1983–84 AC Milan season

Milan Associazione Calcio
1983–84 season
Owner	Giuseppe Farina
President	Giuseppe Farina
Manager	Ilario Castagner; (until March 1984); Italo Galbiati
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	8th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Damiani (7); All: Damiani (11)
Average home league attendance	53,136
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1982–83 1984–85 →

During the 1983–84 season, Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary

Back to Serie A, Milan were set for a transition season. The transfer session in summer 1983 began with a contested decision of president Farina, to not keep the former Interisti who had done so well in the previous season, especially Serena and Pasinato, for whom the fans clamored for reconfirmation. Thus, the two returned to the Nerazzurri. Scottish forward Jordan also left the club. The main signing of the summer was that of Luther Blissett. The Watford striker was the First Division's top goalscorer the previous season, with 27 goals. Expectations were high for him, but he did not meet them over the course of the season, and he rather became infamous for his many mistakes from a short distance to the opponent's goal.^[2] Also signed that season were Eric Gerets, captain of the Belgian national team, and Luciano Spinosi from Verona. Another debut in the first team directly from the prolific Rossoneri youth team was that of Filippo Galli. Milan season went on with a certain tranquility, with the club maintaining a stable position in the mid of the table. In March, coach Ilario Castagner, guilty of having made an agreement with Inter for the coming season, was sacked by president Farina after a 2-2 draw against Fiorentina. Farina would later declare: "I would have never imagined organizing the next transfer campaign with the future coach of Inter." It is the eve of a delicate home game against Napoli. Italo Galbiati was once again selected as the new coach, but the team suffered the psychological backlash and lost 0-2. Farina was challenged openly by the public for the first time and was forced to leave the grandstand during the interval. In the Coppa Italia, Milan was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Roma, after two heated matches (1-1 at the Stadio Olimpico and 1-2 at the San Siro), which then went on to win the trophy.

Squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ITA	Giulio Nuciari
—	GK	ITA	Ottorino Piotti
—	DF	ITA	Franco Baresi
—	DF	ITA	Catello Cimmino
—	DF	ITA	Filippo Galli
—	DF	BEL	Eric Gerets
—	MF	ITA	Luigi Russo
—	DF	ITA	Luciano Spinosi
—	DF	ITA	Mauro Tassotti
—	MF	ITA	Sergio Battistini
—	MF	ITA	Gabriello Carotti


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Alberico Evani
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Icardi
—	MF	ITA	Andrea Manzo
—	MF	ITA	Daniele Tacconi
—	MF	ITA	Vinicio Verza
—	FW	ENG	Luther Blissett
—	FW	ITA	Oscar Damiani
—	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Incocciati
—	FW	ITA	Ricardo Paciocco
—	FW	ITA	Paolo Valori

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Filippo Galli	Pescara
DF	Eric Gerets	Standard Liège
DF	Luigi Russo	Ternana
DF	Luciano Spinosi	Verona
MF	Gabriello Carotti	Ascoli
MF	Andrea Manzo	Fiorentina
MF	Daniele Tacconi	Pescara
FW	Luther Blissett	Watford
FW	Alberto Cambiaghi	Brescia	loan end
FW	Ricardo Paciocco	Jesi
FW	Fabio Valente	Sant'Angelo	loan end
FW	Paolo Valori	Sant'Angelo

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Paolo Benetti	Fano
DF	Roberto Biffi	Foggia
DF	Nazzareno Canuti	Inter	loan end
DF	Maurizio Longobardo	Pisa
MF	Stefano Cuoghi	Modena
MF	Maurizio D'Este	Rimini
MF	Massimo Gadda	Reggiana	loan
MF	Tiziano Manfrin	Pistoiese
MF	Giancarlo Pasinato	Inter	loan end
MF	Francesco Romano	Triestina
FW	Alberto Cambiaghi	Treviso	loan
FW	Joe Jordan	Verona
FW	Aldo Serena	Inter	loan end
FW	Fabio Valente	Casale
FW	Ricardo Paciocco	Lecce

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Internazionale	30	12	11	7	37	23	+14	35	Qualification to UEFA Cup
5	Torino	30	11	11	8	37	30	+7	33
6	Milan	30	10	12	8	37	40	−3	32
7	Sampdoria	30	12	8	10	36	30	+6	32
8	Hellas Verona	30	12	8	10	43	35	+8	32

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]

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	D	W	W	W
Position	12	7	12	8	10	8	6	7	8	9	7	7	7	9	10	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	9	8	8

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1984–85 European Cup; = 1984–85 UEFA Cup; = 1984-85 Serie B

Matches

11 September 1983 1	Avellino	4-0	Milan	Avellino
	Bergossi 31', 68' Barbadillo 39' Colomba 80'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Partenio Attendance: 36,887 Referee: Ciulli

18 September 1983 2	Milan	4-2	Verona	Milano
	Damiani 16', 70' Gerets 47' Blissett 79'	Report	19' Fanna 61' Galderisi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 62,604 Referee: Redini

25 September 1983 3	Roma	3-1	Milan	Roma
	Vincenzi 33' Maldera 44' Falcão 82'	Report	28' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 66,549 Referee: Mattei

2 October 1983 4	Milan	2-1	Catania	Milano
	Evani 39', 79'	Report	78' Pedrinho	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 54,089 Referee: Bianciardi

9 October 1983 5	Juventus	2-1	Milan	Torino
	Platini 5' Rossi 18'	Report	79' (pen.) Baresi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 65,948 Referee: Lo Bello

23 October 1983 6	Milan	2-1	Sampdoria	Milano
	Carotti 4' Verza 64'	Report	74' Scanziani	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 59,042 Referee: Menicucci

30 October 1983 7	Milan	4-1	Lazio	Milano
	Battistini 13', 40' Blissett 19' Carotti 55'	Report	47' Manfredonia	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 41,721 Referee: Pieri

6 November 1983 8	Inter	2-0	Milan	Milano
	Serena 5' Müller 18'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 78,727 Referee: Bergamo

20 November 1983 9	Milan	2-2	Fiorentina	Milano
	Damiani 14' Baresi 83' (pen.)	Report	36' Oriali 60' (og) Tassotti	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 57,696 Referee: D'Elia

27 November 1983 10	Napoli	0-0	Milan	Napoli
		Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 59,804 Referee: Pieri

4 December 1983 11	Milan	1-0	Genoa	Milano
	Battistini 28'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 45,071 Referee: Ciulli

11 December 1983 12	Ascoli	2-4	Milan	Ascoli Piceno
	Novellino 2', 72'	Report	18', 74', 90' Damiani 54' Verza	Stadium: Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca Attendance: 22,249 Referee: Altobelli

18 December 1983 13	Milan	0-1	Torino	Milano
		Report	69' Dossena	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 35,087 Referee: Barbaresco

31 December 1983 14	Pisa	0-0	Milan	Pisa
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Arena Garibaldi Attendance: 24,438 Referee: Lo Bello

8 January 1984 15	Milan	3-3	Udinese	Milano
	Baresi 8' (pen.) Verza 43' Blissett 81'	Report	40', 84' Zico 87' Causio	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 68,359 Referee: Mattei

15 January 1984 16	Milan	1-0	Avellino	Milano
	Galli 69'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 41,094 Referee: Ciulli

22 January 1984 17	Verona	1-1	Milan	Verona
	Galderisi 58'	Report	74' (og) Tricella	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 40,538 Referee: Lanese

29 January 1984 18	Milan	1-1	Roma	Milano
	Verza 54'	Report	59' Pruzzo	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 60,497 Referee: Agnolin

12 February 1984 19	Catania	1-1	Milan	Catania
	Bilardi 38'	Report	4' Carotti	Stadium: Stadio Cibali Attendance: 31,558 Referee: Benedetti

19 February 1984 20	Milan	0-3	Juventus	Milano
		Report	13' Platini 65' Rossi 84' Vignola	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 78,479 Referee: Lo Bello

26 February 1984 21	Sampdoria	1-1	Milan	Genova
	Pari 58'	Report	6' Tassotti	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,389 Referee: Altobelli

11 March 1984 22	Lazio	0-0	Milan	Roma
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 57,162 Referee: Barbaresco

18 March 1984 23	Milan	0-0	Inter	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 67,597 Referee: Ciulli

25 March 1984 24	Fiorentina	2-2	Milan	Firenze
	Oriali 1' Passarella 49' (pen.)	Report	72' (pen.) Carotti 90' Icardi	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 47,871 Referee: Paparesta

1º April 1984 25	Milan	0-2	Napoli	Milano
		Report	50' De Rosa 53' Dal Fiume	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 37,872 Referee: Mattei

15 April 1984 26	Genoa	2-0	Milan	Genova
	Onofri 75' Briaschi 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,184 Referee: Vitali

21 April 1984 27	Milan	0-0	Ascoli	Milano
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 37,019 Referee: Lombardo

29 April 1984 28	Torino	1-2	Milan	Torino
	Hernández 11' (pen.)	Report	32' Carotti 63' Blissett	Stadium: Stadio Comunale Vittorio Pozzo Attendance: 20,248 Referee: Leni

6 May 1984 29	Milan	2-1	Pisa	Milano
	Damiani 7' Blissett 66'	Report	4' Criscimanni	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 49,584 Referee: Pieri

13 May 1984 30	Udinese	1-2	Milan	Udine
	Virdis 40'	Report	15' (og) Cattaneo 38' Battistini	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 48,384 Referee: Testa

Coppa Italia

Group stage

Group 5
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Roma	5	4	1	0	11	4	+7	9
2	Milan	5	3	2	0	8	2	+6	8
3	Rimini	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	5
4	Atalanta	5	1	2	2	5	7	−2	4
5	Arezzo	5	0	3	2	2	5	−3	3
6	Padova	5	0	1	4	3	11	−8	1

Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/italcup84.html

Matches

Group stage

21 August 1983 1	Arezzo	0-0	Milan	Arezzo
				Stadium: Stadio Comunale Attendance: 10,228 Referee: Paparesta

24 August 1983 2	Padova	0-2	Milan	Padova
			16', 63' Damiani	Stadium: Stadio Silvio Appiani Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Redini

28 August 1983 3	Milan	3-1	Rimini	Milano
	Battistini 8' Damiani 35', 80'		16' Nicassio	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Pezzella

31 August 1983 4	Atalanta	0-2	Milan	Como
			27' (pen.) Baresi 55' Carotti	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia^[4] Attendance: 15,000 Referee: D'Elia

4 September 1983 5	Milan	1-1	Roma	Milano
	Battistini 32'		22' Vincenzi	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 63,899 Referee: Menicucci

Round of 16

8 February 1984 1	Lanerossi Vicenza	0-1	Milan	Vicenza
			59' Carotti	Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Attendance: 14,470 Referee: Paparesta

22 February 1984 2	Milan	2-1	Lanerossi Vicenza	Milano
	Blissett 43' Baresi 65' (pen.)		76' Grop	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Angelelli

Quarter-finals

7 June 1984 1	Roma	1-1	Milan	Roma
	Di Bartolomei 54' (pen.)		48' (og) Nappi	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 67,500 Referee: Lo Bello

10 June 1984 2	Milan	1-2 (a.e.t.)	Roma	Milano
	Carotti 33'		2', 93' Cerezo	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Redini

Statistics

Squad statistics

Competition^[5]	Points	Home						Away						Total						GD
Competition^[5]	Points	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	G	W	D	L	Gs	Ga	GD
1983-84 Serie A	32	15	7	5	3	22	18	15	3	7	5	15	22	30	10	12	8	37	40	-3
1983-84 Coppa Italia	-	4	2	1	1	7	5	5	3	2	0	6	1	9	5	3	1	13	6	+7
Total	-	19	9	6	4	29	23	20	6	9	5	21	23	39	15	15	9	50	46	+4

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		1983-84 Serie A		1983-84 Coppa Italia
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ITA	Piotti	27	-29	25	-28	2	-1
	DF	ITA	Tassotti	37	1	30	1	7	0
	DF	ITA	Baresi	30	5	21	3	9	2
	DF	ITA	Galli	36	1	26+2	1	8	0
	DF	ITA	Battistini	35	7	29	5	6	2
	MF	ITA	Verza	35	4	27	4	8	0
	MF	ITA	Icardi	32	1	23+1	1	8	0
	MF	ITA	Carotti	34	8	17+9	5	8	3
	MF	ITA	Evani	33	2	28	2	5	0
	FW	ITA	Damiani	35	11	22+4	7	9	4
	FW	ENG	Blissett	39	6	30	5	9	1
	GK	ITA	Nuciari	12	-17	5	-12	7	-5
	DF	ITA	Spinosi	24	0	15+3	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Cimmino	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	DF	BEL	Eric Gerets	20	1	13	1	7	0
	DF	ITA	Tacconi	19	0	9+4	0	6	0
	FW	ITA	Incocciati	21	0	7+9	0	5	0
	MF	ITA	Manzo	13	0	2+5	0	6	0
	DF	ITA	Russo	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
	MF	ITA	Paciocco	4	0	0+2	0	2	0
	FW	ITA	Valori	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Source: ^[6]

References

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Luther Blissett's Italian adventure". gentlemanultra.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. - Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Due to inaccessibility of the Stadio Comunale in Bergamo.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links

"Stagione 1983-1984" (in Italian). Magliarossonera.it.

[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A". Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[2] "Luther Blissett's Italian adventure". gentlemanultra.com. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 19 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] Due to inaccessibility of the Stadio Comunale in Bergamo.

[5] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84". magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

[6] "Milan Associazione Calcio 1983-84" (in Italian). magliarossonera.it. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

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Summary

Squad

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Group stage

Matches

Group stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Squad statistics

Players statistics

See also

References

External links