The 2020–21

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season was the 122nd season in the club's history and their 87th (109th overall) in the top-flight of Italian football. Milan competed in

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, the

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, and the

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Season overview

On 22 July 2020, manager

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extended his expiring contract with Milan for two additional seasons. This came after multiple reports linked

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to the club. The previous day, Milan had secured a play-off spot in the UEFA Europa League for the 2020–21 season thanks to an away win against

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. On 1 October, Milan qualified for the group stage of the Europa League after defeating

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side

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in a marathon 24-kick penalty shoot-out. The win also continued an unbeaten run for Milan in all competitions that stretched back to 8 March 2020. On 5 November 2020, the club fell to its first defeat in 24 matches with a 0–3 loss at home to

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in the Europa League. It was Milan's longest unbeaten streak in 24 years. On 20 December 2020,

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scored after 6.76 seconds in a championship match against

. This was the fastest goal ever in

and in the top 5 UEFA leagues. On 23 December 2020, in a championship match against

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, Milan became the first team in over 70 years to score at least 2 goals in 15 consecutive league games, the record being 18 consecutive games. After the winter transfers window, Milan remained without

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players active into main rosters, after the sales of

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and

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. It was the first time since 24 years (1997). On the final day they secured qualification for the

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for the first time since the 2013-14 season

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Summer window

Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 September 2020.

In

Loan in

Loan returns

:Total spending: €23.68M

Out

Loans ended

Loans out

:Total income: €47M

Winter window

Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from .

In

Loans in

Loan returns

:Total spending: €0.5M

Out

Loans out

:Total income: €1M

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.

Coppa Italia

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying rounds and play-off round

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.

Knockout phase

=Round of 32

= The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.

=Round of 16

= The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Players in ''italics'' left the team during the season

Assists

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Updated as per 23 May 2021

Goal of the season

Winner:

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(vs. Juventus) Runner-up:

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(vs. Juventus) Third/ fourth place:

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(vs. Benevento) and

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(vs. Juventus)

References

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