1984–85 AC Milan season

During the 1984–1985 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Milan
1984–85 season
OwnerGiuseppe Farina
PresidentGiuseppe Farina
ManagerNils Liedholm
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pietro Paolo Virdis (9)

All:
Pietro Paolo Virdis (13)
Average home league attendance60,941[1]

Summary

In the summer of 1984, president Giuseppe Farina hired coach Nils Liedholm, who got to the Milan five years after the tenth scudetto, fresh from the triumphs obtained with Roma: it was the third time that the Swede was appointed coach of the Rossoneri, after having been at the helm of Milan from 1963 to 1966, and again from 1977 to 1979. As far as the transfer market is concerned, Farina signed strikers Pietro Paolo Virdis and Mark Hateley. In addition, the Manchester United playmaker Ray Wilkins, the sweeper Agostino Di Bartolomei from Roma and the goalkeeper Giuliano Terraneo. The 3 signings of the previous year start, Blissett, Gerets and Spinosi, all left the club.

In Serie A, Milan started with a series of 7 consecutive positive results (three wins and four draws), even winning a derby for the first time in six years thanks to a header by English new signing Hateley. After the victory in the derby came the first defeat of the season, by Torino; Milan finished the first half of the season in 6th place, on equal points (17) with Juventus. Even at the beginning of the second round Milan achieved 7 consecutive games without losing, interrupted again by the defeat against Torino, and continued to remain in the upper areas of the standings.

At the end of the championship the Rossoneri finished in 5th place in the standings with 36 points, still tied with Juventus, but ahead of the black and whites thanks to the wins in face-to-face matches: 3–2 and 1–1). This result allowed Milan to qualify to the 1985–86 UEFA Cup.

During the competition, on the 20th of January 1985, in Udine, Paolo Maldini, son of Cesare, made his debut for Milan. In the coming years he would become captain of the club, setting the overall record for most appearances with the red and black shirt.[2]

In the Coppa Italia, AC Milan got through the first round finishing their group in the first place, with 7 points, thanks to victories against Parma and Carrarese and draws with Brescia, Como and Triestina. In the round of 16, Milan eliminated Napoli (2–1 at San Siro and 1–1 at San Paolo), in the quarter-finals Juventus, who had recently become European champions (0–0 in Milan and 0–1 in Turin) and in the semifinals Inter (2–1 victory in the first leg and 1–1 draw in the second leg). Having reached their seventh final, Milan faced Sampdoria who, by beating the Rossoneri both in the first leg in Milan (1–0) and in the return leg in Genoa (2–1), won the trophy for the first time.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Transfers

In
Pos. Name from Type
GKGiuliano TerraneoTorino
DFFabio CasiraghiSant'Angeloloan end
MFAgostino Di BartolomeiRoma
MFMassimo GaddaReggianaloan end
MFRay WilkinsManchester United
MFRoberto ScarnecchiaPisa
FWAlberto CambiaghiTrevisoloan end
FWMark HateleyPortsmouth
FWPietro Paolo VirdisUdinese
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DFEric GeretsMVV
DFLuciano SpinosiCesena
MFDaniele TacconiMonza
FWLuther BlissettWatford
FWAlberto CambiaghiReggianaloan
FWOscar DamianiNew York Cosmos
GKOttorino PiottiAtalanta
DFFabio CasiraghiPistoiese
MFMassimo GaddaReggianaloan
FWPaolo ValoriCasarano

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Internazionale 30 13 12 5 42 28 +14 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup
4 Sampdoria 30 12 13 5 36 21 +15 37 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup
5 Milan 30 12 12 6 31 25 +6 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to UEFA Cup
6 Juventus[lower-alpha 2] 30 11 14 5 48 33 +15 36[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to European Cup
7 Roma 30 10 14 6 33 25 +8 34
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[3]
Notes:
  1. Position defined by head-to-head points: Milan: 3 pts; Juventus: 1 pt.
  2. Juventus gained entry to the 1985–86 European Cup as defending champions.

Matches

16 September 1984 1 Milan 2–2 Udinese Milan
Virdis 19'
Hateley 61'
Gerolin 13'
Carnevale 73'
Stadium: San Siro
23 September 1984 2 Fiorentina 0–0 Milan Firenze
30 September 1984 3 Milan 2–1 Cremonese Milan
Hateley 51', 58' Nicoletti 39' Stadium: San Siro
7 October 1984 4 Juventus 1–1 Milan Torino
Briaschi 32' Virdis 85' Stadium: Comunale
14 October 1984 5 Milan 2–1 Roma Milan
Di Bartolomei 58'
Hateley 64'
Cerezo 70' Stadium: San Siro
21 October 1984 6 Napoli 0–0 Milan Napoli
Stadium: San Paolo
28 October 1984 7 Milan 2–1 Internazionale Milan
Di Bartolomei 33'
Hateley 64'
Altobelli 10' Stadium: San Siro
11 November 1984 8 Torino 2–0 Milan Torino
Schachner 80'
Júnior 88'
Stadium: Comunale
18 November 1984 9 Avellino 0–0 Milan Avellino
25 November 1984 10 Milan 0–1 Sampdoria Milan
Francis 64' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
2 December 1984 11 Verona 0–0 Milan Verona
16 December 1984 12 Milan 2–2 Atalanta Milan
Battistini 16'
Virdis 32'
Strömberg 67'
Gentile 87'
Stadium: San Siro
23 December 1984 13 Ascoli 0–1 Milan Ascoli Piceno
Tassotti 88' Stadium: Cino e Lillo de Luca
7 January 1985 14 Lazio 0–1 Milan Roma
Virdis 21' Stadium: Olimpico
13 January 1985 15 Milan 0–2 Como Milan
Matteoli 25'
Bruno 40'
Stadium: San Siro
20 January 1985 16 Udinese 1–1 Milan Udine
Selvaggi 10' Hateley 63' Stadium: Friuli
27 January 1985 17 Milan 1–1 Fiorentina Milan
Hateley 66' Monelli 11' Stadium: San Siro
10 February 1985 18 Cremonese 0–1 Milan Cremona
Di Bartolomei 90' (pen.)
17 February 1985 19 Milan 3–2 Juventus Milan
Virdis 3', 39'
Di Bartolomei 46' (pen.)
Platini 12' (pen.)
Rossi 30'
Stadium: San Siro
24 February 1985 20 Roma 0–1 Milan Roma
Virdis 12' Stadium: Olimpico
3 March 1985 21 Milan 2–1 Napoli Milan
Battistini 15'
Incocciati 68'
Wilkins 35' (o.g.) Stadium: San Siro
17 March 1985 22 Internazionale 2–2 Milan Milan
Rummenigge 48'
Altobelli 81'
Virdis 22'
Verza 85'
Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza
24 March 1985 23 Milan 0–1 Torino Milan
Schachner 61' Stadium: San Siro
31 March 1985 24 Milan 2–0 Avellino Milan
Di Bartolomei 20' (pen.), 78' Stadium: San Siro
14 April 1985 25 Sampdoria 2–1 Milan Genova
Vierchowod 40'
Souness 72'
Battistini 83' Stadium: Luigi Ferraris
21 April 1985 26 Milan 0–0 Verona Milan
Stadium: San Siro
28 April 1985 27 Atalanta 1–0 Milan Bergamo
Magrin 83' Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
5 May 1985 28 Milan 2–1 Ascoli Milan
Battistini 1'
Incocciati 37'
Nicolini 47' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
12 May 1985 29 Milan 2–0 Lazio Milan
Virdis 16'
Battistini 40'
Stadium: San Siro
19 May 1985 30 Como 0–0 Milan Como

Topscorers

Coppa Italia

First Round

22 August 1984 1 Parma 1–2 Milan Parma
Aselli 10' 15' (rig.) Di Bartolomei
43' Hateley
Stadium: Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 15 050
Referee: Pairetto
26 August 1984 2 Milan 1–1 Brescia Milan
Di Bartolomei 64' (rig.) 22' (aut.) Galli Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 45 000
Referee: Pellicanò
29 August 1984 3 Carrarese 0–2 Milan Carrara
72' (aut.) Rossi
84' Virdis
Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi
Attendance: 18 000
Referee: Paparesta
2 September 1984 4 Milan 1–1 Como Milan
Battistini 53' 74' Todesco Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 40 000
Referee: Baldi
9 September 1984 5 Triestina 0–0 Milan Trieste
Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Grezar
Attendance: 15 565
Referee: Lanese

Eightfinals

13 February 1985 Milan 2–1 Napoli Milan
Battistini 14'
Di Bartolomei 51' (rig.)
46' Bagni Stadium: Stadio San Siro
Attendance: 35 000
Referee: Mattei
27 February 1985 Napoli 1–1 Milan Napoli
Caffarelli 78' 40' Battistini Stadium: San Paolo
Attendance: 75 012
Referee: Baldi

Quarterfinals

12 June 1985 Milan 0–0 Juventus Milan
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43 548
Referee: Pieri
19 June 1985 Juventus 0–1 Milan Torino
27' Virdis Stadium: Comunale
Attendance: 10 000
Referee: Lo Bello

Semifinals

23 June 1985 Internazionale 1–2 Milan Empoli
Rummenigge 25' 30' Virdis
85' Icardi
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 45 886
Referee: Mattei
26 June 1985 Milan 1–1 Internazionale Milan
Scarnecchia 77' 54' (rig.) Brady Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 69 735
Referee: D'Elia

Final

Milan0–1Sampdoria
Souness 24'
Referee: Giancarlo Redini

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition[4] Points Home Away Total GD
G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga G W D L Gs Ga
1984-85 Serie A36158432216154839930121263125+6
1984-85 Coppa Italia614155742195135621410+4
Total219842721228104181443171884535+10

Players statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total1984-85 Serie A1984-85 Coppa Italia
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Italy ITA Piotti 000000
DF Italy ITA Tassotti 341241100
DF Italy ITA Baresi 360260100
FW England ENG Hateley 28821771
MF Italy ITA Carotti 500050
DF Italy ITA Cimmino 000000
DF Italy ITA Galli 380280100
MF Italy ITA Battistini 408295113
MF Italy ITA Di Bartolomei 419296123
MF England ENG Wilkins 400280120
FW Italy ITA Incocciati 21213280
MF Italy ITA Manzo 1007030
GK Italy ITA Terraneo 43-3530-2513-10
GK Italy ITA Nuciari 000000
MF Italy ITA Icardi 26117091
DF Italy ITA Russo 1106050
DF Italy ITA Maldini 101000
MF Italy ITA Evani 370270100
MF Italy ITA Verza 31123180
FW Italy ITA Virdis 4013289124
FW Italy ITA Valori 000000
MF Italy ITA Scarnecchia 18111071
DF Italy ITA Casiraghi 100010
DF Italy ITA Ferrari 000000
MF Italy ITA Gadda 000000
FW Italy ITA Giunta 101000

References

  1. "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. "Paolo Maldini's Milan debut". medium.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  4. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1984–85". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. "Milan Associazione Calcio 1984–85" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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