1985–86 AC Milan season
1985–86 season | |||
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Owner | Giuseppe Farina (until 19 February 1986) Silvio Berlusconi | ||
President | Giuseppe Farina (until 12 January 1986) Rosario Lo Verde (until 23 March 1986) Silvio Berlusconi | ||
Manager | Nils Liedholm | ||
Stadium | San Siro | ||
Serie A | 7th | ||
Coppa Italia | Round of 16 | ||
UEFA Cup | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Mark Hateley (8) All: Pietro Paolo Virdis (16) | ||
Average home league attendance | 56,782[1] | ||
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During the 1985–86 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Summary
[edit]The summer of 1985 saw the purchase from Juventus of the world champion and 1982 Ballon d'Or Paolo Rossi, who formed an attacking trident with Virdis and Hateley.
On a corporate level, the 1985–86 season was troubled for Milan: in December, president Giuseppe Farina, following the elimination in the round of 16 of the UEFA Cup at the hands of the Belgians of Waregem, suffered a harsh dispute from the fans. With the arrival of the new year, the company is overloaded with debts and risks bankruptcy if they are not repaid. In this situation, Farina resigned[2] and various consortia alternated: Rosario Lo Verde was elected to the presidency of Milan, waiting for a new buyer, and remained at the helm of the company as regent for just 51 days (this made him the shortest lasting chairman in the club's history).[3]
On 20 February 1986, the Milanese entrepreneur Silvio Berlusconi, owner of Fininvest, bought the team, settling the debt of several billion lire and saving the club from bankruptcy; on 24 March he became chairman.[4] Berlusconi confers the function of CEO of Milan to Adriano Galliani and hired Ariedo Braida as sporting director.[5]
In the meanwhile, the team had started the championship well, cruising for the entire first half of the season between second and third position behind leaders Juventus. Milan then suffered a performance drop (obtaining one point in five games) and missed out on a place in the UEFA Cup by finishing in seventh place, one point behind Inter.
In the Coppa Italia, Milan got through the first round finishing their group in second place with 7 points thanks to victories against Cagliari, Reggiana and Arezzo, a draw with Genoa and a defeat against Udinese, group winners with a 3-point lead on the Rossoneri. In the round of 16, Milan faced Empoli who eliminated Milan thanks to a 1–0 victory in Tuscany and a 1–1 draw in Milan.
In the UEFA Cup, the Rossoneri beat the French side of Auxerre in the round of 64 (1–3 defeat in Auxerre and 3–0 win in Milan) and the East Germans of Lokomotive Leipzig in the round of 32 (with a 2–0 win in Milan and a 1–3 defeat in Leipzig, Milan qualified on the away goals rule). In the round of 16 Milan faced the Belgians of Waregem who eliminated the Rossoneri, drawing 1–1 at home and winning in with a comeback at San Siro (2–1 the final score). In this match, the first goal of the Belgians, that of the 1–1, originated from a disputed penalty that will trigger the violent reactions of the AC Milan fans, following which the club will be punished with two matches of disqualification from playing in the San Siro in the European cups.[6]
Between May and June 1986 the Lega Nazionale Professionisti organized the Torneo Estivo, in which Milan were beaten by Udinese and Torino and drew with Lecce, closing their group in third place with only one point and thus being eliminated from the competition.
Squad
[edit]Goalkeepers
[edit]Defenders
[edit]Franco Baresi
Alessandro Costacurta
Filippo Galli
Roberto Lorenzini
Paolo Maldini
Carmelo Mancuso
Luigi Russo
Mauro Tassotti
Midfielders
[edit]Mario Bortolazzi
Gabriello Carotti
Agostino Di Bartolomei
Alfonso Di Marco
Alberigo Evani
Andrea Icardi
Marco Macina
Andrea Manzo
Ray Wilkins
Attackers
[edit]Transfers
[edit]In | |||
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Pos. | Name | from | Type |
GK | Antonio Vettore | Prato | |
DF | Carmelo Mancuso | Messina | |
MF | Mario Bortolazzi | Fiorentina | |
MF | Massimo Gadda | Reggiana | loan end |
FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Reggiana | loan end |
FW | Marco Macina | Parma | |
FW | Paolo Rossi | Juventus | |
FW | Valentino Spelta | Sant'Angelo |
Out | |||
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Pos. | Name | To | Type |
DF | Catello Cimmino | Ascoli | |
MF | Sergio Battistini | Fiorentina | |
MF | Massimo Gadda | Livorno | |
MF | Roberto Scarnecchia | Pisa | |
MF | Vinicio Verza | Verona | |
FW | Salvatore Giunta | Sambenedettese | |
FW | Giuseppe Incocciati | Ascoli | |
FW | Alberto Cambiaghi | Varese |
Competitions
[edit]Serie A
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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5 | Fiorentina | 30 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 33 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
6 | Internazionale | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 32 | |
7 | Milan | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 31 | |
8 | Atalanta | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 29 | |
9 | Como | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 29 |
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).[7]
Matches
[edit]22 September 1985 3 | Fiorentina | 2–0 | Milan | Firenze |
Passarella ![]() Monelli ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Comunale |
24 November 1985 11 | Roma | 2–1 | Milan | Roma |
Conti ![]() Cerezo ![]() |
Report | Virdis ![]() |
Stadium: Olimpico |
1 December 1985 12 | Milan | 2–2 | Internazionale | Milan |
Rossi ![]() |
Report | Altobelli ![]() Brady ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
22 December 1985 15 | Atalanta | 1–1 | Milan | Bergamo |
Simonini ![]() |
Report | Virdis ![]() |
Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia |
26 January 1986 19 | Avellino | 1–1 | Milan | Avellino |
F. Colomba ![]() |
Report | Wilkins ![]() |
Stadium: Partenio |
9 February 1986 20 | Milan | 2–2 | Sampdoria | Milan |
Salsano ![]() Wilkins ![]() |
Report | Vierchowod ![]() Mancini ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
2 March 1986 23 | Milan | 1–1 | Verona | Milan |
S. Fontolan ![]() |
Report | Galderisi ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
6 April 1986 27 | Internazionale | 1–0 | Milan | Milan |
Minaudo ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza |
13 April 1986 28 | Milan | 1–2 | Napoli | Milan |
Di Bartolomei ![]() |
Report | Giordano ![]() Maradona ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro |
Top scorers
[edit]Coppa Italia
[edit]First round
Group 6
21 August 1985 1 | Genoa | 2–2 | Milan | Genova |
Faccenda ![]() Marulla ![]() |
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Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 30 000 Referee: Pairetto |
25 August 1985 2 | Cagliari | 0–1 | Milan | Cagliari |
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Stadium: Sant'Elia Attendance: 45 000 Referee: D'Elia |
28 August 1985 3 | Milan | 1–0 | Reggiana | Milan |
Virdis ![]() |
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 23 728 Referee: D'Innocenzo |
1 September 1985 4 | Milan | 3–1 | Arezzo | Milan |
Di Bartolomei ![]() Wilkins ![]() Virdis ![]() |
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Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 21 269 Referee: Lo Bello |
4 September 1985 5 | Udinese | 1–0 | Milan | Udine |
Carnevale ![]() |
Stadium: Friuli Attendance: 33 970 Referee: Pieri |
Round of 16
29 January 1986 | Empoli | 1–0 | Milan | Empoli |
Cecconi ![]() |
Stadium: Carlo Castellani Attendance: 6 000 Referee: Baldi |
12 February 1986 | Milan | 1–1 | Empoli | Milan |
Rossi ![]() |
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Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 6 624 Referee: Lo Bello |
UEFA Cup
[edit]First Round
18 September 1985 | ![]() | 3–1 | Milan | Auxerre |
Garande ![]() Danio ![]() |
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Stadium: Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15 000 Referee: ![]() |
2 October 1985 | Milan | 3–0 | ![]() | Milan |
Virdis ![]() Hateley ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58 364 Referee: ![]() |
Second Round
23 October 1985 | Milan | 2–0 | ![]() | Milan |
Virdis ![]() Hateley ![]() |
Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58 803 Referee: ![]() |
6 November 1985 | ![]() | 3–1 | Milan | Leipzig |
Moldt ![]() Leitzke ![]() Richter ![]() |
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Stadium: Zentralstadion Attendance: 30 000 Referee: ![]() |
Round of 16
27 November 1985 | ![]() | 1–1 | Milan | Waregem |
Veyt ![]() |
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Stadium: Regenboogstadion Attendance: 19 000 Referee: ![]() |
11 December 1985 | Milan | 1–2 | ![]() | Milan |
Bortolazzi ![]() |
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Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45 000 Referee: ![]() |
Statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]Competition[8] | Points | Home | Away | Total | GD | |||||||||||||||
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G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | G | W | D | L | Gs | Ga | |||
1985-86 Serie A | 31 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 |
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– | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
Torneo Estivo del 1986 | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
1985-86 UEFA Cup | – | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Total | – | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 45 | 44 | +1 |
Players statistics
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1985-86 Serie A | 1985-86 Coppa Italia | Torneo Estivo | 1985-86 UEFA Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
MF | ![]() |
Bortolazzi | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Tassotti | 42 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Baresi | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Hateley | 30 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
MF | ![]() |
Carotti | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Cambiaghi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Galli | 32 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Di Marco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Di Bartolomei | 44 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Wilkins | 41 | 3 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Lorenzini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Manzo | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Terraneo | 45 | -40 | 30 | -24 | 6 | -5 | 3 | -2 | 6 | -9 | |
GK | ![]() |
Nuciari | 2 | -4 | 0 | -0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | -0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Icardi | 32 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Russo | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Maldini | 40 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Evani | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
FY | ![]() |
Macina | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Virdis | 43 | 16 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
DF | ![]() |
Mancuso | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Rossi | 26 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Spelta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Vettore | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | -0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Zanoncelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: [9]
References
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- ^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1985–86" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 24 May 2023.