Milan 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 AC Milan season was the 122nd season in the club's history and their 87th (109th overall) in the top-flight of Italian football . Milan competed in Serie A , the Coppa Italia , and the UEFA Europa League .
Season overview
On 22 July 2020, manager Stefano Pioli extended his expiring contract with Milan for two additional seasons. This came after multiple reports linked Ralf Rangnick to the club.[ 1] The
previous day, Milan had secured a play-off spot in the UEFA Europa League for the 2020–21 season thanks to an away win against Sassuolo .
On 1 October, Milan qualified for the group stage of the Europa League after defeating Primeira Liga side Rio Ave in a marathon 24-kick penalty shoot-out.[ 2] The win also continued an unbeaten run for Milan in all competitions that stretched back to 8 March 2020.[ 2]
On 5 November 2020, the club fell to its first defeat in 24 matches with a 0–3 loss at home to Lille in the Europa League. It was Milan's longest unbeaten streak in 24 years.[ 3]
On 20 December 2020, Rafael Leao scored after 6.76 seconds in a championship match against Sassuolo . This was the fastest goal ever in Serie A and in the top 5 UEFA leagues.[ 4]
On 23 December 2020, in a championship match against Lazio , Milan became the first team in over 70 years to score at least 2 goals in 15 consecutive league games, the record being 18 consecutive games.
After the winter transfers window, Milan remained without South American players active into main rosters, after the sales of Léo Duarte and Mateo Musacchio . It was the first time since 24 years (1997).[ 5]
On the final day they secured qualification for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2013-14 season
Players
As of 30 June 2021 .[ 6]
No.
Player
Nat.
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Contract ends
Signed from
Transfer fee
Notes
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Ciprian Tătărușanu
GK
(1986-02-09 ) 9 February 1986 (aged 35)
2020
2023
Lyon
€500,000
5
0
90
Antonio Donnarumma
GK
(1990-07-07 ) 7 July 1990 (aged 30)
2017
2021
Asteras Tripolis
€300,000
From Youth system
3
0
96
Andreas Jungdal
GK
(2002-02-22 ) 22 February 2002 (aged 19)
2019
2022
Vejle
€800,000
From Youth system
0
0
99
Gianluigi Donnarumma
GK
(1999-02-25 ) 25 February 1999 (aged 22)
2015
2021
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
251
0
Defenders
2
Davide Calabria
RB / LB / CM
(1996-12-06 ) 6 December 1996 (aged 24)
2015
2022
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
151
5
5
Diogo Dalot
RB / LB / RM
(1999-02-18 ) 18 February 1999 (aged 22)
2020
2021
Manchester United
Loan
33
2
13
Alessio Romagnoli
CB / LB
(1995-01-12 ) 12 January 1995 (aged 26)
2015
2022
Roma
€25,000,000
Captain
221
9
19
Théo Hernandez
LB / LM
(1997-10-06 ) 6 October 1997 (aged 23)
2019
2024
Real Madrid
€20,000,000
81
15
20
Pierre Kalulu
RB / CB
(2000-06-05 ) 5 June 2000 (aged 21)
2020
2025
Lyon II
€480,000
18
1
23
Fikayo Tomori
CB / RB
(1997-12-19 ) 19 December 1997 (aged 23)
2021
2021
Chelsea
Loan
Option for €28M
22
1
24
Simon Kjær
CB
(1989-03-26 ) 26 March 1989 (aged 32)
2020
2022
Sevilla
€2,500,000
58
1
46
Matteo Gabbia
CB / DM
(1999-10-21 ) 21 October 1999 (aged 21)
2017
2023
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
24
0
Midfielders
4
Ismaël Bennacer
DM / CM
(1997-12-01 ) 1 December 1997 (aged 23)
2019
2024
Empoli
€16,000,000
65
1
8
Sandro Tonali
CM / DM
(2000-05-08 ) 8 May 2000 (aged 21)
2020
2021
Brescia
Loan
€10M loan + €15M option
37
0
10
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
AM / CM / LW
(1994-02-08 ) 8 February 1994 (aged 27)
2017
2021
Bayer Leverkusen
€20,000,000
172
32
18
Soualiho Meïté
CM / DM / AM
(1994-03-17 ) 17 March 1994 (aged 27)
2021
2021
Torino
Loan
€500,000 loan + €8M option
21
0
21
Brahim Díaz
AM / RW / LW
(1999-08-03 ) 3 August 1999 (aged 21)
2020
2021
Real Madrid
Loan
39
7
27
Daniel Maldini
AM / LW / ST
(2001-10-11 ) 11 October 2001 (aged 19)
2020
2024
Milan Primavera
Free
From Youth system
11
0
33
Rade Krunić
CM / AM / LM
(1993-10-07 ) 7 October 1993 (aged 27)
2019
2024
Empoli
€8,000,000
56
2
79
Franck Kessié
CM / DM
(1996-12-19 ) 19 December 1996 (aged 24)
2017
2022
Atalanta
€28,000,000
184
30
Forwards
7
Samu Castillejo
RW / LW / SS
(1995-01-18 ) 18 January 1995 (aged 26)
2018
2023
Villarreal
€25,000,000
108
10
9
Mario Mandžukić
ST / LW
(1986-05-21 ) 21 May 1986 (aged 35)
2021
2021
Free agent
Free
11
0
11
Zlatan Ibrahimović
ST
(1981-10-03 ) 3 October 1981 (aged 39)
2020
2022
LA Galaxy
Free
132
84
12
Ante Rebić
LW / ST / SS
(1993-09-21 ) 21 September 1993 (aged 27)
2019
2025
Eintracht Frankfurt
Undisclosed
63
23
15
Jens Petter Hauge
LW / RW / SS
(1999-10-12 ) 12 October 1999 (aged 21)
2020
2025
Bodø/Glimt
€4,000,000
24
5
17
Rafael Leão
ST / LW / RW
(1999-06-10 ) 10 June 1999 (aged 22)
2019
2024
Lille
€28,000,000
73
13
56
Alexis Saelemaekers
RW / LW / RB
(1999-06-27 ) 27 June 1999 (aged 22)
2020
2024
Anderlecht
€7,200,000
55
4
Transfers
Summer window
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 September 2020.
In
Loan in
Loan returns
Total spending: €23.68M
Out
Loans ended
Loans out
Total income: €47M
Winter window
Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 2 January 2021 .
In
Date
Pos.
Player
A.
Moving from
Fee
Notes
Source
19 January 2021
FW
Mario Mandžukić
34
Unattached
Free
[ 43]
Loans in
Loan returns
Total spending: €0.5M
Out
Loans out
Total income: €1M
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Serie A
21 September 2020
23 May 2021
Matchday 1
2nd
38
24
7
7
74
41
+33
0 63.16
Coppa Italia
12 January 2021
26 January 2021
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
2
0
1
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
UEFA Europa League
17 September 2020
18 March 2021
Second qualifying round
Round of 16
13
6
5
2
23
16
+7
0 46.15
Total
53
30
13
10
98
59
+39
0 56.60
Serie A
League table
Source:
Serie A ,
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)
[ 56] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ a b Atalanta finished ahead of Juventus on head-to-head points: Juventus 1–1 Atalanta, Atalanta 1–0 Juventus.
^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Coppa Italia , Juventus, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa League berth awarded to the Coppa Italia winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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
38
24
7
7
74
41
+33
79
8
6
5
31
24
+7
16
1
2
43
17
+26
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 35 36 37 38 Ground H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A Result W W W W D W D W W W D D W W W L W W L W W L L W D W L W D W W L L W W W D W Position 4 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 3 3 2
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 2 September 2020.[ 57]
Coppa Italia
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds and play-off round
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[ 58]
Knockout phase
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[ 59]
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.[ 60]
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Players in italics left the team during the season
Assists
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Updated as per 23 May 2021 [ 61]
Goal of the season
Winner: Ante Rebić (vs. Juventus)
Runner-up: Brahim Díaz (vs. Juventus)
Third/ fourth place: Rafael Leão (vs. Benevento) and Fikayo Tomori (vs. Juventus)
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