During the 2007–08 season, Associazione Calcio Milan played its 74th Serie A season in the club's existence. Milan competed in Serie A, finishing fifth and failing to qualify for the following seasons UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2001–02, as well as in the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Champions League, being knocked out in the round of 16 in both competitions. As winners of the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League Milan competed in the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, winning both competitions.
Club Management
Other information
Players
Squad information
Starting line-up. Before Alexandre Pato joined A.C. Milan, Filippo Inzaghi used to be the striker usually playing along with Alberto Gilardino in the occasions Carlo Ancelotti chose to play 4–3–1–2. In a more defensive and quite frequently used tactical disposition there used to be a single forward (Inzaghi, Gilardino or, after his arrival at the club, Pato) and five midfielders. As of 1 March 2008.
Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Emerson Real Madrid (€5 million ) GK Christian Abbiati Torino F.C. loan ended GK Ferdinando Coppola Piacenza Calcio loan ended DF Ignazio Abate Modena F.C. loan ended DF Davide Astori Pizzighettone loan ended DF Luca Antonini A.C. Siena loan ended DF Lino Marzorati Empoli F.C. loan ended DF Romano Perticone Hellas Verona loan ended MF Ibrahim Ba free MF Digão Rimini loan ended MF Massimo Donati Atalanta B.C. loan ended MF Paolo Sammarco Chievo Verona co-ownership FW Matteo Ardemagni Pizzighettone loan ended FW Alessandro Matri Rimini loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type DF Alessandro Costacurta retired MF Massimo Donati Celtic MF Gastone Bottini Lecce DF Ignazio Abate Empoli F.C. co-ownership DF Luca Antonini Empoli F.C. co-ownership DF Lino Marzorati Empoli F.C. co-ownership MF Paolo Sammarco Sampdoria co-ownership FW Marco Borriello Genoa C.F.C. co-ownership FW Alessandro Matri Cagliari Calcio co-ownership GK Christian Abbiati Atletico Madrid loan GK Ferdinando Coppola Atalanta B.C. loan GK Marco Storari Levante loan DF Luca Antonelli A.S. Bari loan DF Davide Astori Cremonese loan DF Marcus Diniz A.C. Monza loan DF Leandro Grimi A.C. Siena loan DF Romano Perticone Cremonese loan MF Davide Di Gennaro Bologna F.C. loan FW Matteo Ardemagni Pro Patria loan FW Ricardo Oliveira Real Zaragoza loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type GK Marco Storari Levante loan ended DF Luca Antonelli A.S. Bari loan ended DF Leandro Grimi A.C. Siena loan ended FW Alexandre Pato SC Internacional (€22 million ) Out Pos. Name To Type GK Marco Storari Cagliari Calcio loan DF Luca Antonelli Parma F.C. loan DF Leandro Grimi Sporting Lisboa loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall Competition Started round Final position Final Round First match Last match Serie A Round 1 5th Round 38 26 August 2007 18 May 2008 Coppa Italia Round of 16 Eliminated Round of 16 20 December 2007 16 January 2008 UEFA Champions League Group stage Eliminated Round of 16 19 September 2007 4 March 2008 UEFA Super Cup — Winners — 31 August 2007 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals Winners Finals 13 December 2007 16 December 2007
Serie A
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Coppa Italia
Round of 16
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
UEFA Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFAChampions League UEFASuper Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total 1 Kaká 15 – 2 1 1 19 2 Filippo Inzaghi 11 – 4 1 2 183 Clarence Seedorf 7 – 2 – 1 104 Alexandre Pato 9 – – – – 9 Alberto Gilardino 7 – 2 – – 6 Andrea Pirlo 3 – 2 – – 57 Alberto Paloschi 2 2 – – – 4 Massimo Ambrosini 4 – – – –9 Ronaldo 2 – – – – 2 Alessandro Nesta 1 – – – 112 Cafu 1 – – – – 1 Marek Jankulovski – – – 1 – Yoann Gourcuff 1 – – – – Paolo Maldini 1 – – – – Massimo Oddo 1 – – – – Gennaro Gattuso 1 – – – –
Goals conceded Rank Name Serie A Coppa Italia UEFAChampions League UEFASuper Cup FIFA Club World Cup Total Average per game 1 Dida 11 (13) 0 (0) 4 (4) 1 (1) 2 (2) 18 (20) 0.90 2 Zeljko Kalac 27 (25) 3 (2) 3 (5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 33 (32) 1.03
Discipline RankName Serie A Coppa Italia UEFAChampions League UEFASuper Cup FIFA Club World CupTotal Total Cards1 Gennaro Gattuso 11 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 15 2 Massimo Ambrosini 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 14 3 Andrea Pirlo 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 4 Giuseppe Favalli 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 Alessandro Nesta 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 7 5 Kaká 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 6 Kakha Kaladze 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 6 7 Daniele Bonera 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 8 Cafu 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 Alberto Gilardino 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 Massimo Oddo 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 11 Emerson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 Filippo Inzaghi 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 13 Marek Jankulovski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Paolo Maldini 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Alexandre Pato 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Clarence Seedorf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Serginho 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 18 Cristian Brocchi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Yoann Gourcuff 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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