1986–87 A.C. Milan season

Milan
1986–87 season
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Nils Liedholm; (until 6 April 1987) ; Fabio Capello
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	5th
Coppa Italia	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Pietro Paolo Virdis (17)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

A.C. Milan finished fifth in the first season under Silvio Berlusconi's ownership. Pietro Paolo Virdis scored 17 goals, becoming top scorer in the entire league. They also qualified for the UEFA Cup, thanks to a victory in a playoff encounter against Sampdoria.

Squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Giulio Nuciari
—	GK	ITA	Giovanni Galli
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Dario Bonetti
—	DF	ITA	Filippo Galli
—	DF	ITA	Roberto Lorenzini
—	DF	ITA	Paolo Maldini
—	DF	ITA	Amedeo Mangone
—	DF	ITA	Rufo Emiliano Verga
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Zanoncelli


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Roberto Donadoni
—	MF	ITA	Agostino Di Bartolomei
—	MF	ITA	Alberigo Evani
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Manzo
—	MF	ITA	Stefano Salvatori
—	MF	ITA	Giovanni Stroppa
—	MF	ENG	Ray Wilkins
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Galderisi
—	FW	ENG	Mark Hateley
—	FW	ITA	Pietro Paolo Virdis
—	FW	ITA	Daniele Massaro

Transfers[]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Roberto Donadoni	Atalanta B.C.	-
GK	Giovanni Galli	Fiorentina	-
FW	Daniele Massaro	Fiorentina
FW	Stefano Borgonovo	Como 1907
DF	Dario Bonetti	A.S. Roma
DF	Catello Cimmino	Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC	-
FW	Giuseppe Galderisi	Hellas Verona	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Paolo Rossi	Hellas Verona	-
FW	Stefano Borgonovo	Como 1907	-
GK	Giuliano Terraneo	S.S. Lazio	-
GK	Antonio Vettore	Prato	-
DF	Carmelo Mancuso	Messina	-
DF	Luigi Russo	Como 1907	-
MF	Mario Bortolazzi	Parma F.C.	-
MF	Gabriello Carotti	Lanerossi Vicenza	-
MF	Andrea Icardi	Atalanta B.C.	-

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Internazionale	30	15	8	7	32	17	+15	38	Qualification to UEFA Cup
4	Hellas Verona	30	12	12	6	36	25	+11	36
5	Milan^[a]	30	13	9	8	31	21	+10	35
6	Sampdoria	30	13	9	8	37	21	+16	35
7	Roma	30	12	9	9	37	31	+6	33

Source: 1986–87 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]
Notes:

^ Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	P	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	-	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	D
Position	10	13	12	10	10	7	5	3	6	6	4	6	6	3	3	3	5	4	4	5	3	2	3	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = 1987–88 European Cup; = 1987–88 UEFA Cup

Matches[]

14 September 1986 1	Milan	0–1	Ascoli	Milan
		Report	Barbuti 19'	Stadium: San Siro

21 September 1986 2	Hellas Verona	1–0	Milan
	Galia 45'	Report

28 September 1986 3	Milan	2–1	Atalanta	Milan
	Di Bartolomei 18' Massaro 28'	Report	85'	Stadium: San Siro

5 October 1986 4	Juventus	0–0	Milan	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

12 October 1986 5	Milan	0–0	Internazionale	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

19 October 1986 6	Empoli	0–3	Milan
		Report	Massaro 26' Baresi 61' (pen.) Virdis 90'

26 October 1986 7	Milan	2–0	Brescia	Milan
	Donadoni 14' Virdis 40'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

2 November 1986 8	Milan	3–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Baresi 41' (pen.) Virdis 74', 77'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

9 November 1986 9	Sampdoria	3–0	Milan
	A. Paganin 10' Briegel 60', 77'	Report

20 November 1986 10	Milan	2–0	Avellino	Milan
	Virdis 53' Hateley 70'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

23 November 1986 11	Torino	0–0	Milan	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

30 November 1986 12	Milan	0–0	Napoli	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

14 December 1986 13	Roma	1–2	Milan
	Desideri 45'	Report	Virdis 19', 54' (pen.)

21 December 1986 14	Como	0–1	Milan
		Report	Maldini 62'

4 January 1987 15	Milan	0–0	Udinese	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

11 January 1987 16	Ascoli	1–0	Milan	Ascoli Piceno
	Pusceddu 72'	Report		Stadium: Cino e Lillo Del Duca

18 January 1987 17	Milan	1–0	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Virdis 75'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

1 February 1987 18	Atalanta	1–2	Milan
	Magrin 69' (pen.)	Report	Virdis 31', 75'

8 February 1987 19	Milan	1–1	Juventus	Milan
	Virdis 74'	Report	Serena 55'	Stadium: San Siro

22 February 1987 20	Internazionale	1–2	Milan
	Baresi 26' (o.g.)	Report	Galderisi 53' Virdis 85'

1 March 1987 21	Milan	1–0	Empoli	Milan
	Galderisi 5'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

8 March 1987 22	Brescia	1–0	Milan
	34'	Report

15 March 1987 23	Fiorentina	2–2	Milan
	C. Pin 49' Di Chiara 70'	Report	Galderisi 3' Virdis 28' (pen.)

22 March 1987 24	Milan	0–2	Sampdoria	Milan
		Report	Vialli 36' Cerezo 82'	Stadium: San Siro

29 March 1987 25	Avellino	2–1	Milan	Avellino
	Alessio 44' Tovalieri 51'	Report	Tassotti 61'	Stadium: Partenio

12 April 1987 26	Milan	1–0	Torino	Milan
	Hateley 30'	Report		Stadium: San Siro

26 April 1987 27	Napoli	2–1	Milan	Napoli
	Carnevale 33' Maradona 43'	Report	Virdis 79'	Stadium: San Paolo

3 May 1987 28	Milan	4–1	Roma	Milan
	Virdis 26', 52', 54' Donadoni 69'	Report	Boniek 10'	Stadium: San Siro

10 May 1987 29	Milan	0–0	Como	Milan
		Report		Stadium: San Siro

17 May 1987 30	Udinese	0–0	Milan	Udine
		Report		Stadium: Friuli

UEFA Cup qualification[]

23 May 1987	Milan	1-0	Sampdoria	Torino
	Massaro 102'	Report		Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 32 245 Referee: Lanese

Top scorers[]

Coppa Italia[]

First Round-Group 4

24 August 1986 1	Milan	1-0	Sambenedettese	Milan
	Di Bartolomei 32'			Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 25 000 Referee:

27 August 1986 2	Triestina	0-1	Milan	Trieste
			85' Virdis	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Bergamo (Livorno)

31 August 1986 3	Barletta	0-3	Milan	Barletta
			15', 40' Baresi 62' Galderisi	Stadium: Attendance: 12,550 Referee: Lanese (Messina)

3 September 1986 4	Milan	0-1	Parma	Milan
			9' Fontolan	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 37580 Referee: Luci (Firenze)

7 September 1986 5	Ascoli	1-1	Milan	Ascoli Piceno
	8'		85' (rig.) Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 20000 Referee:

Eightfinals

25 February 1987	Milan	0-1	Parma	Milan
			82' Bortolazzi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 15 643 Referee: Baldas

8 April 1987	Parma	0-0	Milan	Parma
				Stadium: Ennio Tardini Attendance: 15 000 Referee:

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1986-87 Serie A		1986-87 Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	G. Galli	25	-16	25	-16
	DF	ITA	Tassotti	24	1	24	1
	DF	ITA	Baresi	28	2	28	2
	DF	ITA	Bonetti	23	0	23	0
	DF	ITA	Maldini	29	1	29	1
	MF	ITA	Donadoni	28	2	28	2
	MF	ITA	Di Bartolomei	30	1	29+1	1
	MF	ITA	Manzo	20	0	15+5	0
	MF	ENG	Wilkins	16	0	14+2	0
	FW	ITA	Virdis	28	17	26+2	17
	FW	ITA	Massaro	22	2	20+2	2
	GK	ITA	Nuciari	5	-5	5	-5
	DF	ITA	Galli	21	0	19+2	0
	DF	ITA	Lorenzini	5	0	5	0
	DF	ITA	Amedeo Mangone
	DF	ITA	Verga	0	0	0	0
	DF	ITA	Zanoncelli	6	0	2+4	0
	MF	ITA	Evani	7	0	7	0
	MF	ITA	Salvatori
	MF	ITA	Stroppa	0	0	0	0
	FW	ITA	Galderisi	21	3	13+8	3
	FW	ENG	Hateley	23	2	18+5	2

Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1986/936/

References[]

^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.

Sources[]

RSSSF - Italy 1986/87

[table_note_MIL0.0060622133342839-1] Milan won the UEFA Cup qualification match against Sampdoria 1–0 then qualified to 1987–88 UEFA Cup.

[2] "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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