A.C. Milan did not defend their European Cup title for a second consecutive time. The second place in
Serie A was the fourth consecutive season when Milan finished inside the top three of the league. The loss in the European Cup quarter-finals rendered a first trophyless season since 1987, which resulted in
Arrigo Sacchi leaving his job to take over the national team, being replaced by ex-Juventus and AC Milan midfielder
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello (; born 18 June 1946) is an Italian former professional football manager and player.
As a player, Capello represented SPAL 1907, Roma, Milan and Juventus. He played as a midfielder and won several trophies during his career which ...
.
Squad
Transfers
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results by round
Matches
Top scorers
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Marco van Basten
Marcel "Marco" van Basten (; born 31 October 1964) is a Dutch football manager and retired professional player, who played for Ajax and AC Milan, as well as the Netherlands national team, as a striker. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pl ...
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Ruud Gullit 7
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Daniele Massaro 6
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Paolo Maldini 4
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Marco Simone 4
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
European Cup
First round
Milan were the defending champions and were given a bye to the second round due to both
Liverpool F.C. (1985
Heysel disaster) and
Ajax Amsterdam
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...
(1989
Iron rod incident The Iron rod incident ( nl, Staafincident) was an incident of football hooliganism at the De Meer Stadion of Dutch football club Ajax Amsterdam on 27 September 1989. During a home match against Austria Wien, the Austrian goalkeeper Franz Wohlfahr ...
) being banned in the tournament.
Eightfinals
Quarter-finals
''Game abandoned in injury time when two of the four floodlights in the stadium failed. When power was restored after 15 minutes, Milan refused to go back on the pitch. UEFA awarded a 3–0 win to Marseille and banned Milan from the competition for the 1991–92 season''.
Intercontinental Cup
European Super Cup
Statistics
Players statistics
[Official score against Olympique Marseille was 0-3 on table.]
References
Sources
RSSSF - Italy 1990/91
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