1988–89 A.C. Milan season

A.C. Milan won the European Cup thanks to a 4–0 victory against Steaua București, with Dutch duo Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten scoring twice each. It did not defend its Serie A title however, finishing 3rd in the standings. Milan also won the first Supercoppa Italiana, beating Sampdoria in the inaugural contest.

Milan
1988–89 season
ManagerArrigo Sacchi
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaGroup stage
European CupWinners
Supercoppa ItalianaWinners
Top goalscorerMarco van Basten (19)

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

Serie A
Main article: 1988–89 Serie A

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Internazionale (C) 34 26 6 2 67 19 +48 58 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Napoli 34 18 11 5 57 28 +29 47 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Milan[lower-alpha 1] 34 16 14 4 61 25 +36 46 Qualification to European Cup first round
4 Juventus 34 15 13 6 51 36 +15 43 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5 Sampdoria[lower-alpha 2] 34 14 11 9 43 25 +18 39 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
Source: 1988–89 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: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[1]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Milan qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup as the 1988–89 European Cup defending champions.
  2. Sampdoria qualified for the 1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup as the 1988–89 Coppa Italia champions.

Matches
9 October 1988 1Milan4–0FiorentinaMilan
Donadoni  14'
Virdis  78', 85', 89' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 414
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
16 October 1988 2Pescara1–3MilanPescara
Edmar  82' Report Virdis  30'
van Basten  63'
Ancelotti  70'		 Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Attendance: 27, 039
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
23 October 1988 3Milan0–0LazioMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 507
Referee: Carlo Sguizzato
30 October 1988 4Juventus0–0MilanTurin
Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Torino
Attendance: 47, 284
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
6 November 1988 5Verona1–2MilanVerona
Caniggia  67' Report Gullit  23'
Soldà  80' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 47, 868
Referee: Tullio Lanese
20 November 1988 6Milan1–2AtalantaMilan
Rijkaard  78' Report Baresi  75' (o.g.)
Bonacina  90'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73, 475
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
27 November 1988 7Napoli4–1MilanNaples
Maradona  42'
Careca  45', 78'
Francini  48'		 Report Virdis  65' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 82, 760
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
4 December 1988 8Milan2–0LecceMilan
Righetti  11' (o.g.)
van Basten  68' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71, 234
Referee: Bruno Di Cola
11 December 1988 9Milan0–1InternazionaleMilan
Report Serena  26' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73, 503
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
18 December 1988 10Torino2–2MilanTurin
Müller  38', 83' Report van Basten  6', 89' Stadium: Stadio Comunale di Torino
Attendance: 31, 895
Referee: Carlo Longhi
31 December 1988 11Milan0–0SampdoriaMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 371
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
8 January 1989 12Cesena1–0MilanCesena
Holmqvist  69' Report Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi
Attendance: 24, 713
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
15 January 1989 13Milan4–0ComoMilan
van Basten  3'
Gullit  60'
Virdis  75' (pen.)
Maccoppi  79' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70, 725
Referee: Bruno Di Cola
22 January 1989 14Roma1–3MilanRome
Völler  11' Report Tassotti  7'
van Basten  30'
Virdis  79'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41, 191
Referee: Tullio Lanese
29 January 1989 15Milan0–0PisaMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 311
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
5 February 1989 16Ascoli0–2MilanAscoli Piceno
Report van Basten  37', 67' (pen.) Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca
Attendance: 19, 984
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
12 February 1989 17Milan1–1BolognaMilan
van Basten  72' (pen.) Report Baresi  90' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73, 367
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
19 February 1989 18Fiorentina0–2MilanFlorence
Report Colombo  45'
Ancelotti  78'		 Stadium: Stadio Comunale (Florence)
Attendance: 30, 968
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
26 February 1989 19Milan6–1PescaraMilan
Virdis  19', 82'
Rijkaard  50'
Gullit  65', 67'
Gasperini  85' (o.g.)		 Report Tita  49' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 706
Referee: Virginio Quartuccio
5 March 1989 20Lazio1–1MilanRome
Sosa  35' (pen.) Report van Basten  24' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 41, 927
Referee: Luigi Agnolin
12 March 1989 21Milan4–0JuventusMilan
Tricella  12' (o.g.)
Evani  14'
Mannari  69', 86'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73, 411
Referee: Pietro D'Elia
19 March 1989 22Milan1–1VeronaMilan
Gullit  17' Report Pacione  15' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 810
Referee: Luciano Luci
1 April 1989 23Atalanta1–2MilanBergamo
E. Nicolini  4' Report Evani  14'
Rijkaard  60'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 34, 640
Referee: Bruno Di Cola
9 April 1989 24Milan0–0NapoliMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 949
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto
15 April 1989 25Lecce1–1MilanLecce
Benedetti  5' Report Virdis  26' Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 41, 754
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
30 April 1989 26Internazionale0–0MilanMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69, 853
Referee: Pierluigi Magni
7 May 1989 27Milan2–1TorinoMilan
Colombo  47'
van Basten  74'		 Report Bresciani  89' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 167
Referee: Rosario Lo Bello
14 May 1989 28Sampdoria1–1MilanGenoa
Pari  36' Report Rijkaard  45' Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 18, 520
Referee: Carlo Longhi
20 May 1989 29Milan0–0CesenaMilan
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70, 258
Referee: Angelo Amendolia
28 May 1989 30Como1–1MilanComo
Annoni  6' Report Baresi  13' Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia
Attendance: 12, 442
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella
4 June 1989 31Milan4–1RomaMilan
Tassotti  3'
Tempestilli  53' (o.g.)
van Basten  56'
Baresi  83'		 Report Massaro  41' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72, 176
Referee: Marcello Nicchi
11 June 1989 32Pisa0–2MilanPisa
Report van Basten  33', 50' Stadium: Arena Garibaldi
Attendance: 10, 626
Referee: Gianni Beschin
18 June 1989 33Milan5–1AscoliMilan
Evani  11'
van Basten  15', 23', 55'
Benetti  88' (o.g.)		 Report Casagrande  76' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69, 147
Referee: Fabio Baldas
25 June 1989 34Bologna1–4MilanBologna
Marronaro  59' Report Mannari  3'
van Basten  36', 86' (pen.)
Colombo  76'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 28, 504
Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Top scorers

Coppa Italia
Main article: 1988–89 Coppa Italia

First round- Group 3

21 August 1988 1Milan2–0LicataBrescia
Virdis  29'
Donadoni  57'		 Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Felicani
24 August 1988 2Messina1–1MilanMessina
Pierleoni  48'  45' van Basten Stadium: Giovanni Celeste
Attendance: 30 000
Referee: Paparesta
28 August 1988 3Pescara1–2MilanPescara
Zanone  1'  54', 64' van Basten Stadium: Adriatico
Attendance: 23 615
Referee: Lo Bello
30 August 1988 4Campobasso1–3MilanCampobasso
Moro  71'  26' Mannari
 48', 56' Gullit		 Stadium: Stadio Nuovo Romagnoli
Attendance: 19 000
Referee: Baldas
3 September 1988 5Milan2–1LazioMonza
Mannari  11'
Cappellini  28'		  42' Rizzolo Stadium: Brianteo
Attendance: 15 000
Referee: D'Elia

Second round- Group 1

14 September 1988 1Sambenedettese0–3MilanSan Benedetto del Tronto
 8', 75' Mannari
 25' Baresi		 Stadium: Stadio Riviera delle Palme
Attendance: 5 408
Referee: Paparesta
21 September 1988 2Milan1–1Hellas VeronaBergamo
Baresi  41' (pen.)  36' Caniggia Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Longhi
28 September 1988 3Torino1–0MilanTorino
Bresciani  28' (pen.) Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 14 759
Referee: Lo Bello

Supercoppa Italiana
Main article: 1988 Supercoppa Italiana
14 June 1989 Milan3–1SampdoriaSan Siro, Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rijkaard  18'
Mannari  72'
Van Basten  90' (pen)		 Report Vialli  14' Attendance: 19, 412
Referee: Pietro D'Elia

European Cup
Main article: 1988–89 European Cup

First round
7 September 1988 First LegVitosha 0–2 MilanVasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Virdis  18'
Maldini  44'
Gullit  75'		 Attendance: 32, 500
Referee: Gerassimos Germanakos (Greece)
6 October 1988 Second LegMilan 5–2 VitoshaSan Siro, Milan
19:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Van Basten  3', 13', 42', 83'
Virdis  63'		 Report Nachev  29'
Iliev  64',  73'		 Attendance: 53, 086
Referee: Joe Worrall (England)

Second round
26 October 1988 First LegMilan 1–1 Red Star BelgradeSan Siro, Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Baresi  22'
Virdis  48'
Ancelotti  52'		 Report Najdoski  4'
Stojković  47'
Radovanovic  51'
Ivanovic  62'		 Attendance: 71, 316
Referee: Siegfried Kirschen (East Germany)
9 November 1988 Second Leg[nb 1]Red Star Belgrade 1–0 MilanRed Star Stadium, Belgrade
17:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Sabanadzovic  29'
Stojković  50'		 Report Ancelotti  28' Attendance: 97, 400
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
10 November 1988 Second Leg
Replay		Red Star Belgrade 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 MilanRed Star Stadium, Belgrade
15:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Najdoski  27'
Vasilijevic  36'
Stojković  39'		 Report Van Basten  35'
Maldini  107'		 Attendance: 65, 000
Referee: Dieter Pauly (West Germany)
Penalties
Stojković
Prosinečki
Savićević
Mrkela 		Baresi
Van Basten
Evani
Rijkaard

Quarter-finals
1 March 1989 First LegWerder Bremen 0–0 MilanWeserstadion, Bremen
20:00 CEST (UTC+01:00) Riedle  39'
Ordenewitz  56'		 Report Rijkaard  41' Attendance: 39, 500
Referee: José Rosa dos Santos (Portugal)
15 March 1989 Second LegMilan 1–0 Werder BremenSan Siro, Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+01:00) Van Basten  32' (pen.) Report Meier  32'
Sauer  35'
Votava  83'
Reck  90'		 Attendance: 71, 207
Referee: George Smith (Scotland)

Semi-finals
5 April 1989 First LegReal Madrid 1–1 MilanSantiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sánchez  41' Report Tassotti  53'
Van Basten  77'		 Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Erik Fredriksson (Sweden)
19 April 1989 Second LegMilan 5–0 Real MadridSan Siro, Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ancelotti  17'
Rijkaard  24'
Gullit  45'
Van Basten  49'
Donadoni  60'		 Report Sánchez  3' Attendance: 73,112
Referee: Alexis Ponnet (Belgium)

Final
Main article: 1989 European Cup Final
24 May 1989 Steaua București 0–4 MilanCamp Nou, Barcelona
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Gullit  18', 38'
Van Basten  28', 46'
Baresi  48'		 Attendance: 97,000
Referee: Karl-Heinz Tritschler (West Germany)

Footnotes
  1. The game was abandoned in the 65th minute because of dense fog and low visibility with the score at 1–0. The game was replayed from the beginning the next day at 3 p.m. with the same starting line-ups, with the exception of Milan players Pietro Paolo Virdis and Carlo Ancelotti; Virdis had been sent off in the abandoned match, while Ancelotti picked up his second yellow card of the competition, meaning that he had to sit out a match.

References
  1. 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.
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