AC Milan Quiz

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1. Fabio Capello's Milan earned the nickname 'Gli Invincibili' for a record-setting feat. What did they achieve?

   • Winning every away game for two years
   • Conceding zero goals in a season
   • Three trebles in a row
   • 58 Serie A games unbeaten
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   Answer: 58 Serie A games unbeaten

   Their 58-match unbeaten run (1991-1993) is still the longest in Serie A history, and included an entire 34-game league season without a single defeat.

2. Arrigo Sacchi, who transformed AC Milan into European champions, was unusual in never having been a pro player. What was his earlier job?

   • A bank clerk
   • A journalist
   • A shoe salesman
   • A schoolteacher
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   Answer: A shoe salesman

   Sacchi famously said 'you don't need to have been a horse to be a jockey', having worked in his family's shoe business before coaching.

3. In 2009 AC Milan sold Kaká to which club for a then near-world-record fee?

   • Barcelona
   • Real Madrid
   • Chelsea
   • Manchester City
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   Answer: Real Madrid

   Real Madrid signed the Brazilian for around €65m as part of their 'Galácticos' rebuild under Florentino Pérez.

4. As of 2024, how many Serie A league titles (Scudetti) had AC Milan won?

   • 20
   • 15
   • 18
   • 19
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   Answer: 19

   Milan won their 19th Scudetto in 2021-22 under Stefano Pioli, ending an 11-year league-title drought.

5. AC Milan's badge features a red cross on white. What is the origin of that symbol?

   • The flag of the city of Milan (cross of Saint Ambrose / Saint George)
   • The English flag honouring the founders
   • The Italian royal house emblem
   • The colours of founder Kilpin's hometown
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   Answer: The flag of the city of Milan (cross of Saint Ambrose / Saint George)

   The red cross on a white field is the historic flag of the comune of Milan (the cross of Saint Ambrose, its patron saint, identical to St George's). The red-and-black stripes, by contrast, were chosen by Kilpin to represent fire and 'devils' to strike fear into opponents.

6. In the 1994 Champions League final, AC Milan produced a stunning performance to demolish Fabio Capello's opponents Barcelona. What was the score?

   • 2-1
   • 1-0
   • 3-2
   • 4-0
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   Answer: 4-0

   Milan blew away Cruyff's 'Dream Team' 4-0 in Athens, one of the most one-sided finals ever, to lift their fifth European Cup.

7. The club's original 1899 name reveals it wasn't only about football. What was it called?

   • Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club
   • Milan Athletic Society
   • Milan Sporting Club Internazionale
   • Milan Gymnastic Union
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   Answer: Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club

   The English founders loved cricket too, hence the name. The 'C' in 'A.C.' today stands for Calcio (football), but the club's English roots are why it's 'Milan' not 'Milano'.

8. In 1963, AC Milan became the first Italian club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica at Wembley. Who was their captain that day?

   • Gianni Rivera
   • Nils Liedholm
   • Cesare Maldini
   • Giovanni Trapattoni
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   Answer: Cesare Maldini

   Cesare's son Paolo would lift the same trophy as Milan's captain in England 40 years later, in 2003 — a remarkable father-and-son symmetry.

9. AC Milan won the 1994 Champions League final 4-0 despite missing two suspended centre-backs. Which suspended captain sat out?

   • Filippo Galli
   • Franco Baresi
   • Mauro Tassotti
   • Paolo Maldini
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   Answer: Franco Baresi

   Both Baresi and Costacurta were suspended, so a makeshift defence still kept Barcelona scoreless in Athens.

10. Which forward scored twice in AC Milan's 4-0 win over Barcelona in the 1994 Champions League final?

    • Zvonimir Boban
    • Daniele Massaro
    • Dejan Savićević
    • Marcel Desailly
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    Answer: Daniele Massaro

    Massaro struck both first-half goals, with Savićević and Desailly adding one apiece after the break.

11. Which one-club legend captained AC Milan and had his No. 6 shirt permanently retired?

    • Alessandro Costacurta
    • Mauro Tassotti
    • Demetrio Albertini
    • Franco Baresi
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    Answer: Franco Baresi

    Baresi spent his entire senior career at Milan, and his No. 6 was retired for good on his departure in 1997.

12. Milan retired Paolo Maldini's No. 3 shirt, but with one unusual condition. What was it?

    • It can be auctioned off for charity
    • It can be brought back if one of his sons plays for the first team
    • It returns to use only after his death
    • It passes to whoever is named club captain
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    Answer: It can be brought back if one of his sons plays for the first team

    Unlike Franco Baresi's No. 6 (retired forever), Galliani said Maldini's No. 3 was only set aside — it could return if a Maldini son wore the Rossoneri again. Both Christian and Daniel came through the youth ranks.

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