Associazione Calcio Milan had a poor season in 2000–01, finishing 6th in Serie A with 49 points, and only the scoring touch of Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko (24 goals in the league and 34 in all competitions) saved them from complete humiliation.
In the Champions League, Milan started brightly, topping their group after some convincing performances, including a 0–2 win at the Camp Nou against Barcelona; however, they were eventually eliminated in the second group stage when they only managed a draw (while needing a win) in the group's last match against Spanish champions Deportivo La Coruña. With the 2001 Champions League final due to take place at the San Siro, the disappointment was immense, and resulted in the sacking of their 1998–99 title-winning coach Alberto Zaccheroni on 14 March 2001, one day after the draw with Deportivo, with Silvio Berlusconi appointing Milan legend Cesare Maldini as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Cesare Maldini's brief caretaker tenure included a memorable 0–6 thumping of cross-city rivals Inter, and this victory would be the high point of the 2000–01 season for Milan.On This Day: Inter 0-6 Milan football-italia.net, May 11, 2017
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Transfers In Pos. Name from Type MF Fernando Redondo Real Madrid (U$30,0 million ) DF Júlio César Real Madrid DF Roque Júnior Palmeiras MF Dražen Brnčić A.C. Monza - FW Gianni Comandini Vicenza Calcio GK Dida SC Corinthians loan ended DF Samir Beloufa A.C. Monza loan ended DF Francesco Coco Torino loan ended DF Daniele Daino Perugia Calcio loan ended DF Bruno N'Gotty Venezia F.C. loan ended DF Mirco Sadotti U.S. Lecce loan ended DF Max Tonetto Bologna F.C. loan ended MF Ibrahim Ba Perugia Calcio loan ended MF Pierluigi Orlandini Venezia F.C. loan ended FW Maurizio Ganz Venezia F.C. loan ended FW Alessandro Iannuzzi Reggina Calcio loan ended FW Luca Saudati Empoli F.C. loan ended FW George Weah Chelsea F.C. loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type FW George Weah released FW Maurizio Ganz Atalanta BC DF Bruno N'Gotty Marseille DF Carlo Teodorani Ternana MF Diego De Ascentis Torino MF Pierluigi Orlandini Brescia Calcio GK Roberto Colombo Calcio Padova DF Max Tonetto US Lecce co-ownership DF Mirco Sadotti Pescara co-ownership GK Giorgio Frezzolini Inter Milan co-ownership released FW Luca Saudati Perugia Calcio co-ownership GK Gabriele Aldegani AC Monza loan DF Taribo West Derby County loan DF Samir Beloufa Germinal Beerschot loan FW Mattia Graffiedi Ternana loan FW Alessandro Iannuzzi AC Monza loan FW Mohammed Aliyu Datti AC Monza loan
Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Kakha Kaladze Dinamo Kyiv MF Pablo García Atlético Madrid Out Pos. Name To Type DF Roberto Ayala Valencia CF GK Gabriele Aldegani Treviso loan ended DF Júlio César Real Sociedad DF Fabricio Coloccini San Lorenzo loan MF Dražen Brnčić Vicenza Calcio loan
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