2003–04 AC Milan season

In 2003–04, Associazione Calcio Milan managed to claim their first Serie A title since 1998–99. Arguably, this was the pinnacle of Carlo Ancelotti's Milan side, as the players proved they had the ability to perform effectively for the whole season.

Milan
2003–04 season
PresidentSilvio Berlusconi
ManagerCarlo Ancelotti
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A1st
Coppa ItaliaSemi-finals
Supercoppa ItalianaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
UEFA Super CupWinners
Intercontinental CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andriy Shevchenko (24)

All:
Andriy Shevchenko (29)
Average home league attendance63,245[1]

Roma both scored more and conceded fewer goals than Milan, but the effectiveness the Milanese showed in tight matches ensured their winning margin was edged out to a stable 11 points. The title was sealed against Roma at home, with a goal by Andriy Shevchenko proving enough for a 1–0 win.

In the Champions League, Milan failed to defend their European title, as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, losing 4–0 to Deportivo La Coruña in the second leg, after they had won 4–1 at home.

Individually, the biggest surprise was how the Brazilian trequartista Kaká seamlessly found his way into the Italian game, being a key player in Milan's success. The other two arrivals, Cafu and Giuseppe Pancaro, also integrated well with the team. Andriy Shevchenko was crowned as European Footballer of the Year on the back of his successful season. Tactically, Ancelotti used two different formations throughout the season; the 4–4–2 diamond (or 4–1–2–1–2) and the 4–3–2–1.

Players

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Squad information

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Squad at end of season[2]
Squad no. Name Nationality Position
Goalkeepers
12 Dida   GK
77 Christian Abbiati   GK
1 Valerio Fiori   GK
Defenders
3 Paolo Maldini (Captain)   CB / LB
2 Cafu   RB / RM
13 Alessandro Nesta   CB
4 Kakha Kaladze   LB / CB / DM / LM
19 Alessandro Costacurta   CB / SW / LB / RB
14 Dario Šimić   CB / RB / SW
27 Serginho   LB / LM / LW
26 Giuseppe Pancaro   LB / RB
24 Martin Laursen   CB
Midfielders
21 Andrea Pirlo   CM / AM / DM
8 Gennaro Gattuso   CM / DM / RM
10 Rui Costa   AM
22 Kaká   AM
20 Clarence Seedorf   CM / AM / RM / LM
23 Massimo Ambrosini   CM / DM
5 Fernando Redondo   DM / CM
32 Cristian Brocchi   CM / DM / RM
Forwards
7 Andriy Shevchenko   CF
9 Filippo Inzaghi   CF
15 Jon Dahl Tomasson   CF / SS
18 Marco Borriello   CF

Transfers

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Pos. Name from Type
GK Gabriele Aldegani Livorno loan ended
DF Cafu AS Roma free
DF Fabricio Coloccini Atletico Madrid loan ended
DF Giuseppe Pancaro SS Lazio
DF Mohamed Sarr Ancona Calcio loan ended
MF Demetrio Albertini Atletico Madrid loan ended
MF Marco Donadel Lecce loan ended
MF Massimo Donati Torino F.C. loan ended
MF Kaká Sao Paulo FC (€8,5 million )[3]
FW Mohammed Aliyu Datti Siena loan ended
FW Marco Borriello Empoli F.C. loan ended
FW Vitali Kutuzov Sporting CP loan ended

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
11 FW   BRA Rivaldo (on loan to Cruzeiro)
25 DF   BRA Roque Junior (on loan to Leeds United and Siena)

Reserve squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
40 GK   ITA Giuseppe Dei Forti
41 MF   ITA Mattia Dal Bello
42 MF   ITA Roberto Bortolotto
43 FW   ITA Alessandro Matri
44 GK   ITA Marco Taddonio
45 DF   ITA Ignazio Abate
46 MF   ITA Davide Canini
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 DF   ITA Elia Legati
48 MF   ITA Patrick Kalambay
50 GK   ITA Davide Gobbato
51 MF   BRA Claiton
52 FW   ITA Michele Piccolo
86 FW   ITA Nicola Pozzi

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Supercoppa Italiana

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3 August 2003 Juventus 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Milan East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Trezeguet   105+3' Pirlo   105+2' (pen.) Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 54,128
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
Penalties
Di Vaio  
Trezeguet  
Birindelli  
Camoranesi  
Ferrara  
  Pirlo
  Serginho
  Brocchi
  Nesta

UEFA Super Cup

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29 August 2003 Milan   1–0   Porto Monaco
20:45 CEST Shevchenko   10' Report Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 16,885
Referee:   Graham Barber (England)

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
1 Milan (C) 34 25 7 2 65 24 +41 82 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Roma 34 21 8 5 68 19 +49 71
3 Juventus 34 21 6 7 67 42 +25 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Internazionale 34 17 8 9 59 37 +22 59
5 Parma 34 16 10 8 57 46 +11 58 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
Source: Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tiebreaker for relevant positions 3) head-to-head points and goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultWWDWWWWDDWWW-LWWWWWWWDWWWWWDDWWDWLW
Position11111111221122222211111111111111111

Matches

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1 September 2003 1 Ancona 0–2 Milan Ancona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Shevchenko   30', 75' Stadium: Stadio del Conero
Attendance: 22,746
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
13 September 2003 2 Milan 2–1 Bologna Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shevchenko   9'
Inzaghi   85'
Report Nervo   32' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,835
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
21 September 2003 3 Perugia 1–1 Milan Perugia
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vryzas   30' Report Gattuso   19' Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi
Attendance: 17,551
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
28 September 2003 4 Milan 3–0 Lecce Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shevchenko   21', 69'
Tomasson   90'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 57,710
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
5 October 2003 5 Internazionale 1–3 Milan Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Martins   78' Report Inzaghi   39'
Kaká   46'
Shevchenko   77'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,831
Referee: Massimo De Santis
19 October 2003 6 Milan 1–0 Lazio Milan
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pirlo   37' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 62,122
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
26 October 2003 7 Sampdoria 0–3 Milan Genoa
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Tomasson   38'
Shevchenko   59', 90+2'
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 34,424
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
1 November 2003 8 Milan 1–1 Juventus Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tomasson   65' Report Di Vaio   84' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77,921
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
9 November 2003 9 Parma 0–0 Milan Parma
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 23,663
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
23 November 2003 10 Chievo 0–2 Milan Verona
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Shevchenko   45+1', 50' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 30,186
Referee: Stefano Farina
30 November 2003 11 Milan 2–0 Modena Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko   24', 67' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 59,577
Referee: Domenico Messina
6 December 2003 12 Empoli 0–1 Milan Empoli
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Kaká   81' Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 12,791
Referee: Salvatore Racalbuto
21 December 2003 14 Milan 1–2 Udinese Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Cafu   70' Report Fava   2'
Sensini   51'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53,381
Referee: Paolo Bertini
6 January 2004 15 Roma 1–2 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cassano   45+3' Report Shevchenko   24', 63' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 73,383
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
11 January 2004 16 Milan 3–1 Reggina Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Kaká   8', 55'
Pirlo   71' (pen.)
Report Torrisi   2' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,604
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
18 January 2004 17 Brescia 0–1 Milan Brescia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Pancaro   81' Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 19,972
Referee: Paolo Bertini
25 January 2004 18 Milan 5–0 Ancona Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Shevchenko   64' (pen.)
Rui Costa   71'
Tomasson   78' (pen.)
Kaká   84', 90'
Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 53,266
Referee: Luca Palanca
28 January 2004 13 Milan 2–1 Siena Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Kaká   38'
Tomasson   54'
Report Flo   87' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 54,428
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
Note: Rescheduled because of Milan's participation in the 2003 Intercontinental Cup.
1 February 2004 19 Bologna 0–2 Milan Bologna
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Shevchenko   19'
Tomasson   89'
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 30,149
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
8 February 2004 20 Milan 2–1 Perugia Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rui Costa   74'
Pirlo   78' (pen.)
Report Fresi   84' (pen.) Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 55,229
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
15 February 2004 21 Lecce 1–1 Milan Lecce
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Chevantón   19' Report Shevchenko   53' Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare
Attendance: 31,967
Referee: Tiziano Pieri
21 February 2004 22 Milan 3–2 Internazionale Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tomasson   56'
Kaká   57'
Seedorf   85'
Report Stanković   15'
C. Zanetti   40'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 78,334
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
29 February 2004 23 Lazio 0–1 Milan Rome
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Ambrosini   75' Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 54,632
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
7 March 2004 24 Milan 3–1 Sampdoria Milan
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pirlo   17'
Inzaghi   35'
Kaká   49'
Report Doni   27' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,967
Referee: Matteo Trefoloni
14 March 2004 25 Juventus 1–3 Milan Turin
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ferrara   81' Report Shevchenko   25'
Seedorf   63', 75'
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi
Attendance: 52,300
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
20 March 2004 26 Milan 3–1 Parma Milan
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tomasson   33', 52'
Shevchenko   65'
Report Gilardino   82' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 63,433
Referee: Stefano Farina
28 March 2004 27 Milan 2–2 Chievo Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pirlo   80'
Shevchenko   90+7'
Report Sculli   22'
Perrotta   39'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 64,862
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
4 April 2004 28 Modena 1–1 Milan Modena
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Amoruso   52' Report Tomasson   42' Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Attendance: 18,575
Referee: Massimo De Santis
10 April 2004 29 Milan 1–0 Empoli Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pirlo   86' (pen.) Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 61,964
Referee: Gianluca Paparesta
17 April 2004 30 Siena 1–2 Milan Siena
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Chiesa   38' (pen.) Report Shevchenko   26'
Kaká   80'
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 13,090
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
25 April 2004 31 Udinese 0–0 Milan Udine
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 29,819
Referee: Massimo De Santis
2 May 2004 32 Milan 1–0 Roma Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Shevchenko   2' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 76,911
Referee: Domenico Messina
9 May 2004 33 Reggina 2–1 Milan Reggio Calabria
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Di Michele   7'
Cozza   30' (pen.)
Report Shevchenko   51' Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo
Attendance: 23,513
Referee: Nicola Ayroldi
16 May 2004 34 Milan 4–2 Brescia Milan
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tomasson   36', 59'
Shevchenko   37'
Rui Costa   66'
Report Matuzalém   53', 69' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77,618
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro

Coppa Italia

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Round of 16

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3 December 2003 First leg Sampdoria 0–1 Milan Genoa
21:10 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Conte   79' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Paolo Dondarini
18 December 2003 Second leg Milan 1–0 Sampdoria Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi   13' Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Antonio Dattilo

Quarter-finals

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14 January 2004 First leg Milan 2–1 Roma Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Tomasson   40'
Ambrosini   90+1'
Report Carew   78' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 9,325
Referee: Domenico Messina
22 January 2004 Second leg Roma 1–2
(2–4 agg.)
Milan Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mancini   81' Report Nesta   49'
Tomasson   57'
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 49,136
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Semi-finals

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5 February 2004 First leg Milan 1–2 Lazio Milan
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi   45+2' Report Fiore   1'
Couto   36'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 10,907
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
11 February 2004 Second leg Lazio 4–0
(6–1 agg.)
Milan Rome
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) César   11'
Liverani   15'
Fiore   35', 41'
Report Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pierluigi Collina

UEFA Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Milan 6 3 1 2 4 3 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage
2   Celta Vigo 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
3   Club Brugge 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup
4   Ajax 6 2 0 4 6 7 −1 6
Source: RSSSF
16 September 2003 1 Milan   1–0   Ajax Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Inzaghi   67'
Gattuso   90+1'
Report Van der Vaart   39'
Escudé   45'
Ibrahimović   90+1'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
1 October 2003 2 Celta Vigo   0–0   Milan Vigo, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vágner   66' Report Cafu   28'
Ambrosini   47'
Maldini   63'
Pirlo   79'
Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
22 October 2003 3 Milan   0–1   Club Brugge Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Mendoza   33'
De Cock   47'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
4 November 2003 4 Club Brugge   0–1   Milan Bruges, Belgium
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Rozehnal   31' Report Nesta   29'   37'
Pancaro   42'
Kaká   86'
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)
26 November 2003 5 Ajax   0–1   Milan Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Yakubu   36'
Galásek   43'
Report Inzaghi   34'
Shevchenko   52'
Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)
9 December 2003 6 Milan   1–2   Celta Vigo Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Kaká   40'
Brocchi   86'
José Ignacio   35',   71'
Jesuli   42'
Juanfran   45+1'
Berizzo   81'
Giovanella   90+1'
Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Knockout phase

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Round of 16
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24 February 2004 First leg Sparta Prague   0–0   Milan Prague, Czech Republic
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Gattuso   78'
Cafu   83'
Stadium: Stadion Letná
Attendance: 20,640
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
10 March 2004 Second leg Milan   4–1
(4–1 agg.)
  Sparta Prague Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Inzaghi   45+2'
Shevchenko   66', 79'
Gattuso   85',   86'
Report Sivok   7'
Pergl   25'
Jun   59'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
Quarter-finals
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23 March 2004 First leg Milan   4–1   Deportivo La Coruña Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Kaká   45'
Kaká   49'
Shevchenko   46'
Pirlo   53'
Costacurta   59'
Report Pandiani   11'
Scaloni   48'
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 60,335
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
7 April 2004 Second leg Deportivo La Coruña   4–0
(5–4 agg.)
  Milan A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pandiani   5',   83'
Valerón   35'
Luque   44'
Víctor   67'
Fran   76'
Report Pirlo   55' Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

Intercontinental Cup

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14 December 2003 Milan   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
  Boca Juniors International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
19:15 JST Tomasson   23' Report Donnet   28' Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)
Penalties
Pirlo  
Rui Costa  
Seedorf  
Costacurta  
  Schiavi
  Battaglia
  Donnet
  Cascini

Statistics

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Players statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Serie A Coppa
Italia
Champions
League
Others[4]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
12 GK   BRA Dida 45 -30 32 -20 2 -2 9 -7 2 -1
2 DF   BRA Cafu 41 1 26+2 1 1 0 9 0 3 0
13 DF   ITA Nesta 38 1 26 0 4 1 6 0 2 0
3 DF   ITA Maldini 42 0 30 0 0 0 9 0 3 0
26 DF   ITA Pancaro 33 1 17+4 1 3 0 6+1 0 2 0
21 MF   ITA Pirlo 44 8 31+1 6 0 0 9 1 3 1
8 MF   ITA Gattuso 45 2 29+4 1 2 0 7 1 3 0
20 MF   NED Seedorf 45 3 26+3 3 5 0 8 0 3 0
22 AM   BRA Kaká 45 14 25+5 10 4 0 10 4 1 0
10 AM   POR Rui Costa 41 3 19+9 3 4 0 1+5 0 3 0
7 FW   UKR Shevchenko 45 29 30+2 24 1 0 9 4 3 1
77 GK   ITA Abbiati 8 -13 2 -4 4 -6 1 -2 1 -1
19 DF   ITA Costacurta 36 0 18+4 0 5 0 6+2 0 1 0
15 FW   DEN Tomasson 37 15 17+9 12 4 2 2+4 0 1 1
23 MF   ITA Ambrosini 32 2 9+11 1 3 1 2+4 0 3 0
27 MF   BRA Serginho 33 0 7+13 0 5 0 2+5 0 1 0
9 FW   ITA Inzaghi 28 7 11+3 3 3 2 6+2 2 3 0
14 DF   CRO Simic 19 0 6+4 0 6 0 1+1 0 1 0
24 DF   DEN Laursen 19 0 4+6 0 6 0 2+1 0 0 0
32 MF   ITA Brocchi 21 0 2+9 0 6 0 2+1 0 1 0
5 MF   ARG Redondo 14 0 2+6 0 5 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF   GEO Kaladze 11 0 5+1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0
1 GK   ITA Fiori 1 0 0 -0 1 -0 0 -0 0 -0
18 FW   ITA Borriello 11 0 0+4 0 6 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW   BRA Rivaldo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
45 DF   ITA Abate 2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
86 MF   ITA Pozzi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   BRA Roque Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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References

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  1. ^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A 2003–2004". StadiaPostcards.com.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Milan - 2003/04". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  3. ^ Alberto Costa (17 August 2003). "Ancelotti accoglie Kaká a braccia aperte. "Non lo diamo in prestito, resta con noi"". corrieredellasera.it. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  4. ^ 2003 UEFA Super Cup, Supercoppa and Intercontinental Cup