1992–93 A.C. Milan season
| 1992–93 season | |||
| Manager | Fabio Capello | ||
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| Serie A | 1st | ||
| Coppa Italia | Semi-finals | ||
| European Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Marco van Basten, Jean-Pierre Papin (13) All: Marco van Basten, Jean-Pierre Papin (20) | ||
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A.C. Milan won two trophies in the 1992–93 season, which was crowned when it reached the European Cup final and won the domestic league for the second year running.
None of the other Serie A teams came close to challenging Milan in the league, with new signing Jean-Pierre Papin playing a vital role in the absence of lethal striker Marco van Basten, who albeit scored 13 goals in just 15 matches. Some defensive slips were redeemed by the 65 goals scored, which was the most of all teams in the league, and enough to clinch the title in front of city rivals Internazionale by four points. The season also saw memorable displays against Pescara, Fiorentina and Lazio in the beginning of the season. Against Pescara, Milan won 5–4 away from home, then beat Fiorentina 7–3 and Lazio at home by 5–3. In those three matches, van Basten totaled seven goals. Milan also crushed Napoli 5–1 at the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, with van Basten scoring four goals in Serie A for the first (and only) time.
The season also saw Milan set the world transfer record following an intensive bidding battle against Juventus to sign Gianluigi Lentini from 1992's surprise Torino team. Lentini did not perform to expectations, and was considered a disappointment, especially following a car accident in 1993, from which he recovered, but never rediscovered his form prior to the accident.
Squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
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Franco Baresi -
Alessandro Costacurta -
Filippo Galli -
Enzo Gambaro -
Paolo Maldini -
Stefano Nava -
Mauro Tassotti -
Martino Traversa
Midfielders
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Demetrio Albertini -
Zvonimir Boban -
Fernando De Napoli -
Roberto Donadoni -
Stefano Eranio -
Alberigo Evani -
Ruud Gullit -
Frank Rijkaard -
Dejan Savićević -
Gianluigi Lentini
Attackers
Serie A
Matches
| 2 | Pescara | 4–5 | Milan | |
| Allegri Baresi Massara |
Maldini Lentini van Basten |
| 3 | Milan | 2–0 | Atalanta | |
| Massaro van Basten |
| 4 | Fiorentina | 3–7 | Milan | |
| Baiano Effenberg Di Mauro |
Massaro Lentini Gullit van Basten |
| 5 | Milan | 5–3 | Lazio | |
| Gullit Papin van Basten Simone |
Winter Fuser Signori |
| 8 | Napoli | 1–5 | Milan | |
| Zola |
van Basten Eranio |
| 9 | Milan | 1–1 | Internazionale | |
| Lentini |
De Agostini |
| 22 | Milan | 2–0 | Fiorentina | |
| Savićević |
| 27 | Internazionale | 1–1 | Milan | |
| Berti |
Gullit |
| 30 | Ancona | 1–3 | Milan | |
| Vecchiola |
Gullit van Basten Albertini |
| 32 | Cagliari | 1–1 | Milan | |
| Francescoli |
Massaro |
Top Scorers
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Marco van Basten 13 -
Jean-Pierre Papin 13 -
Ruud Gullit 8 -
Gianluigi Lentini 7 -
Daniele Massaro 5 -
Marco Simone 5 -
Dejan Savićević 4
Coppa Italia
Second round
| 26 August 1992 First Leg | Milan | 4 – 0 | Ternana | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Savicević Gullit Massaro |
Referee: Luciano Luci |
| 2 September 1992 Second Leg | Ternana | 2 – 6 | Milan | Stadio Libero Liberati, Terni |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Negri Ghezzi |
Massaro Cavezzi Savicević Gullit Evani |
Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Third round
| 7 October 1992 First Leg | Milan | 3 – 0 | Cagliari | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Papin Lentini |
Referee: Roberto Bettin |
| 28 October 1992 Second Leg | Cagliari | 0 – 0 | Milan | Stadio Sant'Elia, Cagliari |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti |
Quarter-finals
| 27 January 1993 First Leg | Milan | 0 – 0 | Internazionale | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Referee: Gianni Beschin |
| 10 February 1993 Second Leg | Internazionale | 0 – 3 | Milan | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Papin Gullit |
Referee: Fabio Baldas |
Semi-finals
| 10 March 1993 First Leg | Roma | 2 – 0 | Milan | Stadio Olimpico, Rome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Muzzi Caniggia |
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
| 31 March 1993 Second Leg | Milan | 1 – 0 | Roma | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Eranio |
Referee: Arcangelo Pezzella |
Supercoppa Italiana
| 30 August 1992 | Milan | 2 – 1 | Parma | San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Van Basten Massaro |
Report | Melli |
Referee: Pierluigi Pairetto |
European Cup
First round
| 16 September 1992 First Leg | Milan |
4 – 0 | |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Van Basten Albertini Papin |
Report | Attendance: 14,324 Referee: Roman Steindl (Austria) |
| 30 September 1992 Second Leg | Olimpija Ljubljana |
0 – 3 | |
Bežigrad Stadium, Ljubljana |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Report | Massaro Rijkaard Tassotti |
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jiri Ulrich (Czechoslovakia) |
Second round
| 21 October 1992 First Leg | Slovan Bratislava |
0 – 1 | |
Tehelné pole, Bratislava |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 | Report | Maldini |
Attendance: 33,467 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| 4 November 1992 Second Leg | Milan |
4 – 0 | |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Boban Rijkaard Simone Papin |
Report | Attendance: 26,798 Referee: Antonio Martin Navarrete (Spain) |
UEFA Champions League
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 12 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 |
| 25 November 1992 Round 1 | Milan |
4 – 0 | |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Van Basten |
Report | Attendance: 55,697 Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium) |
| 9 December 1992 Round 2 | PSV Eindhoven |
1 – 2 | |
Philips Stadion, Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Romário |
Report | Rijkaard Simone |
Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Alexey Spirin (Russia) |
| 3 March 1993 Round 3 | Porto |
0 – 1 | |
Estádio das Antas, Porto |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:30 | Report | Papin |
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Aron Schmidhuber (Germany) |
| 17 March 1993 Round 4 | Milan |
1 – 0 | |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Eranio |
Report | Attendance: 67,389 Referee: Philip Don (England) |
| 7 April 1993 Round 5 | IFK Göteborg |
0 – 1 | |
Ullevi, Gothenburg |
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| 20:30 | Report | Massaro |
Attendance: 40,323 Referee: Karl-Josef Assenmacher (Germany) |
| 21 April 1993 Round 6 | Milan |
2 – 0 | |
San Siro, Milan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 | Simone |
Report | Attendance: 56,862 Referee: Sándor Puhl (Hungary) |
Final
| 26 May 1993 | Marseille |
1 – 0 | |
Olympiastadion, Munich |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:15 | Boli |
Report | Attendance: 64,400 Referee: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland) |
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