| 1984–85 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Giuseppe Farina | ||
| President | Giuseppe Farina | ||
| Manager | Nils Liedholm | ||
| Stadium | San Siro | ||
| Serie A | 5th | ||
| Coppa Italia | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Pietro Paolo Virdis (9) All: Pietro Paolo Virdis (13) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 60,941[1] | ||
During the1984–85 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed inSerie A andCoppa Italia.
In the summer of 1984, president Giuseppe Farina hired coach Nils Liedholm, who got to the Milan five years after the tenthscudetto, fresh from the triumphs obtained with Roma: it was the third time that the Swede was appointed coach of theRossoneri, after having been at the helm of Milan from 1963 to 1966, and again from 1977 to 1979. As far as the transfer market is concerned, Farina signed strikers Pietro Paolo Virdis and Mark Hateley. In addition, the Manchester United playmaker Ray Wilkins, the sweeper Agostino Di Bartolomei from Roma and the goalkeeper Giuliano Terraneo. The 3 signings of the previous year start, Blissett, Gerets and Spinosi, all left the club.
In Serie A, Milan started with a series of 7 consecutive positive results (three wins and four draws), even winning a derby for the first time in six years thanks to a header by English new signing Hateley. After the victory in the derby came the first defeat of the season, by Torino; Milan finished the first half of the season in 6th place, on equal points (17) with Juventus. Even at the beginning of the second round Milan achieved 7 consecutive games without losing, interrupted again by the defeat against Torino, and continued to remain in the upper areas of the standings.
At the end of the championship theRossoneri finished in 5th place in the standings with 36 points, still tied with Juventus, but ahead of theblack and whites thanks to the wins in face-to-face matches: 3–2 and 1–1). This result allowed Milan to qualify to the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.
During the competition, on 20 January 1985, in Udine, Paolo Maldini, son of Cesare, made his debut for Milan. In the coming years he would become captain of the club, setting the overall record for most appearances with the red and black shirt.[2]
In the Coppa Italia, AC Milan got through the first round finishing their group in the first place, with 7 points, thanks to victories against Parma and Carrarese and draws with Brescia, Como and Triestina. In the round of 16, Milan eliminated Napoli (2–1 at San Siro and 1–1 at San Paolo), in the quarter-finals Juventus, who had recently become European champions (0–0 in Milan and 0–1 in Turin) and in the semifinalsInter (2–1 victory in the first leg and 1–1 draw in the second leg). Having reached their seventh final, Milan faced Sampdoria who, by beating theRossoneri both in the first leg in Milan (1–0) and in the return leg in Genoa (2–1), won the trophy for the first time.
Sergio BattistiniGabriello CarottiAgostino Di BartolomeiAlberigo EvaniMassimo GaddaAndrea IcardiAndrea ManzoRoberto ScarnecchiaVinicio Verza
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|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Giuliano Terraneo | Torino | |
| DF | Fabio Casiraghi | Sant'Angelo | loan end |
| MF | Agostino Di Bartolomei | Roma | |
| MF | Massimo Gadda | Reggiana | loan end |
| MF | Ray Wilkins | Manchester United | |
| MF | Roberto Scarnecchia | Pisa | |
| FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Treviso | loan end |
| FW | Mark Hateley | Portsmouth | |
| FW | Pietro Paolo Virdis | Udinese | |
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| DF | Eric Gerets | MVV | |
| DF | Luciano Spinosi | Cesena | |
| MF | Daniele Tacconi | Monza | |
| FW | Luther Blissett | Watford | |
| FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Reggiana | loan |
| FW | Oscar Damiani | New York Cosmos | |
| GK | Ottorino Piotti | Atalanta | |
| DF | Fabio Casiraghi | Pistoiese | |
| MF | Massimo Gadda | Reggiana | loan |
| FW | Paolo Valori | Casarano | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Internazionale | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 38 | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 4 | Sampdoria | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 37 | Qualification toCup Winners' Cup |
| 5 | Milan | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 36[a] | Qualification toUEFA Cup |
| 6 | Juventus[b] | 30 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 36[a] | Qualification toEuropean Cup |
| 7 | Roma | 30 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 34 |
| 16 September 19841 | Milan | 2–2 | Udinese | Milan |
Virdis 19'Hateley 61' | Gerolin 13' Carnevale 73' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 23 September 19842 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Milan | Florence |
| 30 September 19843 | Milan | 2–1 | Cremonese | Milan |
| Hateley 51',58' | Nicoletti 39' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 28 October 19847 | Milan | 2–1 | Inter | Milan |
| Di Bartolomei 33' Hateley 64' | Altobelli 10' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 16 December 198412 | Milan | 2–2 | Atalanta | Milan |
| Battistini 16' Virdis 32' | Strömberg 67' Gentile 87' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 23 December 198413 | Ascoli | 0–1 | Milan | Ascoli Piceno |
| Tassotti 88' | Stadium:Cino e Lillo de Luca |
| 27 January 198517 | Milan | 1–1 | Fiorentina | Milan |
| Hateley 66' | Monelli 11' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 17 February 198519 | Milan | 3–2 | Juventus | Milan |
| Virdis 3',39' Di Bartolomei 46' (pen.) | Platini 12' (pen.) Rossi 30' | Stadium:San Siro |
| 3 March 198521 | Milan | 2–1 | Napoli | Milan |
| Battistini 15' Incocciati 68' | Wilkins 35' (o.g.) | Stadium:San Siro |
| 17 March 198522 | Inter | 2–2 | Milan | Milan |
| Rummenigge 48' Altobelli 81' | Virdis 22' Verza 85' | Stadium:Giuseppe Meazza |
| 14 April 198525 | Sampdoria | 2–1 | Milan | Genoa |
| Vierchowod 40' Souness 72' | Battistini 83' | Stadium:Luigi Ferraris |
| 5 May 198528 | Milan | 2–1 | Ascoli | Milan |
| Battistini 1' Incocciati 37' | Nicolini 47' (pen.) | Stadium:San Siro |
First Round
| 22 August 19841 | Parma | 1–2 | Milan | Parma |
| Aselli 10' | 15' (rig.)Di Bartolomei 43'Hateley | Stadium:Ennio Tardini Attendance: 15 050 Referee:Pairetto |
| 26 August 19842 | Milan | 1–1 | Brescia | Milan |
| Di Bartolomei 64' (rig.) | 22' (aut.)Galli | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 45 000 Referee:Pellicanò |
| 29 August 19843 | Carrarese | 0–2 | Milan | Carrara |
| 72' (aut.) Rossi 84'Virdis | Stadium:Stadio dei Marmi Attendance: 18 000 Referee:Paparesta |
| 2 September 19844 | Milan | 1–1 | Como | Milan |
| Battistini 53' | 74'Todesco | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 40 000 Referee:Baldi |
| 9 September 19845 | Triestina | 0–0 | Milan | Trieste |
| Stadium:Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Attendance: 15 565 Referee:Lanese |
Eightfinals
| 13 February 1985 | Milan | 2–1 | Napoli | Milan |
| Battistini 14' Di Bartolomei 51' (rig.) | 46'Bagni | Stadium:Stadio San Siro Attendance: 35 000 Referee:Mattei |
| 27 February 1985 | Napoli | 1–1 | Milan | Naples |
| Caffarelli 78' | 40'Battistini | Stadium:San Paolo Attendance: 75 012 Referee:Baldi |
Quarterfinals
| 19 June 1985 | Juventus | 0–1 | Milan | Turin |
| 27'Virdis | Stadium:Comunale Attendance: 10 000 Referee:Lo Bello |
Semifinals
| 23 June 1985 | Internazionale | 1–2 | Milan | Empoli |
| Rummenigge 25' | 30'Virdis 85'Icardi | Stadium:Stadio Carlo Castellani Attendance: 45 886 Referee:Mattei |
| 26 June 1985 | Milan | 1–1 | Internazionale | Milan |
| Scarnecchia 77' | 54' (rig.)Brady | Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 69 735 Referee:D'Elia |
| Competition[4] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
| 1984-85 Serie A | 36 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 25 | +6 |
 1984-85 Coppa Italia | – | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| Total | – | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 45 | 35 | +10 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1984-85 Serie A | 1984-85 Coppa Italia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ITA | Terraneo | 43 | -35 | 30 | -25 | 13 | -10 | |
| DF | ITA | Tassotti | 34 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Baresi | 36 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Battistini | 40 | 8 | 29 | 5 | 11 | 3 | |
| DF | ITA | Galli | 38 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Verza | 31 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Di Bartolomei | 41 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 3 | |
| MF | ENG | Wilkins | 40 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Evani | 37 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Hateley | 28 | 8 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
| FW | ITA | Virdis | 40 | 13 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
| GK | ITA | Nuciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Icardi | 26 | 1 | 15+2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| FW | ITA | Incocciati | 21 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Scarnecchia | 18 | 1 | 8+3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| MF | ITA | Manzo | 10 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Russo | 11 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Maldini | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Giunta | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Casiraghi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Cimmino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ITA | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Carotti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| MF | ITA | Gadda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Valori | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA | Piotti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
