Milan Associazione Calcio

1996–97 season
Owner	Silvio Berlusconi
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Oscar Tabarez (until 1 December 1996)[1] Arrigo Sacchi
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	11th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Supercoppa Italiana	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: George Weah (13) All: George Weah (16)
Highest home attendance	81 170 vsJuventus 6 April 1997, Serie A
Lowest home attendance	7 242 vsVicenza 27 November 1996, Coppa
Average home league attendance	55 894[2]
Biggest win	4–1 vsHellas Verona (H) 8 September 1996, Serie A
Biggest defeat	1–6 vsJuventus (H) 6 April 1997, Serie A
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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During the 1996–97 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, UEFA Champions League and Supercoppa.

Milan Associazione Calcio fell into pieces onceFabio Capello left his job to joinReal Madrid.^[3] The new organisation withÓscar Tabárez as technical director completely miscued its signings, with neitherJesper Blomqvist,Edgar Davids,Christophe Dugarry orMichael Reiziger being successful. After aSupercoppa Italiana defeat againstFiorentina at home at theSan Siro, a 2–3 loss atPiacenza forthe league cost the Uruguayan his position. Tabarez was replaced by former championship winning coachArrigo Sacchi, the change did not happen and days later due to a 2–1 defeat toRosenborg at home in the Champions League the team was not qualified to Quarterfinals. TheRossoneri eventually finished 11th managed to save the reigning champions' contract in Serie A by just six points.

The miserable season also prompted captainFranco Baresi to end his active career, with Milan retiring the #6 shirt in his honour.^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Sebastiano Rossi 2 DF  ITA Christian Panucci 3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini 4 MF  ITA Demetrio Albertini 5 DF  ITA Filippo Galli 6 DF  ITA Franco Baresi(captain) 8 MF  FRA Marcel Desailly 9 FW  LBR George Weah 10 MF  YUG Dejan Savićević 11 DF  ITA Alessandro Costacurta 13 DF  ITA Francesco Coco 14 DF  NED Michael Reiziger 15 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini 16 MF  ITA Tomas Locatelli 17 GK  ITA Gabriele Aldegani 18 FW  ITA Roberto Baggio 19 FW  FRA Christophe Dugarry

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  CRO Zvonimir Boban 21 DF  ITA Mauro Tassotti(vice-captain) 22 MF  NED Edgar Davids 23 FW  ITA Marco Simone 24 MF  ITA Stefano Eranio 25 GK  ITA Angelo Pagotto 27 FW  ITA Luca Saudati 28 MF  ITA Matteo Pelatti 29 DF  ITA Pietro Vierchowod 31 MF  ITA Vincenzo Maiolo 32 DF  ITA Daniele Daino 34 MF  SWE Jesper Blomqvist 35 DF  YUG Miodrag Vukotić 36 DF  ITA Matteo Placida 38 DF  ITA Alberto Comazzi 39 GK  ITA Massimo Prete 40 MF  ITA Massimiliano Grego 42 FW  ITA Massimo Maccarone

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Monza v Milan

27 July 1996 (1996-07-27)Friendly	Monza	0–1	Milan	Monza, Italy
			Baggio 74'	Attendance: 6 559

Como v Milan

31 July 1996 (1996-07-31)Friendly	Como	0–3	Milan	Como, Italy
			Eranio 8' Baggio 14' Lentini 85'

Perugia v Milan

3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)	Perugia	0–0 (4–3p)	Milan	Ascoli, Italy
				Stadium:Dal Duca Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Ciccoianni

Ascoli v Milan

3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)	Ascoli	0–0 (7–6p)	Milan	Ascoli, Italy
				Stadium:Dal Duca Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Verrucci

Osasuna v Milan

7 August 1996 (1996-08-07)	Osasuna	0–4	Milan	Pamplona, Spain
			Weah 15' Savićević 27' Boban 32' Yanguas 44' (o.g.)	Stadium:Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Perez Izquierdo

Milan vParis Saint-Germain

12 August 1996 (1996-08-12)	Milan	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Munich, Germany
	Baggio 40'		Mboma 22' Roche 33'	Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 45 000 Referee: Frohlich

Bayern Munich v Milan

12 August 1996 (1996-08-12)	Bayern Munich	1–2	Milan	Munich, Germany
	Klinsmann 14'		Davids 43' Simone 45'	Stadium:Olympiastadion Attendance: 45 000 Referee: Fleiske

Ajax Amsterdam v Milan

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14)	Ajax Amsterdam	0–3	Milan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
			Savićević 32' Simone 49' Albertini 87' (pen.)	Stadium:Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52 000 Referee: van der Ende

Milan vJuventus

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21)	Milan	1–0	Juventus	Milan, Italy
	Eranio 84'			Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 67 963 Referee: Ciccoianni

Milan vHellas Verona

8 September 19961	Milan	4–1	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Simone 49',66' Weah 85', Baggio 90' Maldini	Report	De Vitis 24' Binotto Orlandini Colucci	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 54 128 Referee: Rodomonti

Sampdoria v Milan

15 September 19962	Sampdoria	2–1	Milan	Genova
	S. Rossi 45' (o.g.) Mancini 76' Balleri Laigle Iacopino	Report	Weah 14' Vierchowod Boban	Stadium:Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27 166 Referee: Treossi

Bologna v Milan

22 September 19963	Bologna	1–2	Milan	Bologna
	Kolyvanov 62' (pen.) Magoni Marocchi	Report	Simone 46' Weah 71' Savićević 84' Davids 86' Albertini	Stadium:Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 36 693 Referee: Braschi

Milan vPerugia

29 September 19964	Milan	3–0	Perugia	Milan
	Weah 2',73' Baggio 78' Boban 67' Panucci Eranio	Report	Castellini Giunti	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 50 994 Referee: Farina

Roma v Milan

12 October 19965	Roma	3–0	Milan	Rome
	Totti 13' Cappioli 19' Balbo 90' Trotta Di Biagio	Report	Maldini Eranio, 58'	Stadium:Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63 217 Referee: Pairetto

Milan vNapoli

20 October 19966	Milan	3–1	Napoli	Milan
	Weah 40, 58' Baggio 77',	Report	André Cruz 61' Baldini Ayala Turrini	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 58 078 Referee: Ceccarini

Fiorentina v Milan

27 October 19967	Fiorentina	1–0	Milan	Firenze
	Robbiati 84' Firicano 85' Schwarz Batistuta	Report	Eranio 45' Desailly Boban	Stadium:Artemio Franchi Attendance: 48 986 Referee: Trentalange

Milan vAtalanta

3 November 19968	Milan	1–1	Atalanta	Milan
	Albertini 53' (pen.) Costacurta Baggio '87	Report	F. Inzaghi 21', 82' Carbone Herrera	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 53 821 Referee: Bettin

Juventus v Milan

17 November 19969	Juventus	0–0	Milan	Turin
	Iuliano Zidane Jugović	Report	Albertini Davids Ambrosini	Stadium:Delle Alpi Attendance: 54 985 Referee:Pierluigi Collina

Milan vInternazionale

24 November 199610	Milan	1–1	Internazionale	Milan
	Baggio 3' Maldini Desailly Davids	Report	Djorkaeff 13' (pen.) Galante Ince Fresi	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 80 742 Referee: Braschi

Piacenza v Milan

1 December 199611	Piacenza	3–2	Milan	Piacenza
	Valoti 9' Di Francesco 44' Luiso 71', Polonia Tramezzani	Report	Dugarry 47',68', Coco Rossi	Stadium:Galleana Attendance: 13 515 Referee: Messina

Milan vUdinese

8 December 199612	Milan	2–1	Udinese	Milan
	Savićević 52' Eranio 66' Costacurta 83'  Maldini Weah	Report	Stroppa 56' Bia	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 49 087 Referee: Beschin

Reggiana v Milan

15 December 199613	Reggiana	0–3	Milan	Reggio Emilia
	Galli 78' Beiersdorfer Schenardi	Report	Albertini 3',71' (pen.),78' (pen.)	Stadium:Giglio Attendance: 14 500 Referee: De Santis

Milan vParma

22 December 199614	Milan	0–1	Parma	Milan
	Weah 29' Costacurta 62'  Ambrosini 85' Maldini 90'	Report	Stanić 45',	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 51 223 Referee: Bazzoli

Lazio v Milan

5 January 199715	Lazio	3–0	Milan	Rome
	Signori 22' Casiraghi 45' Grandoni 65' Baronio Nedvěd	Report	Albertini Desailly	Stadium:Olimpico Attendance: 35 580 Referee: Treossi

Milan vVicenza

12 January 199716	Milan	1–0	Vicenza	Milan
	Dugarry 21' Desailly 61'	Report	Sartor Belotti	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 55 439 Referee: Rodomonti

Cagliari v Milan

19 January 199717	Cagliari	1–1	Milan	Cagliari
	Tovalieri 44' Bettarini Dario Silva	Report	Simone 46' Dugarry 65' Ambrosini 90' Reiziger Albertini Eranio	Stadium:Sant'Elia Attendance: 21 713 Referee: Ceccarini

Hellas Verona v Milan

26 January 199718	Hellas Verona	3–1	Milan	Verona
	Zanini 30' Bacci 38' Orlandini 54' Siviglia Baroni Maniero	Report	Eranio, 46' Boban 67', Baresi Dugarry	Stadium:Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 30 795 Referee: Borriello

Milan vSampdoria

2 February 199719	Milan	2–3	Sampdoria	Milan
	Maldini 35' Weah 37',57' Baresi Savićević	Report	Mancini 1', Ferron 24' Mihajlović 74' Carparelli 79' Pesaresi Franceschetti	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 54 767 Referee: Bazzoli

Milan vBologna

16 February 199720	Milan	2–0	Bologna	Milan
	Albertini 45' (pen.) Boban, 56' Blomqvist 85', 89' Costacurta Savićević	Report	Antonioli Tarozzi Nervo	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 54 860 Referee: Bettin

Perugia v Milan

23 February 199721	Perugia	1–0	Milan	Perugia
	Negri 18' Castellini Dicara Goretti	Report	Dugarry 25' Davids 44' Maldini 45'	Stadium:Renato Curi Attendance: 27 842 Referee: Stafoggia

Milan vRoma

2 March 199722	Milan	1–1	Roma	Milan
	Vierchowod 65' Desailly	Report	Fonseca 75' Cervone Bernardini Carboni	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 52 266 Referee: Treossi

Napoli v Milan

9 March 199723	Napoli	0–0	Milan	Napoli
		Report	Rossi Vierchowod Baggio	Stadium:San Paolo Attendance: 55 071

Milan vFiorentina

15 March 199724	Milan	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Desailly 62' Albertini 90' (pen.) Savićević	Report	Piacentini	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 52 983 Referee: Boggi

Atalanta v Milan

23 March 199725	Atalanta	0–2	Milan	Bergamo
	Mirković Rossini	Report	Weah 11', 74' Eranio 66' Vierchowod Costacurta Blomqvist Simone	Stadium:Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 24 769 Referee: Ceccarini

Milan vJuventus

6 April 199726	Milan	1–6	Juventus	Milan
	Simone 76' Boban	Report	Jugović 19',51' Zidane 32' (pen.) Bokšić 39' Vieri 71',81' Amoruso 73' Di Livio	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 81 170 Referee: Braschi

Internazionale v Milan

13 April 199727	Internazionale	3–1	Milan	Milan
	Djorkaeff 32' (pen.) Zamorano 43' Ganz 57'	Report	Baggio 88' Desailly Tassotti	Stadium:Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 70 996 Referee: Boggi

Milan vPiacenza

20 April 199728	Milan	0–0	Piacenza	Milan
	Rossi 30' Albertini 40' Baresi	Report	Delli Carri Tramezzani Pari	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 48 852 Referee: Messina

Udinese v Milan

4 May 199729	Udinese	1–1	Milan	Udinese
	Bierhoff 16' Nicoli 75'	Report	Maldini 72' Vierchowod Costacurta Desailly	Stadium:Friuli Attendance: 27 743 Referee: Collina

Milan vReggiana

11 May 199730	Milan	3–1	Reggiana	Milan
	Dugarry 12' Albertini 69' (pen.) Weah 90' Desailly 81'	Report	Minetti 72' Mazzola De Napoli Longhi	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 47 061 Referee: Rossi

Parma v Milan

15 May 199731	Parma	1–1	Milan	Parma
	Chiesa 7' Cannavaro Benarrivo	Report	Vierchowod 53' Albertini 71' (pen.) Costacurta Baresi Boban	Stadium:Il Tardini Attendance: 25 069 Referee: Boggi

Milan vLazio

18 May 199732	Milan	2–2	Lazio	Milan
	Baggio 39' Weah 41',64'	Report	Boban 56' (o.g.) Fuser 73' Nedvěd 86' Negro Nesta Casiraghi	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 48 604 Referee: Pairetto

Vicenza v Milan

25 May 199733	Vicenza	2–0	Milan	Vicenza
	Ambrosetti 6' Belotti 81'  Baresi 86' (o.g.) Méndez	Report	Eranio 11' Maldini Boban Daino	Stadium:Romeo Menti Attendance: 15 416 Referee: Farina

Milan vCagliari

1 June 199734	Milan	0–1	Cagliari	Milan
	Savićević 64' Comazzi	Report	Muzzi 10' Pancaro'41 Minotti Lønstrup	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 53 690 Referee: Cesari

Empoli v Milan

28 August 1996	Empoli	1–1	Milan	Empoli
20:30	Cappellini 20'	Report	Locatelli 33' Boban 79'	Stadium:Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10 000 Referee:Livio Bazzoli

Milan vEmpoli

1 September 1996Replay	Milan	2–0	Empoli	Milan
16:00	Simone 6',41' Baresi 27'	Report		Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 22 933 Referee:Roberto Bettin

Reggiana v Milan

23 October 1996	Reggiana	0–2	Milan	Cremona
20:30	De Napoli 57' Beiersdorfer	Report	Baggio 73' (pen.),90', Desailly	Stadium:Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 4 158 Referee:Stefano Braschi
Note:A.C. Reggiana 1919 were banned from playing their home match at theCittà del Tricolore.

Milan vVicenza

13 November 19961	Milan	1–1	Vicenza	Milan
20:30	Baggio 20' Dugarry	Report	Ambrosetti 11' Lopez 45'  Viviani	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 7 242 Referee: Robert Boggi

Vicenza v Milan

27 November 19962	Vicenza	0–0 (1a–1agg.)	Milan	Vicenza
20:30	Belotti 88'	Report		Stadium:Romeo Menti Attendance: 20 077 Referee:Piero Ceccarini

Milan vFiorentina

25 August 1996	Milan	1–2	Fiorentina	Milan
20:30CEST (UTC+02:00)	Savićević 22'		Batistuta 12',38'	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 29 582 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Porto	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance toknockout stage
2	Rosenborg	6	3	0	3	7	11	−4	9
3	Milan	6	2	1	3	13	11	+2	7
4	IFK Göteborg	6	1	0	5	7	13	−6	3

Milan vFC Porto

11 September 19961	Milan	2–3	FC Porto	Milan
20:30	Simone 14', 89' Reiziger 40' Weah 69', 71' Albertini 78'	Report	52', 21'Oliveira 75',83'Jardel  75'Mendes  74'Costa  60'Santos	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 33 000 Referee:Mario van der Ende

Rosenborg BK v Milan

25 September 19962	Rosenborg BK	1–4	Milan	Trondheim
20:30	Soltvedt 15'	Report	6',21',24'Simone  37'Desailly 42'Savićević 55'Weah  84'Costacurta	Stadium:Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20 849 Referee:David Elleray

IFK Göteborg v Milan

16 October 19963	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Milan	Gothenburg
20:30	Wahlstedt 75' Alexandersson 84'	Report	52', 84'Weah 70'Locatelli	Stadium:Ullevi Attendance: 42 450 Referee:Ryszard Wójcik

Milan vIFK Göteborg

30 October 19964	Milan	4–2	IFK Göteborg	Milan
20:30	Boban 4' Albertini 14' (pen.), 81' Locatelli 44' Baggio 90+2' Eranio 57'	Report	27'Blomqvist 32'A. Andersson	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 29 803 Referee:Marc Batta

FC Porto v Milan

20 November 19965	FC Porto	1–1	Milan	Porto
19:30	Edmílson 71' Conceição 67' Zahovič 69'	Report	2'Desailly  4'Eranio 56', 88'Davids	Stadium:Estádio das Antas Attendance: 50 000 Referee:Gerd Grabher
Note:Weah was banned from six European matches for breaking the nose of the Portuguese defenderJorge Costa in the players' tunnel. Weah said he exploded in frustration after putting up with racist tauntings from Costa during both of the teams' Champions League matches that autumn. Costa strenuously denied the accusations of racism and was not charged byUEFA as no witnesses could verify Weah's allegations, not even his Milan teammates. Weah later attempted to apologise to Costa but this was rebuffed by the Portuguese, who considered the charges of racist insults leveled against him to be defamatory and took Weah to court. The incident led to Costa undergoing facial surgery and he was subsequently sidelined for three weeks.[9]

Milan vRosenborg BK

4 December 19966	Milan	1–2	Rosenborg BK	Milan
20:30	Dugarry 45', 45' Baresi 57'	Report	29'Brattbakk  31' Soltvedt  57' Iversen 70'Heggem	Stadium:San Siro Attendance: 28 695 Referee:Georgios Bikas

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Rossi	35	-47	26	-35	3	-1	6	-11
11	DF	ITA	Costacurta	38	0	30	0	3	0	5	0
29	DF	ITA	Vierchowod	18	1	16	1	2	0
6	DF	ITA	Baresi	29	0	26	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	ITA	Maldini	35	1	26	1	3	0	6	0
24	MF	ITA	Eranio	29	2	18+3	2	3+1	0	1+3	0
4	MF	ITA	Albertini	36	9	27+2	8	2	0	5	1
8	MF	GHA	Desailly	37	1	29	1	3	0	5	0
20	MF	CRO	Boban	35	2	26+2	1	2	0	5	1
9	FW	LBR	Weah	35	16	25+3	13	1+1	0	5	3
23	FW	ITA	Simone	32	10	18+5	4	2+1	2	4+2	4
25	GK	ITA	Pagotto	11	-11	8+1	-10	2	-1	0	0
18	FW	ITA	Baggio	33	9	16+7	5	5	3	3+2	1
34	MF	SWE	Blomqvist	19	1	13+6	1
13	DF	ITA	Coco	18	0	11+3	0	3	0	0+1	0
19	FW	FRA	Dugarry	26	6	10+11	5	2	0	1+2	1
10	MF	YUG	Savićević	21	1	10+7	1	2	0	2	0
22	MF	NED	Davids	23	1	9+6	0	4	0	3+1	1
14	DF	NED	Reiziger	17	0	7+3	0	3+1	0	2+1	0
15	MF	ITA	Ambrosini	18	0	4+7	0	2+1	0	4	0
21	DF	ITA	Tassotti	12	0	2+8	0	1	0	0+1	0
38	DF	ITA	Comazzi	1	0	1	0	0	0
32	DF	ITA	Daino	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
28	FW	ITA	Pelatti	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
31	MF	ITA	Maiolo	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	ITA	De Francesco	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	YUG	Vukotić	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ITA	Placida	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ITA	Corrent	0	0	0	0
40	MF	ITA	Grego	0	0	0	0
42	FW	ITA	Maccarone	0	0	0	0
39	GK	ITA	Prete	0	0	0	0
17	GK	ITA	Aldegani
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ITA	Panucci	20	0	13	0	1	0	5+1	0
5	DF	ITA	Galli	4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
16	MF	ITA	Locatelli	10	2	3+2	0	1+2	1	1+1	1
26	FW	ITA	Saudati	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Supercoppa	Coppa Italia	UEFA CL	Total
1	1	GK		Sebastiano Rossi	6	0	1	0	7
2	25	GK		Angelo Pagotto	3	0	2	0	5
Totals					9	0	3	0	12

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A			Supercoppa			Coppa Italia			UEFA CL			Total
20	MF		Zvonimir Boban	6		1	1			1			2			11		2
8	MF		Marcel Desailly	8					1	1						11		1
11	DF		Alessandro Costacurta	9	1											10	2
4	MF		Demetrio Albertini	6	1					1			2			6	0
24	DF		Stefano Eranio	5			1			1			1			6	1
3	DF		Paolo Maldini	5		1	1			1						5	1
19	FW		Christophe Dugarry	3		1	1						2			6		1
1	GK		Sebastiano Rossi	4									0			4
2	DF		Christian Panucci	5		1										4		0
29	DF		Pietro Vierchowod	4									0			4
18	FW		Roberto Baggio	3												3
10	MF		Dejan Savićević	3		1										3		1
23	FW		Marco Simone	2												2
15	MF		Massimo Ambrosini	2												2
34	MF		Jesper Blomqvist	1		1										1		1
13	DF		Francesco Coco	1												1
38	DF		Alberto Comazzi	1												1
32	DF		Daniele Daino	1												1
16	FW		Tomas Locatelli	1												1
14	DF		Michael Reiziger	1												1
21	DF		Mauro Tassotti	1												1

Players initalics left the team during the season.

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