1996–97 AC Milan season

During the 1996–97 season Milan Associazione Calcio competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia, UEFA Champions League and Supercoppa.

Milan Associazione Calcio

1996–97 season
Owner	Silvio Berlusconi
President	Silvio Berlusconi
Manager	Oscar Tabarez (until 1 December 1996)[1] Arrigo Sacchi
Stadium	San Siro
Serie A	11th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Supercoppa Italiana	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: George Weah (13) All: George Weah (16)
Highest home attendance	81 170 vs Juventus 6 April 1997, Serie A
Lowest home attendance	7 242 vs Vicenza 27 November 1996, Coppa
Average home league attendance	55 894[2]
Biggest win	4–1 vs Hellas Verona (H) 8 September 1996, Serie A
Biggest defeat	1–6 vs Juventus (H) 6 April 1997, Serie A
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Summary

Milan Associazione Calcio fell into pieces once Fabio Capello left his job to join Real Madrid.^[3] The new organisation with Óscar Tabárez as technical director completely miscued its signings, with neither Jesper Blomqvist, Edgar Davids, Christophe Dugarry or Michael Reiziger being successful. After a Supercoppa Italiana defeat against Fiorentina at home at the San Siro, a 2–3 loss at Piacenza for the league cost the Uruguayan his position. Tabarez was replaced by former championship winning coach Arrigo Sacchi, the change did not happen and days later due to a 2–1 defeat to Rosenborg at home in the Champions League the team was not qualified to Quarterfinals. The Rossoneri eventually finished 11th managed to save the reigning champions' contract in Serie A by just six points.

The miserable season also prompted captain Franco Baresi to end his active career, with Milan retiring the #6 shirt in his honour.^[4]

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 1 GK  ITA Sebastiano Rossi 2 DF  ITA Christian Panucci 3 DF  ITA Paolo Maldini 4 MF  ITA Demetrio Albertini 5 DF  ITA Filippo Galli 6 DF  ITA Franco Baresi (captain) 8 MF  FRA Marcel Desailly 9 FW  LBR George Weah 10 MF  YUG Dejan Savicevic 11 DF  ITA Alessandro Costacurta 13 DF  ITA Francesco Coco 14 DF  NED Michael Reiziger 15 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini 16 MF  ITA Tomas Locatelli 17 GK  ITA Gabriele Aldegani 18 FW  ITA Roberto Baggio 19 FW  FRA Christophe Dugarry

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  CRO Zvonimir Boban 21 DF  ITA Mauro Tassotti (vice-captain) 22 MF  NED Edgar Davids 23 FW  ITA Marco Simone 24 MF  ITA Stefano Eranio 25 GK  ITA Angelo Pagotto 27 FW  ITA Luca Saudati 28 MF  ITA Matteo Pelatti 29 DF  ITA Pietro Vierchowod 31 MF  ITA Vincenzo Maiolo 32 DF  ITA Daniele Daino 34 MF  SWE Jesper Blomqvist 35 DF  YUG Miodrag Vukotic 36 DF  ITA Matteo Placida 38 DF  ITA Alberto Comazzi 39 GK  ITA Massimo Prete 40 MF  ITA Massimiliano Grego 42 FW  ITA Massimo Maccarone

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Edgar Davids	AFC Ajax	Free[5]
DF	Michael Reiziger	AFC Ajax	Free
GK	Angelo Pagotto	UC Sampdoria	€300,000
FW	Christophe Dugarry	Bordeaux	€1,800,000
DF	Pietro Vierchowod	AC Perugia	€500,000
DF	Giuseppe Cardone	Lucchese	loan ended
MF	Francesco Cozza	Lucchese	loan ended
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Piacenza Calcio	loan ended
DF	Stefano Nava	Padova	loan ended
MF	Francesco De Francesco	AC Prato

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Patrick Vieira	Arsenal FC	£3,5m[3][6]
FW	Paolo Di Canio	Celtic Glasgow	£2m
MF	Paulo Futre	West Ham United
GK	Mario Ielpo	Genoa CFC
MF	Gianluigi Lentini	Atalanta BC
DF	Giuseppe Cardone	Bologna FC
DF	Gianluca Sordo	AC Reggiana
DF	Stefano Nava	Servette FC
DF	Roberto Lorenzini	Lucchese
MF	Francesco Cozza	Cagliari Calcio	loan

Winter

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
MF	Jesper Blomqvist	IFK Goteborg	U$6,44m[7]
DF	Miodrag Vukotic	FK Vojvodina	€500,000

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Christian Panucci	Real Madrid	£10m
DF	Filippo Galli	AC Reggiana
MF	Tomas Locatelli	Udinese	£2m
FW	Luca Saudati	FC Lugano	loan
MF	Francesco De Francesco	Prato	loan

Kits

Home

Home alt.

Away

Third

Third alt.

Fourth

Goalkeeper

Results

Pre-season and friendlies

Friendlies

Monza v Milan

27 July 1996 (1996-07-27) Friendly	Monza	0–1	Milan	Monza, Italy
			Roberto Baggio 74'	Attendance: 6 559

Como 1907 v Milan

31 July 1996 (1996-07-31) Friendly	Como 1907	0–3	Milan	Como
			Stefano Eranio 8' Roberto Baggio 14' Gianluigi Lentini 85'

Costantino Rozzi Memorial

AC Perugia v AC Milan

3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)	AC Perugia	0–0*(4:3)	AC Milan	Ascoli, Italy
				Stadium: Dal Duca Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ciccoianni

Ascoli v AC Milan

3 August 1996 (1996-08-03)	Ascoli	0–0*(7:6)	AC Milan	Ascoli, Italy
				Stadium: Dal Duca Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Verrucci

Trofeo de Navarra

Osasuna v Milan

7 August 1996 (1996-08-07)	Osasuna	0–4	Milan	Pamplona, Spain
			15' Weah 27'Savicevic 32'Boban 44'(o.g) Yanguas	Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 12 000 Referee: Perez Izquierdo

Opel Master Cup

Main article: Opel Master Cup

AC Milan v Paris Saint-Germain

12 August 1996 (1996-08-12)	AC Milan	1–2	Paris Saint-Germain	Munich, Germany
	Baggio 40'		22' Mboma 33'Roche	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Frohlich

Bayern Munich v AC Milan

12 August 1996 (1996-08-12)	Bayern Munich	1–2	AC Milan	Munich, Germany
	Klinsmann 14'		43'Davids Simone 45'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Fleiske

Amsterdam Arena Cup

Ajax v AC Milan

14 August 1996 (1996-08-14)	Ajax	0–3	AC Milan	Amsterdam, Netherlands
			32' Savicevic 49'Simone 87' (pen.)Albertini	Stadium: Amsterdam Arena Attendance: 52,000 Referee: van der Ende

Luigi Berlusconi Trophy

Main article: Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi

AC Milan v Juventus FC

21 August 1996 (1996-08-21)	AC Milan	1–0	Juventus FC	Milano, Italy
	Eranio 84'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 67,963 Referee: Ciccoianni

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 1996–97 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Fiorentina	34	10	15	9	46	41	+5	45
10	Atalanta	34	11	11	12	44	46	−2	44
11	Milan	34	11	10	13	43	45	−2	43
12	Roma	34	10	11	13	46	47	−1	41[a]
13	Napoli	34	9	14	11	38	45	−7	41

Source: Serie A, RSSSF.com, Soccerway
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).^[8]
Notes:

1. Roma finished ahead of Napoli on Goal difference: Roma -1, Napoli -7.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	11	10	13	43	45	−2	43	8	5	4	28	20	+8	3	5	9	15	25	−10

Last updated: 26 May 2019.
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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	D	D	W	D	D	L	L
Position	1	6	5	2	6	2	4	5	8	8	9	7	3	7	9	6	7	10	12	9	11	11	12	10	7	8	12	11	11	9	9	9	10	11

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed;   = Leader, 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Group stage;   = 1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying round;   = 1997–98 UEFA Cup First round

Matches

Milan v Hellas Verona

8 September 1996 1	Milan	4–1	Hellas Verona	Milan
	Simone 49', 66' Weah 85' Baggio 90' Maldini	Report	De Vitis 24' Binotto Orlandini Colucci	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54 128 Referee: Rodomonti

Sampdoria v Milan

15 September 1996 2	Sampdoria	2–1	Milan	Genova
	S. Rossi 45' (o.g.) Mancini 76' Balleri Laigle Iacopino	Report	Weah 14' Vierchowod Boban	Stadium: Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27 166 Referee: Treossi

Bologna v Milan

22 September 1996 3	Bologna	1–2	Milan	Bologna
	Kolyvanov 62' (pen.) Magoni Marocchi	Report	Simone 46' Weah 71' Savicevic 84' Davids  86' Albertini	Stadium: Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 36 693 Referee: Braschi

Milan v Perugia

29 September 1996 4	Milan	3–0	Perugia	Milan
	Weah 2', 73' Baggio 78' Boban  67' Panucci Eranio	Report	Castellini Giunti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 50 994 Referee: Farina

AS Roma v Milan

12 October 1996 5	AS Roma	3–0	Milan	Roma
	Totti 13' Cappioli 19' Balbo 90' Trotta Di Biagio	Report	Maldini Eranio , 58'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 63 217 Referee: Pairetto

Milan v SSC Napoli

20 October 1996 6	Milan	3–1	SSC Napoli	Milan
	Weah 40, 58' Baggio 77'	Report	André Cruz 61' Baldini Ayala Turrini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 58 078 Referee: Ceccarini

Fiorentina v Milan

27 October 1996 7	Fiorentina	1–0	Milan	Firenze
	Robbiati 84' Firicano  85' Schwarz Batistuta	Report	Eranio  45' Desailly Boban	Stadium: Artemio Franchi Attendance: 48 986 Referee: Trentalange

Milan v Atalanta

3 November 1996 8	Milan	1–1	Atalanta	Milan
	Albertini 53' (pen.) Costacurta Baggio '87	Report	F. Inzaghi 21' F. Inzaghi  82' Carbone Herrera	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53 821 Referee: Bettin

Juventus v Milan

17 November 1996 9	Juventus	0–0	Milan	Turin
	Iuliano Zidane Jugovic	Report	Albertini Davids Ambrosini	Stadium: Delle Alpi Attendance: 54 985 Referee: Pierluigi Collina

Milan v Inter

24 November 1996 10	Milan	1–1	Inter	Milan
	Baggio 3' Maldini Desailly Davids	Report	Djorkaeff 13' (pen.) Galante Ince Fresi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 80 742 Referee: Braschi

Piacenza v Milan

1 December 1996 11	Piacenza	3–2	Milan	Piacenza
	Valoti 9' Di Francesco 44' Luiso 71' Polonia Tramezzani	Report	Dugarry 47', 68', Coco Rossi	Stadium: Galleana Attendance: 13 515 Referee: Messina

Milan v Udinese

8 December 1996 12	Milan	2–1	Udinese	Milan
	Savićević 52' Eranio 66' Costacurta  83'  Maldini Weah	Report	Stroppa 56' Bia	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49 087 Referee: Beschin

Reggiana v Milan

15 December 1996 13	Reggiana	0–3	Milan	Reggio Emilia
	Galli  78' Beiersdorfer Schenardi	Report	Albertini 3', 71' (pen.), 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Giglio Attendance: 14 500 Referee: De Santis

Milan v Parma

22 December 1996 14	Milan	0–1	Parma	Milan
	Weah 29' Costacurta  62'  Ambrosini 85' Maldini 90'	Report	Stanić 45',	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 51 223 Referee: Bazzoli

SS Lazio v Milan

5 January 1997 15	SS Lazio	3–0	Milan	Roma
	Signori 22' Casiraghi 45' Grandoni 65' Baronio Nedved	Report	Albertini Desailly	Stadium: Olimpico Attendance: 35 580 Referee: Treossi

Milan v Vicenza

12 January 1997 16	Milan	1–0	Vicenza	Milan
	Dugarry 21' Desailly  61'	Report	Sartor Belotti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 55 439 Referee: Rodomonti

Cagliari v Milan

19 January 1997 17	Cagliari	1–1	Milan	Cagliari
	Tovalieri 44' Bettarini Dario Silva	Report	Simone 46' Dugarry 65' Ambrosini 90' Reiziger Albertini Eranio	Stadium: Sant'Elia Attendance: 21 713 Referee: Ceccarini

Hellas Verona v Milan

26 January 1997 18	Hellas Verona	3–1	Milan	Verona
	Zanini 30' Bacci 38' Orlandini 54' Siviglia Baroni Maniero	Report	Eranio , 46' Boban 67', Baresi Dugarry	Stadium: Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 30 795 Referee: Borriello

Milan v Sampdoria

2 February 1997 19	Milan	2–3	Sampdoria	Milan
	Maldini 35' Weah 37', 57' Baresi Savicevic	Report	Mancini 1', Ferron  24' Mihajlović 74' Carparelli 79' Pesaresi Franceschetti	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54 767 Referee: Bazzoli

Milan v Bologna

16 February 1997 20	Milan	2–0	Bologna	Milan
	Albertini 45' (pen.) Boban , 56' Blomqvist 85', 89' Costacurta Savicevic	Report	Antonioli Tarozzi Nervo	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 54 860 Referee: Bettin

Perugia v Milan

23 February 1997 21	Perugia	1–0	Milan	Perugia
	Negri 18' Castellini Di Cara Goretti	Report	Dugarry  25' Davids 44' Maldini  45'	Stadium: Renato Curi Attendance: 27 842 Referee: Stafoggia

Milan v AS Roma

2 March 1997 22	Milan	1–1	AS Roma	Milan
	Vierchowod 65' Desailly	Report	Fonseca 75' Cervone Bernardini Carboni	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52 266 Referee: Treossi

SSC Napoli v Milan

9 March 1997 23	SSC Napoli	0–0	Milan	Napoli
		Report	Rossi Vierchowod Baggio	Stadium: San Paolo Attendance: 55 071

Milan v Fiorentina

15 March 1997 24	Milan	2–0	Fiorentina	Milan
	Desailly 62' Albertini 90' (pen.) Savicevic	Report	Piacentini	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 52 983 Referee: Boggi

Atalanta v Milan

23 March 1997 25	Atalanta	0–2	Milan	Bergamo
	Mirkovic Rossini	Report	Weah 11',74' Eranio 66' Vierchowod Costacurta Blomqvist Simone	Stadium: Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 24 769 Referee: Ceccarini

Milan v Juventus

6 April 1997 26	Milan	1–6	Juventus	Milan
	Simone 76' Boban	Report	Jugović 19', 51' Zidane 32' (pen.) Boksic 39' Vieri 71', 81' Amoruso 73' Di Livio	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 81 170 Referee: Braschi

Inter v Milan

13 April 1997 27	Inter	3–1	Milan	Milan
	Djorkaeff 32' (pen.) Zamorano 43' Ganz 57'	Report	Baggio 88' Desailly Tassotti	Stadium: Giuseppe Meazza Attendance: 70 996 Referee: Boggi

Milan v Piacenza

20 April 1997 28	Milan	0–0	Piacenza	Milan
	Rossi 30' Albertini 40' Baresi	Report	Delli Carri Tramezzani Pari	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48 852 Referee: Messina

Udinese v Milan

4 May 1997 29	Udinese	1–1	Milan	Udinese
	Bierhoff 16' Nicoli  75'	Report	Maldini 72' Vierchowod Costacurta Desailly	Stadium: Friuli Attendance: 27 743 Referee: Collina

Milan v Reggiana

11 May 1997 30	Milan	3–1	Reggiana	Milan
	Dugarry 12' Albertini 69' (pen.) Weah 90' Desailly 81'	Report	Minetti 72' Mazzola De Napoli Longhi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 47 061 Referee: Rossi

Parma v Milan

15 May 1997 31	Parma	1–1	Milan	Parma
	Chiesa 7' Cannavaro Benarrivo	Report	Vierchowod 53' Albertini 71' (pen.) Costacurta Baresi Boban	Stadium: Il Tardini Attendance: 25 069 Referee: Boggi

Milan v SS Lazio

18 May 1997 32	Milan	2–2	SS Lazio	Milan
	Baggio 39' Weah 41', 64'	Report	Boban 56' (o.g.) Fuser  73' Nedvěd 86' Negro Nesta Casiraghi	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 48 604 Referee: Pairetto

Vicenza v Milan

25 May 1997 33	Vicenza	2–0	Milan	Vicenza
	Ambrosetti 6' Belotti  81'  Baresi 86' (o.g.) Mendez	Report	Eranio 11' Maldini Boban Daino	Stadium: Romeo Menti Attendance: 15 416 Referee: Farina

Milan v Cagliari

1 June 1997 34	Milan	0–1	Cagliari	Milan
	Savicevic  64' Comazzi	Report	Muzzi 10' Pancaro '41 Minotti Lonstrup	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 53 690 Referee: Cesari

Coppa Italia

Main article: 1996–97 Coppa Italia

Second Round

Empoli FC v Milan

28 August 1996 1	Empoli FC	1–1	Milan	Empoli
20:30	Cappellini 20'	Report	33' Locatelli  79' Boban	Stadium: Carlo Castellani Attendance: 10 000 Referee: Livio Bazzoli

Milan v Empoli FC

1 September 1996 Replay	Milan	2–0	Empoli FC	Milano
16:00	Simone 6' Baresi 27' Simone 41'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 22 933 Referee: Roberto Bettin

Eightfinals

AC Reggiana v Milan

23 October 1996	AC Reggiana	0–2	Milan	Cremona
20:30	De Napoli  57' Beiersdorfer	Report	73' (pen.), 90' Baggio Desailly	Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini Attendance: 4 158 Referee: Stefano Braschi
Note: A.C. Reggiana 1919 were banned from playing their home match at the Città del Tricolore.

Quarterfinals

Milan v Vicenza Calcio

13 November 1996 1	Milan	1–1	Vicenza Calcio	Milano
20:30	Baggio 20' Dugarry	Report	11' Ambrosetti  45'  Lopez Viviani	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 7 242 Referee: Robert Boggi

Vicenza Calcio v Milan

27 November 1996 2	Vicenza Calcio	0–0	Milan	Vicenza
20:30	Belotti  88'	Report		Stadium: Romeo Menti Attendance: 20 077 Referee: Piero Ceccarini

Supercoppa

Main article: 1996 Supercoppa Italiana

Milan v Fiorentina

25 August 1996	Milan	1–2	Fiorentina	Milano
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Savićević 22'		12' Batistuta 38' Batistuta	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29,582 Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Porto	6	5	1	0	12	4	+8	16	Advance to knockout stage
2	Rosenborg	6	3	0	3	7	11	−4	9
3	Milan	6	2	1	3	13	11	+2	7
4	IFK Göteborg	6	1	0	5	7	13	−6	3

Source: UEFA

Matches

Milan v Porto

11 September 1996 1	Milan	2–3	Porto	Milan
20:30	Simone 14' 89' Reiziger 40' Weah 69' 71' Albertini 78'	Report	52'  21' Artur 75', 83' Jardel  75' Fernando Mendes  74' Jorge Costa  60' Paulinho Santos	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende

Rosenborg v Milan

25 September 1996 2	Rosenborg	1–4	Milan	Trondheim
20:30	Soltvedt 15'	Report	6', 21', 24' Simone  37' Desailly 42'Savicevic 55'Weah  84' Costacurta	Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion Attendance: 20.849 Referee: David Elleray

IFK Göteborg v Milan

16 October 1996 3	IFK Göteborg	2–1	Milan	Gothenburg
20:30	Wahlstedt 75' Alexandersson 84'	Report	52' 84'Weah 70' Locatelli	Stadium: Ullevi Attendance: 42.450 Referee: Ryszard Wójcik

Milan v IFK Göteborg

30 October 1996 4	Milan	4–2	IFK Göteborg	Milan
20:30	Boban 4' Albertini 14' (pen.) 81' Locatelli 44' Baggio 90+2' Eranio  57'	Report	Blomqvist 27' A. Andersson 32'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 29.803 Referee: Marc Batta

Porto v Milan

20 November 1996 5	Porto	1–1	Milan	Porto
19:30	Edmilson 71' Sergio Conceicao  67' Zahovic  69'	Report	Davids 56' 88' Eranio 4' Desailly 2'	Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 50.000 Referee: Gerd Grabher
Note: Weah was banned from six European matches for breaking the nose of the Portuguese defender Jorge Costa in the players' tunnel. Weah said he exploded in frustration after putting up with racist tauntings from Costa during both of the teams' Champions League matches that autumn. Costa strenuously denied the accusations of racism and was not charged by UEFA as no witnesses could verify Weah's allegations, not even his Milan teammates. Weah later attempted to apologise to Costa but this was rebuffed by the Portuguese, who considered the charges of racist insults leveled against him to be defamatory and took Weah to court. The incident led to Costa undergoing facial surgery and he was subsequently sidelined for three weeks.[9]

Milan v Rosenborg

4 December 1996 6	Milan	1–2	Rosenborg	Milan
20:30	Dugarry 45'	Report	Brattbakk 29' Heggem 70'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 28.695 Referee: Giorgos Bikas

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ITA	Rossi	35	-47	26	-35	3	-1	6	-11
11	DF	ITA	Costacurta	38	0	30	0	3	0	5	0
29	DF	ITA	Vierchowod	18	1	16	1	2	0
6	DF	ITA	Baresi	29	0	26	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	ITA	Maldini	35	1	26	1	3	0	6	0
24	MF	ITA	Eranio	29	2	18+3	2	3+1	0	1+3	0
4	MF	ITA	Albertini	36	9	27+2	8	2	0	5	1
8	MF	GHA	Desailly	37	1	29	1	3	0	5	0
20	MF	CRO	Boban	35	2	26+2	1	2	0	5	1
9	FW	LBR	Weah	35	16	25+3	13	1+1	0	5	3
23	FW	ITA	Simone	32	10	18+5	4	2+1	2	4+2	4
25	GK	ITA	Pagotto	11	-11	8+1	-10	2	-1	0	0
18	FW	ITA	Baggio	33	9	16+7	5	5	3	3+2	1
34	MF	SWE	Blomqvist	19	1	13+6	1
13	DF	ITA	Coco	18	0	11+3	0	3	0	0+1	0
19	FW	FRA	Dugarry	26	6	10+11	5	2	0	1+2	1
10	MF	YUG	Savicevic	21	1	10+7	1	2	0	2	0
22	MF	NED	Davids	23	1	9+6	0	4	0	3+1	1
14	DF	NED	Reiziger	17	0	7+3	0	3+1	0	2+1	0
15	MF	ITA	Ambrosini	18	0	4+7	0	2+1	0	4	0
21	DF	ITA	Tassotti	12	0	2+8	0	1	0	0+1	0
38	DF	ITA	Comazzi	1	0	1	0	0	0
32	DF	ITA	Daino	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
28	FW	ITA	Pelatti	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
31	MF	ITA	Maiolo	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	ITA	De Francesco	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	DF	YUG	Vukotic	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ITA	Placida	0	0	0	0
27	MF	ITA	Corrent	0	0	0	0
40	MF	ITA	Grego	0	0	0	0
42	FW	ITA	Maccarone	0	0	0	0
39	GK	ITA	Prete	0	0	0	0
17	GK	ITA	Aldegani
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ITA	Panucci	20	0	13	0	1	0	5+1	0
5	DF	ITA	Galli	4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
16	MF	ITA	Locatelli	10	2	3+2	0	1+2	1	1+1	1
26	FW	ITA	Saudati	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0

• Source: http://calcio-seriea.net/presenze/1996/1112/

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Supercoppa	Coppa Italia	UEFA CL	Total
1	1	GK		Sebastiano Rossi	6	0	1	0	7
2	25	GK		Angelo Pagotto	3	0	2	0	5
Totals					9	0	3	0	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A			Supercoppa			Coppa Italia			UEFA CL			Total
20	MF		Zvonimir Boban	6		1	1			1			2			11		2
8	MF		Marcel Desailly	8					1	1						11		1
11	DF		Alessandro Costacurta	9	1											10	2
4	MF		Demetrio Albertini	6	1					1			2			6	0
24	DF		Stefano Eranio	5			1			1			1			6	1
3	DF		Paolo Maldini	5		1	1			1						5	1
19	FW		Christophe Dugarry	3		1	1						2			6		1
1	GK		Sebastiano Rossi	4									0			4
2	DF		Christian Panucci	5		1										4		0
29	DF		Pietro Vierchowod	4									0			4
18	FW		Roberto Baggio	3												3
10	MF		Dejan Savicevic	3		1										3		1
23	FW		Marco Simone	2												2
15	MF		Massimo Ambrosini	2												2
34	MF		Jesper Blomqvist	1		1										1		1
13	DF		Francesco Coco	1												1
38	DF		Alberto Comazzi	1												1
32	DF		Daniele Daino	1												1
16	FW		Tomas Locatelli	1												1
14	DF		Michael Reiziger	1												1
21	DF		Mauro Tassotti	1												1

Players in italics left the team during the season.