| 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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1992–93 European Cup; = 1992–93 UEFA Cup
Matches
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 8 November 1992 9 | Napoli | 1–5 | Milan | Naples | 
| Zola  83' | Report | Van Basten  6', 26', 68', 74' Eranio  60' | Stadium: Stadio San Paolo | 
| 22 November 1992 10 | Milan | 1–1 | Internazionale | Milan | 
| Lentini  40' | Report | De Agostini  74' | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 23 December 1992[5] 4 | Sampdoria | 1–2 | Milan | Genoa | 
| Bonetti  45' | Report | Simone  28' Gullit  58' | Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris | 
| 31 January 1993 18 | Foggia | 2–2 | Milan | Foggia | 
| Bresciani  36' Seno  79' | Report | Papin  56' Rijkaard  59' | Stadium: Stadio Pino Zaccheria | 
| 7 February 1993 19 | Milan | 4–0 | Pescara | Milan | 
| Savićević  13' Papin  17', 34' Donadoni  90' | Report | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 14 February 1993 20 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Milan | Bergamo | 
| Ganz  86' | Report | Papin  85' | Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 
| 28 February 1993 21 | Milan | 4–0 | Sampdoria | Milan | 
| Lentini  7', 69' Papin  21', 88' | Report | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 14 March 1993 23 | Lazio | 2–2 | Milan | Rome | 
| Gascoigne  38' Bergodi  86' | Report | Papin  9' Winter  37' (o.g.) | Stadium: Stadio Olimpico | 
| 4 April 1993 26 | Milan | 2–2 | Napoli | Milan | 
| Lentini  62', 66' | Report | Careca  15' Policano  37' | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 18 April 1993 28 | Milan | 1–3 | Juventus | Milan | 
| Simone  6' | Report | Möller  13', 20' R. Baggio  65' | Stadium: San Siro | 
| 25 April 1993 29 | Udinese | 0–0 | Milan | Udine | 
| Report | Stadium: Stadio Friuli | 
| 8 May 1993 30 | Ancona | 1–3 | Milan | Ancona | 
| Vecchiola  59' | Report | Rijkaard  20' Van Basten  37' Albertini  46' | Stadium: Stadio del Conero | 
| 23 May 1993 32 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Milan | Cagliari | 
| Francescoli  5' | Report | Massaro  32' | Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia | 
Top scorers
Coppa Italia
Second round
Third round
| 7 October 1992 First Leg | Milan | 3–0 | Cagliari | San Siro, Milan | 
| 20:30 | Papin  25', 26' Lentini  63' | Referee: Roberto Bettin | 
| 28 October 1992 Second Leg | Cagliari | 0–0 | Milan | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari | 
| 20:30 | Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti | 
Quarter-finals
| 27 January 1993 First Leg | Milan | 0–0 | Internazionale | San Siro, Milan | 
| 20:30 | Referee: Gianni Beschin | 
| 10 February 1993 Second Leg | Internazionale | 0–3 | Milan | San Siro, Milan | 
| 20:30 | Papin  5', 12' Gullit  35' | Referee: Fabio Baldas | 
Semi-finals
| 10 March 1993 First Leg | Roma | 2–0 | Milan | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 
| 20:30 | Muzzi  12' Caniggia  89' | Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto | 
Supercoppa Italiana
| 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
| 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) | 
| 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
| 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) | 
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 | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 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) | 
| 17 March 1993 Round 4 | Milan   | 1–0 |  Porto | San Siro, Milan | 
| 20:30 | Eranio  31' | Report | Attendance: 67,389 Referee: Philip Don (England) | 
| 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) | 
| 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
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) 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 | |
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.








