1996–97 A.C. Milan season

Milan
1996–97 season
Manager Giorgio Morini
Arrigo Sacchi
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)

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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No. Position Player
1 Italy GK Sebastiano Rossi
2 Italy DF Christian Panucci
3 Italy DF Paolo Maldini
4 Italy MF Demetrio Albertini
5 Italy DF Filippo Galli
6 Italy DF Franco Baresi
8 France MF Marcel Desailly
9 Liberia FW George Weah
10 Italy FW Dejan Savicevic
11 Italy DF Alessandro Costacurta
12 Italy GK Mario Ielpo
13 Italy DF Francesco Coco
14 Italy MF Massimo Ambrosini
15 Netherlands DF Michael Reiziger
16 Italy MF Tomas Locatelli
17 Italy GK Gabriele Aldegani
No. Position Player
18 Italy MF Roberto Baggio
19 France FW Christophe Dugarry
20 Croatia MF Zvonimir Boban
21 Italy DF Giuseppe Cardone
21 Italy DF Mauro Tassotti
22 Netherlands MF Edgar Davids
23 Italy FW Marco Simone
24 Italy MF Stefano Eranio
25 Italy GK Angelo Pagotto
26 Italy FW Luca Saudati
28 Italy FW Matteo Pelatti
29 Italy DF Pietro Vierchowod
33 Italy DF Marcello Lambrughi
34 Sweden MF Jesper Blomqvist
35 Serbia and Montenegro DF Miodrag Vukotić

Results

Serie A

Top Scorers

Coppa Italia

Supercoppa Italiana

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Portugal Porto 6510124+816
Norway Rosenborg 6303711-49
Italy Milan 62131311+27
Sweden IFK Göteborg 6105713-63

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 1996/97

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