 0–3 | Milan | Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
| 20:30 | Report | Massaro 33' Rijkaard 48'Tassotti 85' | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jiří Ulrich (Czechoslovakia) |
Second round
Slovan Bratislava 
v Milan
v Milan | 21 October 1992 First Leg | Slovan Bratislava | 0–1 | Milan | Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
| 20:15 | Report | Maldini 61' | Attendance: 33,467 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
Milan v Slovan Bratislava
v Slovan Bratislava | 4 November 1992 Second Leg | Milan | 4–0 | Slovan Bratislava | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Boban 28' Rijkaard 29'Simone 49'Papin 71' | Report | Attendance: 26,798 Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete (Spain) |
UEFA Champions League
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  IFK Göteborg | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Porto | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 |  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Milan v 
IFK Göteborg
v IFK Göteborg | 25 November 1992 Round 1 | Milan | 4–0 | IFK Göteborg | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Van Basten 33', 52' (pen.), 61', 62' | Report | Attendance: 55,697 Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium) |
PSV Eindhoven v Milan
v Milan | 9 December 1992 Round 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 1–2 | Milan | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
| 20:30 | Romário 66' | Report | Rijkaard 19' Simone 62' | Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Alexey Spirin (Russia) |
Porto 
v Milan
v Milan | 3 March 1993 Round 3 | Porto | 0–1 | Milan | Estádio das Antas, Porto |
| 19:30 | Report | Papin 71' | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany) |
Milan v Porto
v Porto | 17 March 1993 Round 4 | Milan | 1–0 | Porto | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Eranio 31' | Report | Attendance: 67,389 Referee: Philip Don (England) |
IFK Göteborg v Milan
v Milan | 7 April 1993 Round 5 | IFK Göteborg | 0–1 | Milan | Ullevi, Gothenburg |
| 20:30 | Report | Massaro 70' | Attendance: 40,323 Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany) |
Milan v PSV Eindhoven
v PSV Eindhoven | 21 April 1993 Round 6 | Milan | 2–0 | PSV Eindhoven | San Siro, Milan |
| 20:30 | Simone 5', 18' | Report | Attendance: 56,862 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Final
Marseille v Milan
v Milan | 26 May 1993 | Marseille | 1–0 | Milan | Olympiastadion, Munich |
| 20:15 | Boli 43' | Report | Attendance: 64,400 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
Statistics
Players statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Serie A | Coppa | Champions League | Supercoppa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ITA | Rossi | 39 | -29 | 25+2 | -25 | 6 | -2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | -0 | |
| DF | ITA | Tassotti | 42 | 1 | 26+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Costacurta | 48 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Baresi | 45 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Maldini | 50 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Lentini | 46 | 8 | 28+2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Albertini | 43 | 3 | 23+6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | NED | Rijkaard | 33 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Donadoni | 27 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Massaro | 46 | 10 | 14+15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | |
| FW | FRA | Papin | 34 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA | Antonioli | 15 | -8 | 9 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | |
| FW | NED | Van Basten | 22 | 20 | 14+1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | ITA | Eranio | 33 | 4 | 13+8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | NED | Gullit | 26 | 11 | 13+2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Nava | 24 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  CRO | Boban | 22 | 1 | 12+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  YUG | Savicevic | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Evani | 29 | 1 | 8+10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Simone | 25 | 9 | 8+5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Gambaro | 20 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | De Napoli | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Galli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Serena | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA | Cudicini | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1992-933015.html
References
- ^ Bandini, Paolo (14 December 2007). "How Capello won his nine league titles". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
- ^ Oliver Irish (2 September 2001). "The 10 biggest wastes of money in football history". The Observer. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Lentini 'will recover' from car crash injuries". The Independent. 4 August 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Suspended on 27 September 1992 due to rain.
