1984–85 AC Milan season

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During the 1984–85 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

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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 20 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

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Goalkeepers

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Defenders

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Midfielders

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Attackers

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Transfers

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In
Pos. Name from Type
GK Giuliano Terraneo Torino
DF Fabio Casiraghi Sant'Angelo loan end
MF Agostino Di Bartolomei Roma
MF Massimo Gadda Reggiana loan end
MF Ray Wilkins Manchester United
MF Roberto Scarnecchia Pisa
FW Alberto Cambiaghi Treviso loan end
FW Mark Hateley Portsmouth
FW Pietro Paolo Virdis Udinese
Out
Pos. Name To Type
DF Eric Gerets MVV
DF Luciano Spinosi Cesena
MF Daniele Tacconi Monza
FW Luther Blissett Watford
FW Alberto Cambiaghi Reggiana loan
FW Oscar Damiani New York Cosmos
GK Ottorino Piotti Atalanta
DF Fabio Casiraghi Pistoiese
MF Massimo Gadda Reggiana loan
FW Paolo Valori Casarano

Competitions

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Serie A

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League table

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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[a] Qualification to UEFA Cup
6 Juventus[b] 30 11 14 5 48 33 +15 36[a] 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. ^ a b 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

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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

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Coppa Italia

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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

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Milan0–1Sampdoria
Souness   24'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Giancarlo Redini
Sampdoria2–1Milan
Mancini   41' (pen.)
Vialli   61'
Virdis   66'
Attendance: 42,043
Referee: Luigi Agnolin

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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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 A 36 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 4 8 3 9 9 30 12 12 6 31 25 +6
  1984-85 Coppa Italia 6 1 4 1 5 5 7 4 2 1 9 5 13 5 6 2 14 10 +4
Total 21 9 8 4 27 21 22 8 10 4 18 14 43 17 18 8 45 35 +10

Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total 1984-85 Serie A 1984-85 Coppa Italia
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ITA Terraneo 43 -35 30 -25 13 -10
DF   ITA Tassotti 34 1 24 1 10 0
DF   ITA Baresi 36 0 26 0 10 0
DF   ITA Battistini 40 8 29 5 11 3
DF   ITA Galli 38 0 28 0 10 0
MF   ITA Verza 31 1 23 1 8 0
MF   ITA Di Bartolomei 41 9 29 6 12 3
MF   ENG Wilkins 40 0 28 0 12 0
MF   ITA Evani 37 0 26+1 0 10 0
FW   ENG Hateley 28 8 21 7 7 1
FW   ITA Virdis 40 13 28 9 12 4
GK   ITA Nuciari 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Icardi 26 1 15+2 0 9 1
FW   ITA Incocciati 21 2 8+5 2 8 0
FW   ITA Scarnecchia 18 1 8+3 0 7 1
MF   ITA Manzo 10 0 4+3 0 3 0
DF   ITA Russo 11 0 3+3 0 5 0
DF   ITA Maldini 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF   ITA Giunta 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
DF   ITA Casiraghi 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ITA Cimmino 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ITA Ferrari 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ITA Carotti 5 0 0 0 5 0
MF   ITA Gadda 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ITA Valori 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ITA Piotti 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 January 2019. 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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