2023-06-12 14:34:39
The golden years of AC Milan they would not be understood without the colorful personality of Silvio Berlusconiowner and president of the red and black club from 1986 to 2017 in two stages.
Berlusconi, who died this Monday at the age of 86 in a Milan hospital, collected stars that gave him innumerable titles and prestige to the Milan club that he had not enjoyed for years.
Under his presidency, and with Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello and Carlo Ancelotti on the benches, AC Milan became a great in Europe. In 2018, Berlusconi regained his taste for football by acquiring the AC Monza.
Forever part of our history, eternally in the hearts and minds of every Rossonero.
The President of our history. In the heart, in memory, in eternity. pic.twitter.com/cyMyctQGAw
— AC Milan (@acmilan) June 12, 2023
With ‘Il Cavaliere’ as president, AC Milan won 26 titles including 5 Champions Leagues and 7 ‘Scudetti’ in Serie A.
Van Basten, Gullit, Baresi…
The European reconquest began with Arrigo Sacchi and his immortals. Berlusconi knew how to bring together Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Costacurta, Van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard. As a result, two ‘Champions’ and winning the Ballon d’Or podium in two consecutive seasons, with remembered victories such as the 5-0 defeat of Real Madrid in the semifinals of the 1989 European Cup.
And from those immortals he passed to the invincibles of Fabio Capello, with another Champions League and dominating most of the tournaments in Italy. With Capello, the fifth ‘Orejona’ came in 1994 with a triumph 4-0 over the ‘Dream Team’ of Barça and Johan Cruyff, in Athens. A Milan feared by all.
The last great era of Berlusconi’s Milan came with the former player Charles Ancelotti on the bench. Juventus and Liverpool were the victims of the sixth and seventh, and last, Champions Leagues of the Milan team, which in 2008 saw Berlusconi leave the presidency to make way for the mandates, between interims, of Adrian Galliani.
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“Deeply saddened, AC Milan mourns the passing of the unforgettable Silvio Berlusconi and wishes to reach out to his dearest family, partners and friends to share our condolences,” AC Milan said in a statement, thanking its president. “Always with us,” he concluded.
Thanks for everything, President. pic.twitter.com/g3FPSjJLw4
— AC Monza (@ACMonza) June 12, 2023
Despite selling his AC Milan shares in 2017, he did not close his link with ‘calcio’ and became the owner of AC Monza, currently in Serie A, and which he took to Adrian Galliani. “All of AC Monza mourns the loss of Silvio Berlusconi. A void that can never be filled, forever with us. Thank you for every president,” the team dedicated to him.
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