# 1990–91 AC Milan season

AC 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.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ITA | Andrea Pazzagli |
| — | GK | ITA | Sebastiano Rossi |
| — | DF | ITA | Franco Baresi |
| — | DF | ITA | Stefano Carobbi |
| — | DF | ITA | Alessandro Costacurta |
| — | DF | ITA | Giandomenico Costi |
| — | DF | ITA | Filippo Galli |
| — | DF | ITA | Gianluca Grassadonia |
| — | DF | ITA | Paolo Maldini |
| — | DF | ITA | Stefano Nava |
| — | DF | ITA | Mauro Tassotti |
| — | MF | ITA | Demetrio Albertini |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ITA | Carlo Ancelotti |
| — | MF | ITA | Fabio Bellotti |
| — | MF | ITA | Mauro Bressan |
| — | MF | ITA | Angelo Carbone |
| — | MF | ITA | Roberto Donadoni |
| — | MF | ITA | Alberigo Evani |
| — | MF | NED | Ruud Gullit |
| — | MF | NED | Frank Rijkaard |
| — | MF | ITA | Stefano Salvatori |
| — | MF | ITA | Giovanni Stroppa |
| — | MF | ITA | Massimo Agostini |
| — | FW | ITA | Daniele Massaro |
| — | FW | ITA | Marco Simone |
| — | FW | NED | Marco van Basten |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Sebastiano Rossi | Cesena F.C. | – |
| GK | Massimo Taibi | A.C. Trento | – |
| DF | Giandomenico Costi | Modena F.C. 2018 | |
| DF | Roberto Lorenzini | Como 1907 | |
| DF | Stefano Nava | A.C. Reggiana 1919 | |
| MF | Angelo Carbone | S.S.C. Bari | |
| MF | Gianluca Gaudenzi | Hellas Verona | loan ended |
| FW | Massimo Agostino | Cesena F.C. | |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| GK | Giovanni Galli | S.S.C. Napoli | |
| DF | Marco Pullo | Pisa | – |
| DF | Rufo Emiliano Verga | Bologna F.C. | – |
| MF | Angelo Colombo | S.S.C. Bari | |
| MF | Christian Lantignotti | A.C. Reggiana 1919 | |
| FW | Stefano Borgonovo | Fiorentina | |
| GK | Francesco Antonioli | Cesena F.C. | loan |
| DF | Roberto Lorenzini | Ancona | loan |
| MF | Diego Fuser | Fiorentina | loan |
| MF | Demetrio Albertini | Padova | loan |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Sampdoria (C) | 34 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 57 | 24 | +33 | 51 | Qualification to European Cup |
| 2 | Milan | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 46 | Banned from European competition |
| 3 | Internazionale | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 46 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Genoa | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 36 | +15 | 40 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Torino | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 38 | Qualification to UEFA Cup |
* ↑ In March 1991, UEFA banned Milan from participating in European competition for one season due to refusing to resume their 1990-91 European Cup quarterfinal match away versus Olympique Marseille. The ban went into effect for the 1991–92 UEFA Cup.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches
### 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 (1989 Iron rod incident) being banned in the tournament.

#### 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.

### European Super Cup
## Statistics
### Players statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Serie A | Serie A | Coppa Italia | Coppa Italia | European Cup | European Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ITA | Pazzagli | 28 | -17 | 25 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 |
| | DF | ITA | Tassotti | 34 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Costacurta | 32 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Baresi | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Maldini | 33 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Donadoni | 30 | 2 | 23+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | NED | Rijkaard | 36 | 3 | 29+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Ancelotti | 25 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Evani | 30 | 3 | 23+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | FW | NED | Gullit | 31 | 8 | 25+1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | FW | NED | Van Basten | 34 | 11 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Rossi | 18 | -8 | 9 | -3 | 8 | -4 | 1 | -1 |
| | DF | ITA | Galli | 27 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Carbone | 25 | 1 | 17+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | FW | ITA | Massaro | 31 | 7 | 12+9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Carobbi | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Stroppa | 18 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Agostini | 24 | 4 | 7+8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | Simone | 22 | 6 | 7+7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Gaudenzi | 20 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Nava | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | Costi | 9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | GK | ITA | Taibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ITA | Salvatori | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | Albertini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ITA | R. Bandirali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ITA | C. Borneo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | MF | ITA | D. Corti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
* Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1990/1006/