2022–23 AC Milan season

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Milan
2022–23 season
Milan players line up before facing Salzburg in the Champions League
ChairmanPaolo Scaroni
Head coachStefano Pioli
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A4th
Coppa ItaliaRound of 16
Supercoppa ItalianaRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Rafael Leão (15)
All:
Olivier Giroud (18)
Highest home attendance75,530 vs Juventus, 8 October 2022, Serie A
Lowest home attendance61,341 vs Dinamo Zagreb, 14 September 2022, Champions League
Average home league attendance72,029
Biggest win4–0 vs Red Bull Salzburg
4–0 vs Dinamo Zagreb
4–0 vs Napoli
5–1 vs Sampdoria
Biggest defeat0–4 vs Lazio

The 2022–23 season was the 124th season in the existence of AC Milan and the club's 89th season in the top flight of Italian football. In addition to the domestic league, Milan participated in this season's editions of the Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and UEFA Champions League.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

As of 4 June 2023.[1]
No. Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed
in 		Contract
ends 		Signed from Transfer fee Notes Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Ciprian Tătăruşanu Romania GK (1986-02-09)9 February 1986 (aged 37) 2020 2023 France Lyon €500,000 39 0
16 Mike Maignan France GK (1995-07-03)3 July 1995 (aged 27) 2021 2026 France Lille €13,000,000 69 0
77 Devis Vásquez Colombia GK (1998-05-12)12 May 1998 (aged 25) 2023 2026 Paraguay Guaraní €470,000 0 0
83 Antonio Mirante Italy GK (1983-07-08)8 July 1983 (aged 39) 2021 2023 Italy Roma Free 1 0
Defenders
2 Davide Calabria (captain) Italy RB (1996-12-06)6 December 1996 (aged 26) 2015 2025 Italy Milan Primavera Free From Youth system 218 8
5 Fodé Ballo-Touré Senegal LB (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 26) 2021 2025 France Monaco €4,200,000 25 1
19 Théo Hernandez (vice-captain) France LB (1997-10-06)6 October 1997 (aged 25) 2019 2026 Spain Real Madrid €20,000,000 167 23
20 Pierre Kalulu France CB / RB (2000-06-05)5 June 2000 (aged 23) 2020 2025 France Lyon II €480,000 101 4
21 Sergiño Dest United States RB (2000-11-03)3 November 2000 (aged 22) 2022 2023 Spain Barcelona Free Loan 14 0
23 Fikayo Tomori England CB (1997-12-19)19 December 1997 (aged 25) 2021 2027 England Chelsea €28,500,000 107 3
24 Simon Kjær Denmark CB (1989-03-26)26 March 1989 (aged 34) 2020 2024 Spain Sevilla €2,500,000 96 1
25 Alessandro Florenzi Italy RB (1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 32) 2021 2025 Italy Roma €3,700,000 35 2
28 Malick Thiaw Germany CB (2001-08-08)8 August 2001 (aged 21) 2022 2027 Germany Schalke 04 €7,000,000 24 0
46 Matteo Gabbia Italy CB (1999-10-21)21 October 1999 (aged 23) 2017 2026 Italy Milan Primavera Free From Youth system 50 1
Midfielders
4 Ismaël Bennacer Algeria DM (1997-12-01)1 December 1997 (aged 25) 2019 2027 Italy Empoli €16,000,000 145 6
7 Yacine Adli France CM (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (aged 22) 2022 2026 France Bordeaux €8,000,000 6 0
8 Sandro Tonali Italy CM (2000-05-08)8 May 2000 (aged 23) 2020 2026 Italy Brescia €20,000,000 131 7
10 Brahim Díaz Spain AM (1999-08-03)3 August 1999 (aged 23) 2020 2023 Spain Real Madrid €3,000,000 Loan 112 14
14 Tiémoué Bakayoko France DM (1994-08-17)17 August 1994 (aged 28) 2021 2023 England Chelsea Free Loan 52 1
32 Tommaso Pobega Italy CM (1999-07-15)15 July 1999 (aged 23) 2022 2027 Italy Milan Primavera Free From Youth system 28 3
33 Rade Krunić Bosnia and Herzegovina DM (1993-10-07)7 October 1993 (aged 29) 2019 2024 Italy Empoli €8,000,000 125 3
40 Aster Vranckx Belgium CM (2002-10-04)4 October 2002 (aged 20) 2022 2023 Germany VfL Wolfsburg €2,000,000 Loan 10 0
56 Alexis Saelemaekers Belgium RW (1999-06-27)27 June 1999 (aged 24) 2020 2026 Belgium Anderlecht €7,200,000 140 10
Forwards
9 Olivier Giroud France ST (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 36) 2021 2023 England Chelsea €1,000,000 85 34
11 Zlatan Ibrahimović Sweden ST (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 41) 2020 2023 United States LA Galaxy Free 163 93
12 Ante Rebić Croatia LW / ST (1993-09-21)21 September 1993 (aged 29) 2019 2025 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Undisclosed 113 29
17 Rafael Leão Portugal LW (1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (aged 24) 2019 2024 France Lille €28,000,000 164 44
27 Divock Origi Belgium ST / LW (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 (aged 28) 2022 2026 England Liverpool Free 36 2
30 Junior Messias Brazil RW (1991-05-13)13 May 1991 (aged 32) 2021 2024 Italy Crotone €7,100,000 69 12
90 Charles De Ketelaere Belgium AM (2001-03-10)10 March 2001 (aged 22) 2022 2027 Belgium Club Brugge €32,000,000 40 0

Transfers[edit]

Summer window[edit]

Deals officialised beforehand were effective starting from 1 July 2022.

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2022 DF Italy Alessandro Florenzi 31 Italy Roma €2,700,000 From loan to definitive purchase [2]
1 July 2022 DF Republic of Ireland Cathal Heffernan 17 Republic of Ireland Cork City €50,000 From loan to definitive purchase, will join Primavera team [3]
5 July 2022 FW Belgium Divock Origi 27 England Liverpool Free [4]
7 July 2022 FW Brazil Junior Messias 31 Italy Crotone €4,500,000 From loan to definitive purchase [5]
2 August 2022 MF Belgium Charles De Ketelaere 21 Belgium Club Brugge €32,000,000 [6]
29 August 2022 DF Germany Malick Thiaw 21 Germany Schalke 04 €7,000,000 [7]
1 September 2022 MF Poland Dariusz Stalmach 16 Poland Górnik Zabrze €700,000 Will join Primavera team [8]

Loan in[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 September 2022 MF Belgium Aster Vranckx 19 Germany VfL Wolfsburg €2,000,000 [9]
1 September 2022 DF United States Sergiño Dest 21 Spain Barcelona Free [10]

Loan returns[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
1 July 2022 MF France Yacine Adli 21 France Bordeaux
1 July 2022 MF Italy Tommaso Pobega 22 Italy Torino
Total spending:Decrease €48,950,000

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
29 March 2022 MF Ivory Coast Franck Kessié 25 Spain Barcelona Free End of contract [11][12]
28 May 2022 FW Norway Jens Petter Hauge 22 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt €10,000,000 From loan to definitive purchase [13]
30 June 2022 DF Italy Gabriele Galardi 20 Unattached Free After return from loan
30 June 2022 DF Italy Alessio Romagnoli 27 Italy Lazio Free End of contract [14]
30 June 2022 MF Croatia Italy Emir Murati 22 Unattached Free End of contract
2 July 2022 DF Italy Marco Bosisio 20 Italy Bari Free From Primavera squad [15]
8 July 2022 DF Brazil Léo Duarte 25 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir €2,000,000 From loan to definitive purchase [16]
12 July 2022 FW Spain Samu Castillejo 27 Spain Valencia Free [17]
15 July 2022 FW Italy Cameroon Frank Tsadjout 22 Italy Cremonese €850,000 After return from loan [18]
17 July 2022 DF Italy Riccardo Oddi 20 Italy Fiorenzuola Free After return from loan [19]
19 July 2022 FW Italy Riccardo Tonin 21 Italy Foggia Undisclosed After return from loan [20]
22 July 2022 MF Italy Marco Frigerio 21 Italy Foggia Free After return from loan [21]
25 July 2022 FW Italy Sabino Signorile 19 Italy Audace Cerignola Undisclosed After return from loan [22]
26 July 2022 GK Italy Alessandro Plizzari 22 Italy Pescara €200,000 After return from loan [23]
26 July 2022 FW Italy Gabriele Capanni 21 Italy Ternana Undisclosed From loan to definitive purchase [24]
28 July 2022 DF France Cameroon Leroy Abanda 22 Belgium Seraing Free After return from loan [25]
30 July 2022 DF Greece Nikos Michelis 21 Spain Mirandés Free After return from loan [26]
1 August 2022 DF Italy Luca Stanga 20 Italy Lecco Undisclosed From Primavera squad [27]
9 August 2022 DF Germany Lenny Borges 21 Unattached Free From Primavera squad
31 August 2022 MF Sweden Lukas Björklund 18 Denmark SønderjyskE Undisclosed From Primavera squad
1 September 2022 GK Italy Sebastiano Desplanches 19 Italy Vicenza €800,000 From Primavera squad

Loans ended[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source

Loans out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
7 July 2022 FW Italy Lorenzo Colombo 20 Italy Lecce Free After return from loan [28]
16 July 2022 FW Italy Marco Nasti 18 Italy Cosenza Free From Primavera squad [29]
17 July 2022 DF Italy Gabriele Bellodi 21 Italy Olbia Free After return from loan [30]
17 July 2022 DF Italy Mattia Caldara 28 Italy Spezia Free After return from loan [31]
20 July 2022 FW Brazil Luan Capanni 22 Portugal Estrela Amadora Free After return from loan [32]
29 July 2022 MF Italy Daniel Maldini 20 Italy Spezia Free [33]
7 August 2022 MF Italy Marco Brescianini 22 Italy Cosenza Free After return from loan [34]
31 August 2022 FW Sweden Emil Roback 19 Denmark Nordsjælland Free From Primavera squad [35]
2 September 2022 MF Croatia Antonio Mionić 21 Italy Alessandria Free After return from loan [36]
Total income:Increase €13,850,000

Winter window[edit]

Deals officialised beforehand will be effective starting from 2 January 2023.

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes Source
3 January 2023 GK Colombia Devis Vásquez 24 Paraguay Guaraní €0.47M [37]

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
16 December 2022 FW Brazil Luan Capanni 22 Poland Arka Gdynia Free After anticipated return from loan [38]
Total income

Loans out[edit]

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes Source
10 January 2023 GK Denmark Andreas Jungdal 20 Austria Altach Loan [39]
30 January 2023 FW Italy Nigeria Bob Murphy Omoregbe 19 Italy Torres Loan From Primavera squad [40]
3 February 2023 FW Serbia Marko Lazetić 19 Austria Altach Loan [41]
29 March 2023 FW Sweden Emil Roback 19 Sweden IFK Norrköping Loan After anticipated return from loan [42]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2022 Friendly Milan Italy 3–0 Italy Almenno Lemine Carnago, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Milanello
Referee: Michele Pasculli
Note: Match was three periods of twenty minutes each.
16 July 2022 Telekom Cup 1. FC Köln Germany 1–2 Italy Milan Cologne, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 48,200
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)
23 July 2022 Friendly Zalaegerszeg Hungary 3–2 Italy Milan Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: ZTE Arena
Referee: Andó-Szabó Sándor (Hungary)
27 July 2022 Friendly Wolfsberger AC Austria 0–5 Italy Milan Klagenfurt, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Referee: Josef Spurny (Austria)
31 July 2022 Friendly Marseille France 0–2 Italy Milan Marseille, France
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Referee: Mathieu Vernice (France)
6 August 2022 Friendly Vicenza Italy 1–6 Italy Milan Vicenza, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti
Referee: Marco Monaldi
7 August 2022 Friendly Milan Italy 7–1 Italy Pergolettese Carnago, Italy
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Milanello
Referee: Enrico Maggio
8 December 2022 Friendly Milan Italy 3–2 Italy Lumezzane Carnago, Italy
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Milanello
Referee: Minelli di Varese
13 December 2022 Dubai Super Cup Arsenal England 2–1
(4–3 p)		 Italy Milan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
18:00 GST (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 11,965
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Saleh (United Arab Emirates)
Penalties
Note: Arsenal gained 4 points from this fixture: 3 for the victory in 90 minutes and 1 for the penalty shoot-out victory.
16 December 2022 Dubai Super Cup Liverpool England 4–1
(3–4 p)		 Italy Milan Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:30 GST (UTC+4)
Report
Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
Penalties
Note: Liverpool gained 3 points from this fixture for the victory in 90 minutes, and Milan gained 1 point for the penalty shoot-out victory.
30 December 2022 Friendly PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 Italy Milan Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Serie A 13 August 2022 4 June 2023 Matchday 1 4th 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 052.63
Coppa Italia 11 January 2023 Round of 16 Round of 16 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Supercoppa Italiana 18 January 2023 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
UEFA Champions League 6 September 2022 16 May 2023 Group stage Semi-finals 12 5 3 4 15 11 +4 041.67
Total 52 25 13 14 79 58 +21 048.08

Source: Soccerway

Serie A[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Serie A

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Lazio 38 22 8 8 60 30 +30 74 Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
3 Inter Milan 38 23 3 12 71 42 +29 72
4 Milan 38 20 10 8 64 43 +21 70
5 Atalanta 38 19 7 12 66 48 +18 64 0Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Roma 38 18 9 11 50 38 +12 63
Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Tiebreaker for Champions team and third relegated team;[43] 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[44]
Notes:
  1. ^ Should the first and second, or 17th and 18th-placed teams at the end of the season be tied on points, a play-off tiebreaker match was held at a neutral site to determine the title and final team relegated respectively.
  2. ^ Since the winners of the 2022–23 Coppa Italia, Inter Milan, 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[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 20 10 8 64 43  +21 70 13 4 2 41 20  +21 7 6 6 23 23  0

Source: Serie A

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultWDWDWWLWWWWLWDWWDDLLLWWWLDLWDDWDDWLWWW
Position35263355532323223225654354434445655444
Source: Serie A
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 24 June 2022.

13 August 2022 1 Milan 4–2 Udinese Milan
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,197
Referee: Livio Marinelli
21 August 2022 2 Atalanta 1–1 Milan Bergamo
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
Attendance: 19,216
Referee: Fabio Maresca
27 August 2022 3 Milan 2–0 Bologna Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,430
Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
30 August 2022 4 Sassuolo 0–0 Milan Reggio Emilia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mapei Stadium
Attendance: 18,053
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
3 September 2022 5 Milan 3–2 Internazionale Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,475
Referee: Daniele Chiffi
10 September 2022 6 Sampdoria 1–2 Milan Genoa
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,049
Referee: Michael Fabbri
18 September 2022 7 Milan 1–2 Napoli Milan
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,573
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
1 October 2022 8 Empoli 1–3 Milan Empoli
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Carlo Castellani
Attendance: 15,497
Referee: Gianluca Aureliano
8 October 2022 9 Milan 2–0 Juventus Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,530
Referee: Daniele Orsato
16 October 2022 10 Hellas Verona 1–2 Milan Verona
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 22,904
Referee: Davide Massa
22 October 2022 11 Milan 4–1 Monza Milan
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,938
Referee: Livio Marinelli
30 October 2022 12 Torino 2–1 Milan Turin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino
Attendance: 26,133
Referee: Rosario Abisso
5 November 2022 13 Milan 2–1 Spezia Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,099
Referee: Michael Fabbri
8 November 2022 14 Cremonese 0–0 Milan Cremona
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Giovanni Zini
Attendance: 14,758
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
13 November 2022 15 Milan 2–1 Fiorentina Milan
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,007
Referee: Simone Sozza
4 January 2023 16 Salernitana 1–2 Milan Salerno
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Arechi
Attendance: 29,541
Referee: Francesco Forneau
8 January 2023 17 Milan 2–2 Roma Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 74,103
Referee: Davide Massa
14 January 2023 18 Lecce 2–2 Milan Lecce
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Via del mare
Attendance: 25,942
Referee: Daniele Orsato
24 January 2023 19 Lazio 4–0 Milan Rome
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Marco Di Bello
29 January 2023 20 Milan 2–5 Sassuolo Milan
12:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,428
Referee: Antonio Giua
5 February 2023 21 Internazionale 1–0 Milan Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 75,584
Referee: Davide Massa
10 February 2023 22 Milan 1–0 Torino Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 68,268
Referee: Giovanni Ayroldi
18 February 2023 23 Monza 0–1 Milan Monza
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Brianteo
Attendance: 14,012
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
26 February 2023 24 Milan 2–0 Atalanta Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,202
Referee: Maurizio Mariani
4 March 2023 25 Fiorentina 2–1 Milan Florence
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 40,410
Referee: Marco Di Bello
13 March 2023 26 Milan 1–1 Salernitana Milan
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,870
Referee: Federico La Penna
18 March 2023 27 Udinese 3–1 Milan Udine
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 24,992
Referee: Daniele Doveri
2 April 2023 28 Napoli 0–4 Milan Naples
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Antonio Rapuano
7 April 2023 29 Milan 0–0 Empoli Milan
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 70,286
Referee: Matteo Marcenaro
15 April 2023 30 Bologna 1–1 Milan Bologna
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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