The 1995–96 season was Milan AC's 96th season in existence and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Also the club played in
Coppa Italia
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and
UEFA Cup
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Summary
AC Milan
(), commonly referred to as Milan or AC Milan () mainly outside of Italy, is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Founded in 1899, the club competes in the Serie A, the top tie ...
got back to the level at which it had performed in consecutive seasons between 1992 and 1994, resulting in the domestic league title. It had reacted to its unexpected fall from grace in the 1994-95 season by signing
George Weah
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and
Roberto Baggio
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for the attack. Despite Baggio not performing at his customary
Juventus
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level, a tight defence landed the title for the Milanese club.
Following the end of the season,
Fabio Capello
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left the club to join Spanish
La Liga
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giants
Real Madrid
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as a new manager.
Squad
Transfers
Winter
Spring
Competitions
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 32
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
UEFA Cup
First round
Second round
Eightfinals
Quarterfinals
Statistics
Players statistics
References
Sources
RSSSF - Italy 1995/96
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AC Milan seasons
Milan
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1996
1996 was designated as:
* International Year for the Eradication of Poverty
Events January
* January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...