2012–13 A.C. Milan season

The 2012–13 season was Associazione Calcio Milan's 79th in the Serie A and 30th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football. Milan strived to regain the Serie A title, which they lost to Juventus in the previous season. The Rossoneri also competed in UEFA Champions League, as well as the Coppa Italia.

Milan
2012–13 season
Chairman
Honourary chairman		Vacant
Silvio Berlusconi
Head coachMassimiliano Allegri
StadiumSan Siro
Serie A3rd
Coppa ItaliaQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Stephan El Shaarawy (16)
All:
Stephan El Shaarawy (19)
Highest home attendance79,532 (UEFA C.L.)
vs Barcelona
(20 February 2013)
Lowest home attendance27,593 (UEFA C.L.)
vs Anderlecht
(18 September 2012)
Average home league attendance43.651[1]

The season marks the beginning of a new era for Milan, with a host of veterans leaving the club in the summer, including Alessandro Nesta, Filippo Inzaghi, Gennaro Gattuso, Gianluca Zambrotta, Mark van Bommel, and Clarence Seedorf. Also leaving were star players Thiago Silva, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Antonio Cassano during the summer, and Alexandre Pato in the winter.

Over the first 6 months of the season, Milan struggled a lot, losing a total of 9 games (7 in Serie A and 2 in the Champions League), as well as 4 pre-season friendlies. However, in the second half of the season, the team managed to gain momentum, went on a 14-game unbeaten run in Serie A, and eventually finished in the 3rd place, securing a spot in the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualification play-off, which became the club's main objective for the season following the team's elimination in the round of 16 of the previous edition of the competition.

Players
Starting line-up. Until the signing of Mario Balotelli in the winter transfer session, Giampaolo Pazzini was the first choice as central striker in the forward line.
As of 25 January 2013.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ITA Marco Amelia
2 DF  ITA Mattia De Sciglio
4 MF  GHA Sulley Muntari
5 DF  FRA Philippe Mexès
7 FW  BRA Robinho
8 MF  ITA Antonio Nocerino
9 FW  BRA Alexandre Pato
10 MF  GHA Kevin-Prince Boateng
11 FW  ITA Giampaolo Pazzini
12 MF  MLI Bakaye Traore
14 DF  POL Bartosz Salamon
16 MF  FRA Mathieu Flamini
17 DF  COL Cristián Zapata (on loan from Villarreal)
18 MF  ITA Riccardo Montolivo
19 FW  FRA M'Baye Niang
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF  ITA Ignazio Abate
21 MF  GUI Kévin Constant
22 FW  ESP Bojan (on loan from Barcelona)
23 MF  ITA Massimo Ambrosini (captain)
25 DF  ITA Daniele Bonera
32 GK  ITA Christian Abbiati (vice-captain)
34 MF  NED Nigel de Jong
35 DF  ESP Dídac Vilà
45 FW  ITA Mario Balotelli
59 GK  BRA Gabriel
76 DF  COL Mario Yepes
77 DF  ITA Luca Antonini
81 DF  ITA Cristian Zaccardo
92 FW  ITA Stephan El Shaarawy

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Milan began their pre-season training at Milanello on Monday, 9 July 2012. The Rossoneri played their first set of friendlies in Bari on 21, July, 2012 to contest the TIM Trophy consisting of three games, of 45 minutes each, against rivals Internazionale and Juventus. Milan's first game was against Juventus, they started well but The Old Lady were awarded a penalty after Bakaye Traoré tackled Mirko Vučinić inside the box in the 31st minute, he then converted the spot-kick which subsequently resulted in Milan's first loss. Their second game was against Inter, Il Diavolo would go ahead in the 16th minute through a Stephan El Shaarawy strike, but Nerazzuri would come back to win through a Fredy Guarín header in the 25th minute, and with Rodrigo Palacio scoring the tie-breaker in the 34th minute, forcing Milan to finish last in the competition with two losses.

On Tuesday, 24 July 2012, Milan played German side Schalke 04 at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, in a balanced match of offense and defense, Urby Emanuelson scored in the 62nd minute to break the stalemate, his sole strike would go on and win the friendly match for the Rossoneri. On Saturday, 28 July 2012, Milan contended in the World Football Challenge, playing a friendly against 2011–12 UEFA Champions League winners, Chelsea, in Miami, Milan looked to be physically dominated by the Blues in the early stages, but became the livelier of the two sides later on, and in the second half, in the 68th minute, after a clinical counter by the Rossoneri, Kevin-Prince Boateng played a perfect through ball to Urby Emanuelson drawing two defenders before passing the ball off to Stephan El Shaarawy. El Shaarawy's subsequent shot was parried by Petr Čech into Emanuelson's path who struck it into the net for the only goal in the game, and a second win for Milan.

Milan played Honduran side Olimpia on Saturday, 4 August in Massachusetts. Milan took the lead in the 24th minute when Robinho shot a low effort from outside the box into the bottom left corner of the goal. Antonio Nocerino would then score the second goal from a Robinho assist and his second, Milan's third, from an Ignazio Abate low cross after drawing the keeper out of his goal in the 37 and 44th minutes, respectively, although Olimpia would pull one back through José Escalante in the 72nd minute. Milan next played Spanish champions Real Madrid in the World Football Challenge at Yankee Stadium in New York on Wednesday, 8 August. Both teams started with strong lineups but it was Madrid who took the through Ángel Di María in the 24th minute. Robinho managed to equalise for Milan nine minutes later as both teams went into half time level. Milan made nine changes to the side after halftime. Milan were unable to keep the same rhythm, however, as Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals in the 49th and 66th minutes and goals from Sergio Ramos and José Callejón in the 81st and 89th minute of the match damaged Milan to a heavy 5–1 defeat in the match.

A week later, Milan played their final pre-season game against Juventus in the annual Trofeo Berlusconi at the San Siro on Sunday, 19 August. Robinho opened the scoring for Milan after netting home in the ninth minute. Claudio Marchisio, however, managed to equalize four minutes later and Juventus went into the break with the lead with Arturo Vidal slipping the ball home three minutes before halftime. In the second half, Milan made changes to try to get back into the game but Alessandro Matri netted Juventus' third goal of the night in the 64th minute. Robinho managed to reduce the deficit with a penalty goal 13 minutes before time. Milan had chances to tie the game but it was not enough as Juventus clinched the Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi.[2][3][4]

21 July 2012 TIM Trophy Juventus 1 – 0 Milan Bari, Italy
21:45 CEST Vučinić  31' (pen.) Report Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Note: 45-minute match
21 July 2012 TIM Trophy Internazionale 2 – 1 Milan Bari, Italy
22:45 CEST Guarín  25'
Palacio  34'		 Report El Shaarawy  16' Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Note: 45-minute match
24 July 2012 Friendly Schalke 04 0 – 1 Milan Gelsenkirchen, Germany
15:00 BST Report Emanuelson  62' Stadium: Veltins-Arena
28 July 2012 World Football Challenge Chelsea 0 – 1 Milan Miami, Florida
18:00 EDT Report Emanuelson  68' Stadium: Sun Life Stadium
Attendance: 57,748
Referee: Ricardo Salazar (United States)
4 August 2012 Friendly Milan 3 – 1 Olimpia Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 EDT Robinho  24'
Nocerino  37', 44'		 Report Escalante  72' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
8 August 2012 World Football Challenge Real Madrid 5 – 1 Milan New York, New York
20:00 EDT Di María  24'
Ronaldo  49', 66'
Ramos  81'
Callejón  89'		 Report Robinho  33' Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 49,474
Referee: Jair Marrufo
19 August 2012 Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi Milan 2 – 3 Juventus Milan, Italy
23:00 CEST Robinho  9', 77' Report Marchisio  12'
Vidal  43'
Matri  64'		 Stadium: San Siro

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Serie A
Main article: 2012–13 Serie A

The fixtures for the 2012-13 Serie A were announced on 26 July 2012. The season started on Sunday the 26 of August 2012 with Milan taking on Sampdoria at the San Siro, it ends Sunday the 19 of May 2013 with a match away against Siena. Three midweek fixtures were planned, 26 September, 31 October and on 8 May, while the winter break is planned for 23 December to 5 January. The first international break took place the weekend of 8–9 September, which was after the second round of matches, rather than after the first as has happened in recent seasons.[5][6]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Juventus (C) 38 27 6 5 71 24 +47 87 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Napoli 38 23 9 6 73 36 +37 78
3 Milan 38 21 9 8 67 39 +28 72 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
4 Fiorentina 38 21 7 10 72 44 +28 70 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
5 Udinese 38 18 12 8 59 45 +14 66 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
Source: Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 6th public draw.
(Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played)[7]
(C) Champion.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLWLLWDLLWDWLDWWWWLWDWWWDWDWWWWDDLWWWDW
Position1310131510111115121210131210777777654534333333333333
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2013. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
26 August 2012 1 Milan 0–1 Sampdoria Milan
18:00 Boateng  67'
Bonera  90+2'		 Report Krstičić  16'
Gastaldello  42'
Costa  59',  69'
Tissone  79'
Romero  82'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,288
Referee: Luca Banti
1 September 2012 2 Bologna 1–3 Milan Bologna
20:45 Cherubin  15'
Diamanti  42' (pen.)		 Report Pazzini  16' (pen.), 77', 85',  59'
Montolivo  18'
Bonera  24'
Ambrosini  28'
De Jong  68'		 Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 22,202
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
15 September 2012 3 Milan 0–1 Atalanta Milan
20:45 El Shaarawy  43'
Bonera  57'		 Report Biondini  59'
Cigarini  64',  80'
Moralez  85'
Raimondi  85'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 34,763
Referee: Daniele Orsato
23 September 2012 4 Udinese 2–1 Milan Udine
15:00 Ranégie  40'
Di Natale  68' (pen.)
Pinzi  77'
Coda  80'		 Report Ambrosini  40'
El Shaarawy  54'
Zapata  64'  67'
Boateng  75'  82'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 22,976
Referee: Domenico Celi
26 September 2012 5 Milan 2–0 Cagliari Milan
20:45 De Jong  12'
El Shaarawy  15', 82'
Pazzini  63'
De Sciglio  71'		 Report Pisano  3'
Pinilla  37'
Conti  64'  66'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 28,005
Referee: Andrea De Marco
29 September 2012 6 Parma 1–1 Milan Parma
18:00 Rosi  4'
Galloppa  66'
Biabiany  88'		 Report Ambrosini  20'
El Shaarawy  50'
Boateng  59'
Abbiati  64'		 Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 14,239
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
7 October 2012 7 Milan 0–1 Internazionale Milan
20:45 Mexès  34'
De Jong  38'
Pazzini  82'
Montolivo  85'
Yepes  88'		 Report Samuel  3'
Juan  11'
Nagatomo  24'  48'
Ranocchia  83'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 73,736
Referee: Paolo Valeri
20 October 2012 8 Lazio 3–2 Milan Rome
19:45 Dias  13'
Hernanes  25'
Candreva  41'
Klose  49'
González  56'		 Report Nocerino  12'
Yepes  37'
Antonini  56'
De Jong  61'
El Shaarawy  79'		 Stadium: Olimpico
Attendance: 41,815
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
27 October 2012 9 Milan 1–0 Genoa Milan
15:00 Yepes  75'
El Shaarawy  77'		 Report Bertolacci  36'
Bovo  59'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,046
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
31 October 2012 10 Palermo 2–2 Milan Palermo
15:00 Miccoli  45+1' (pen.)
Brienza  47'
García  58'
Cetto  74'		 Report Bonera  2'
Constant  23'
Flamini  32'
Montolivo  69'
El Shaarawy  80'
Mexès  86'		 Stadium: Renzo Barbera
Attendance: 12,346
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
4 November 2012 11 Milan 5–1 Chievo Milan
15:00 Emanuelson  16'
Montolivo  36'
Bojan  41'
El Shaarawy  75'
Pazzini  90+2'		 Report Dramé  5'
Pellissier  18'
Guana  55'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,360
Referee: Piero Giacomelli
11 November 2012 12 Milan 1–3 Fiorentina Milan
15:00 Bonera  30'
Pazzini  59'
Ambrosini  61'
Mexès  68'		 Report Aquilani  10',  63'
Pizarro  24'
Roncaglia  33'
Valero  34',  37'
El Hamdaoui  87'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,180
Referee: Andrea Romeo
18 November 2012 13 Napoli 2–2 Milan Naples
15:00 Inler  5'
Insigne  30'
Cavani  52'
Campagnaro  63'
Cannavaro  64'		 Report El Shaarawy  44', 82',  90'
Bojan  78'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 52,546
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi
25 November 2012 14 Milan 1–0 Juventus Milan
15:00 Nocerino  17'
Robinho  31' (pen.)
Yepes  90+4'		 Report Isla  30'
Bonucci  43'
Marchisio  86'
Giovinco  90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 77,023
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
30 November 2012 15 Catania 1–3 Milan Catania
15:00 Legrottaglie  11'
Barrientos  41'  49'
Bellusci  86'
Rolín  90+5'		 Report El Shaarawy  53', 90+2',  54'
Boateng  56',  90'
Amelia  60'		 Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Daniele Orsato
9 December 2012 16 Torino 2–4 Milan Turin
15:00 Santana  28'
Darmian  33'
Gazzi  62'
Masiello  63'
Bianchi  80'
Di Cesare  86'		 Report Robinho  40'
Nocerino  53'
Abate  55'
Pazzini  61'
El Shaarawy  76'
Emanuelson  86'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino
Attendance: 20,126
Referee: Andrea Romeo
16 December 2012 17 Milan 4–1 Pescara Milan
15:00 Nocerino  1'
Abbruscato  51' (o.g.)
Yepes  56'
Ambrosini  74'
Jonathas  79' (o.g.)
El Shaarawy  81'		 Report Modesto  40'
Togni  50'
Terlizzi  56'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 42,520
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
22 December 2012 18 Roma 4–2 Milan Rome
15:00 Burdisso  13',  54'
Osvaldo  24'
Lamela  30', 61'
Marquinhos  78'
Goicoechea  87'		 Report Yepes  15'
Ambrosini  58'
Mexès  81'
Pazzini  87' (pen.)
Bojan  89'		 Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 50,206
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
6 January 2013 19 Milan 2–1 Siena Milan
15:00 Ambrosini  49'
Bojan  67'
Pazzini  73',  80' (pen.)		 Report Ângelo  33'
Del Grosso  70'
Vergassola  83'
Felipe  85'
Neto  90'
Paolucci  87'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,404
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
13 January 2013 20 Sampdoria 0–0 Milan Genoa
15:00 Gastaldello  87' Report Mexès  38'
Niang  73'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 24,544
Referee: Marco Guida
20 January 2013 21 Milan 2–1 Bologna Milan
15:00 Pazzini  65', 82'
Abate  80'		 Report Diamanti  21'
Pazienza  32'
Cherubin  77'
Mexès  84' (o.g.)		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,031
Referee: Daniele Doveri
27 January 2013 (2013-01-27) 22 Atalanta 0–1 Milan Bergamo
15:00 Brivio  49'  59'
Raimondi  55'
Consigli  78'
Biondini  84'
Carmona  88'		 Report El Shaarawy  29'
Pazzini  55'
Montolivo  71'
Mexès  78'
Abbiati  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 18,805
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni
3 February 2013 23 Milan 2–1 Udinese Milan
20:45 Montolivo  16'
Balotelli  25', 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Pinzi  13',  55'
Domizzi  38'
Lazzari  64'
Silva  84'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Davide Massa
10 February 2013 24 Cagliari 1–1 Milan Quartu Sant'Elena
15:00 Ibarbo  45'
Murru  47'
Conti  51'
Astori  67'  81'
Dessena  68'		 Report Niang  38'
Mexès  45'
Ambrosini  63'
Balotelli  82' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Antonio Danilo Giannoccaro
15 February 2013 25 Milan 2–1 Parma Milan
15:00 Paletta  39' (o.g.)
Zapata  74'
Balotelli  78'		 Report Marchionni  66'
Sansone  90+3'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 33,077
Referee: Davide Massa
24 February 2013 26 Internazionale 1–1 Milan Milan
15:00 Ranocchia  34'
Juan  43'
Schelotto  71'		 Report Mexès  12'
El Shaarawy  21'
Muntari  31'
Zapata  89'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni
3 March 2013 27 Milan 3–0 Lazio Milan
15:00 Pazzini  32',  40', 60'
Boateng  44'  58'
Yepes  90'		 Report Candreva  16'
Biava  47'
Radu  59'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli
8 March 2013 28 Genoa 0–2 Milan Genoa
15:00 Portanova  18'
Granqvist  35'
Bovo  65'
Antonelli  88'		 Report Pazzini  22'
Balotelli  25',  60'
Constant  32'  65'
Flamini  56'		 Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Antonio Damato
17 March 2013 29 Milan 2–0 Palermo Milan
15:00 Balotelli  8' (pen.), 66'
Zapata  31'		 Report Muñoz  71' Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 41,584
Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo
30 March 2013 30 Chievo 0–1 Milan Verona
15:00 Dramé  27'
Dainelli  33'  78'
Cofie  50'
Cesar  62'
Andreolli  70'		 Report Balotelli  17'
Montolivo  25'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Referee: Domenico Celi
7 April 2013 31 Fiorentina 2–2 Milan Florence
15:00 Tomović  40'
Cuadrado  44'
Ljajić  66' (pen.)
Aquilani  67'
Pizarro  73' (pen.)
Roncaglia  81'		 Report Montolivo  14',  35'
Muntari  45'
Flamini  62'
Balotelli  71'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
14 April 2013 32 Milan 1–1 Napoli Milan
15:00 Flamini  30',  72'
Pazzini  84'
Mexès  89'		 Report Pandev  33'
De Sanctis  64'
Maggio  72'
Cavani  75'
Britos  87'
Campagnaro  89'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 72,024
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
21 April 2013 33 Juventus 1–0 Milan Turin
15:00 Vidal  57' (pen.) Report Amelia  56'
Zapata  66'
Mexès  71'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Attendance: 40,474
Referee: Luca Banti
28 April 2013 34 Milan 4–2 Catania Milan
15:00 De Sciglio  9'
Flamini  45'  78'
Balotelli  72',  90+2' (pen.)
Pazzini  74', 77'		 Report Bergessio  26',  65'
Legrottaglie  30',  41'
Frison  37'
Barrientos  78'
Marchese  86'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 36,335
Referee: Davide Massa
5 May 2013 35 Milan 1–0 Torino Milan
15:00 Mexès  49'
Muntari  73'
Boateng  74'
Balotelli  84',  85'		 Report Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Antonio Damato
9 May 2013 36 Pescara 0–4 Milan Pescara
18:00 Rizzo  11' Report Balotelli  10' (pen.), 57'
Muntari  33'
Flamini  51'		 Stadium: Stadio Adriatico
Attendance: 20,476
Referee: Carmine Russo
12 May 2013 37 Milan 0–0 Roma Milan
20:45 Balotelli  40'
Muntari  41'  41'
Ambrosini  78'
Constant  93'		 Report Dodô  73'
Burdisso  88'
Totti  90'  90+2'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi
19 May 2013 38 Siena 1–2 Milan Siena
20:45 Terzi  25'
Terlizzi  45'  70'
Agra  81'
Vitiello  86'
Rubin  89'
Felipe  90'		 Report Ambrosini  62'  69'
De Sciglio  81'
Balotelli  84' (pen.)
Mexès  87'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Mauro Bergonzi

Coppa Italia
Main article: 2012–13 Coppa Italia

For the 14th season in a row, Milan will start the Coppa Italia directly in the round of 16, as one of the eight best seeded teams.

12 December 2012 Round of 16 Milan 3–0 Reggina Milan
21:00 Yepes  51'
Strasser  76'
Niang  79'
Pazzini  81'		 Report Bombagi  45'
Freddi  71'		 Stadium: San Siro
Referee: Gianpaolo Calvarese
8 January 2013 Quarter-finals Juventus 2–1 (a.e.t.) Milan Turin
20:45 Giovinco  12'
Vidal  65'
Vučinić  95',  113'		 Report El Shaarawy  6'
Mexès  17'
Boateng  30'
Montolivo  101'		 Stadium: Juventus Stadium
Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

Milan began their UEFA Champions League campaign in the group stage after finishing runner-up in the 2011–12 Serie A season. Due to their UEFA coefficient, they were seeded in Pot 1, among the best eight teams. The draw for the preliminary round took place in Montecarlo on Thursday, August 30, 2012. Milan were drawn against Spanish side Málaga, as well as Belgian and Russian champions, Anderlecht and Zenit Saint Petersburg respectively.[2][8][9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Málaga 6 3 3 0 12 5 +7 12 Advance to knockout phase
2 Milan 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8
3 Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to Europa League
4 Anderlecht 6 1 2 3 4 9 −5 5
Source:
18 September 2012 1 Milan 0–0 Anderlecht Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Flamini  84'
Mexès  90+2'		 Report Wasilewski  57'
Kljestan  79'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 27,593
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
3 October 2012 2 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–3 Milan Saint Petersburg, Russia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fayzulin  12'
Anyukov  35'
Hulk  45+2'
Shirokov  49',  87'
Hubočan  71'		 Report Emanuelson  13'
El Shaarawy  16',  40'
Bonera  36'
Hubočan  75' (o.g.)
Yepes  85'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,703
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
24 October 2012 3 Málaga 1–0 Milan Málaga, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Joaquín  64'
Iturra  67'		 Report Montolivo  12'
Constant  43'
Mexès  43'
Bonera  69'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
Attendance: 27,683
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
6 November 2012 4 Milan 1–1 Málaga Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) De Jong  34'
Emanuelson  43'
Montolivo  53'
Pato  73'		 Eliseu  40'
Iturra  59'
Weligton  64'
Sánchez  64'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 30,891
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
21 November 2012 5 Anderlecht 1–3 Milan Anderlecht, Belgium
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Biglia  49'
Gillet  66'
Nuytinck  70'
De Sutter  78'		 Report Nocerino  41'
El Shaarawy  47'
Mexès  71',  79'
Abbiati  84'
Pato  90+1'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Attendance: 19,803
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
4 December 2012 6 Milan 0–1 Zenit Saint Petersburg Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Flamini  58'
Robinho  87'		 Report Danny  35'
Lombaerts  43'
Hulk  46'
Alves  87'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 29,508
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase
Round of 16
20 February 2013 First leg Milan 2–0 Barcelona Milan, Italy
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Mexès  24'
Boateng  57'
Muntari  81'
Traoré  90+1'		 Report Busquets  55'
Piqué  57'		 Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 79,532
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
12 March 2013 Second leg Barcelona 4–0
(4–2 agg.)		 Milan Barcelona, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Messi  5', 40'
Villa  55'
Alba  90+2'		 Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 94,944
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and disciplinary record

As of June 30, 2013.[10][11]

No. Pos. Name LS LA LG CS CA CG ES EA EG TS TA TG
1 GK Marco Amelia 1011011011012130100
2 DF Mattia De Sciglio 2527011044030320100
4 MF Sulley Muntari 1115100012112172200
5 DF Philippe Mexès 25251110661323221400
7 FW Robinho 1123211002012262100
8 MF Antonio Nocerino 2026200023022292400
9 FW Alexandre Pato1 340000132472000
10 MF Kevin-Prince Boateng 2529211066132363611
11 FW Giampaolo Pazzini 153015220440213615600
12 MF Bakaye Traoré 170010010190100
13 DF Francesco Acerbi1 5602202208100000
14 MF Rodney Strasser1 000110000110100
14 DF Bartosz Salamon2 000000000000000
15 DF Djamel Mesbah1 110000110220000
16 MF Mathieu Flamini 1518411033019224500
17 DF Cristián Zapata 2223011044027280520
18 MF Riccardo Montolivo 3132411066038394900
19 FW M'Baye Niang 920002112010241200
20 DF Ignazio Abate 25022044031330100
21 MF Kévin Constant 2025000045024300200
22 FW Bojan 519312045010273100
23 MF Massimo Ambrosini 1620011044021250800
25 DF Daniele Bonera 1313000044017170700
28 MF Urby Emanuelson1 812122055115192200
32 GK Christian Abbiati 2828011077036360300
34 MF Nigel de Jong 1012100044014161400
35 DF Dídac Vilà 000000000000000
45 FW Mario Balotelli2 121312000000121312300
55 MF Adrià Carmona1 000000000000000
57 MF Mattia Valoti1 000000000000000
59 GK Gabriel 000000000000000
76 DF Mario Yepes 1314011113015181800
77 DF Luca Antonini 560110220890100
81 DF Cristian Zaccardo2 010000000010000
92 FW Stephan El Shaarawy 343716111672414519400
––Own goals –-2-–0-–1-–3---

Last updated: 28 October 2012.
Source: Competitions

1 Player left the club during the season
2 Player joined the club during the season

Transfers

During the summer transfer window, Milan parted ways with four club legends: Gennaro Gattuso, Alessandro Nesta, Clarence Seedorf and Filippo Inzaghi. Mark van Bommel also decided to leave Milan to return to the Netherlands with PSV. The first inward transfers of the season saw Riccardo Montolivo join on a Bosman transfer from Fiorentina after having failed to complete the transfer in the previous year, while Bakaye Traoré joined from Ligue 1 side Nancy. Milan also acquired promising young goalkeeper Gabriel, who joined from Brazilian club Cruzeiro. He was followed by the arrivals of Francesco Acerbi, on co-ownership, and Kévin Constant on loan, the latter as a replacement for the injured Sulley Muntari, both from Genoa on the same day. On 14 July, Milan accepted a €42 million bid for defender Thiago Silva from Paris Saint-Germain. Three days later, PSG submitted a €23 million bid for Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimović, which Milan accepted. The next major transfer saw Giampaolo Pazzini transfer to Milan from crosstown rivals Internazionale and Antonio Cassano heading the opposite way, with an additional fee of around €7 million. The final days of the transfer window saw Milan reinforce the squad with 17-year-old striker M'Baye Niang from Caen, 21-year-old forward Bojan from Roma on loan and combative defensive midfielder Nigel de Jong from English champions Manchester City.

In the winter transfer window, Milan parted ways with long-time striker Alexandre Pato. They also traded co-ownership with Genoa for 50 percent of Francesco Acerbi's rights in exchange for 50 percent of Kévin Constant's rights. On the last day of the transfer window, Mario Balotelli signed for Milan after he was bought from Manchester City. Milan also sold veteran goalkeeper Ferdinando Coppola to Torino and bought youngster Bartosz Salamon from Serie B side Brescia.

In
Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
17 May 2012 MF Bakaye Traoré 27 Nancy Free[12] Effective from 1 July
17 May 2012 MF Riccardo Montolivo 27 Fiorentina Free[13] Effective from 1 July
24 May 2012 GK Gabriel 19 Cruzeiro €500,000[14]
21 June 2012 DF Francesco Acerbi 23 Genoa €4M[15][16] Co-ownership Deal
21 June 2012 MF Kévin Constant 25 Genoa Loan[16]
22 June 2012 FW Stephan El Shaarawy 19 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
22 June 2012 FW Matteo Chinellato 20 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
22 June 2012 MF Pelé 20 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
1 July 2012 MF Davide Di Gennaro 24 Modena Return from Loan
1 July 2012 FW Gianmarco Zigoni 21 Avellino Return from Loan
1 July 2012 FW Nnamdi Oduamadi 21 Torino Return from Loan
1 July 2012 GK Ferdinando Coppola 34 Torino Return from Loan
1 July 2012 DF Michelangelo Albertazzi 21 Varese Return from Loan
1 July 2012 DF Marcus Diniz 24 Como Return from Loan
1 July 2012 DF Taye Taiwo 27 Queens Park Rangers Return from Loan
1 July 2012 DF Dídac Vilà 23 Espanyol Return from Loan
1 July 2012 DF Cristian Daminuţă 22 Baia Mare Return from Loan
3 July 2012 GK Edoardo Pazzagli 23 Fiorentina Free[18]
8 August 2012 DF Cristián Zapata 25 Villarreal Loan[19] Option to Fully Purchase
22 August 2012 FW Giampaolo Pazzini 28 Internazionale €7M + Antonio Cassano[20]
28 August 2012 FW M'Baye Niang 17 Caen Undisclosed[21]
29 August 2012 FW Bojan 21 Barcelona Loan[22]
30 August 2012 MF Nigel de Jong 27 Manchester City €5M[23]
17 January 2013 MF Riccardo Saponara 21 Empoli €4M[24] Co-ownership Deal
24 January 2013 DF Cristian Zaccardo 31 Parma Undisclosed[25]
31 January 2013 FW Mario Balotelli 22 Manchester City €21.5M[26]
31 January 2013 DF Bartosz Salamon 21 Brescia Undisclosed[27]

Out
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes
10 May 2012 DF Alessandro Nesta 36 Montreal Impact Free[28]
12 May 2012 FW Filippo Inzaghi 38 Unattached Free[29] Retired
23 May 2012 GK Flavio Roma 37 AS Monaco Free[30][31]
23 May 2012 DF Gianluca Zambrotta 35 Unattached Free
23 May 2012 MF Gennaro Gattuso 34 Sion Free
23 May 2012 MF Mark van Bommel 35 PSV Free[32]
7 June 2012 DF Massimo Oddo 36 Unattached Free[33] Retired
21 June 2012 MF Clarence Seedorf 36 Botafogo Free[34][35]
22 June 2012 MF Alexander Merkel 20 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
22 June 2012 DF Mario Sampirisi 19 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
22 June 2012 DF Nicola Pasini 21 Genoa Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
22 June 2012 DF Matteo Darmian 22 Torino Undisclosed[17] Co-ownership Resolved
25 June 2012 GK Michał Miśkiewicz 23 Wisła Kraków Free[36]
26 June 2012 FW Dominic Adiyiah 22 Arsenal Kyiv Undisclosed[37]
30 June 2012 MF Alberto Aquilani 27 Liverpool End of Loan
30 June 2012 FW Maxi López 28 Catania End of Loan
14 July 2012 MF Davide Di Gennaro 24 Spezia Undisclosed[38]
14 July 2012 DF Thiago Silva 27 Paris Saint-Germain €42M[39]
17 July 2012 FW Zlatan Ibrahimović 30 Paris Saint-Germain €21M[40]
22 August 2012 FW Antonio Cassano 30 Internazionale Exchange for Giampaolo Pazzini[20]
3 January 2013 FW Alexandre Pato 23 Corinthians €15M[20]
25 January 2013 DF Djamel Mesbah 28 Parma Undisclosed[41]
26 January 2013 DF Francesco Acerbi 24 Genoa 50% of Kevin Constant's rights[42] Co-ownership Resolved
26 January 2013 GK Ferdinando Coppola 34 Torino Undisclosed[43]

Out on loan
Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Until Notes
4 July 2012 FW Gianmario Comi 20 Reggina 30 June 2013[44]
5 July 2012 MF Luca Santonocito 21 Renate 30 June 2013[45]
6 July 2012 GK Riccardo Piscitelli 18 Carrarese 30 June 2013[46]
6 July 2012 MF Simone Calvano 18 Verona 30 June 2013[47]
11 July 2012 FW Nnamdi Oduamadi 21 Varese 30 June 2013[48]
11 July 2012 MF Luca Bertoni 20 Südtirol 30 June 2013[49]
12 July 2012 FW Marco Ezio Fossati 19 Ascoli 30 June 2013[50]
12 July 2012 DF Ricardo Ferreira 19 Empoli 30 June 2013[51]
16 July 2012 FW Gianmarco Zigoni 21 Pro Vercelli 30 June 2013[52]
16 July 2012 MF Alessio Innocenti 19 Pro Vercelli 30 June 2013[53]
19 July 2012 MF Edmund Hottor 19 Virtus Lanciano 30 June 2013[54]
20 July 2012 FW Matteo Chinellato 20 Tritium 30 June 2013[55]
22 July 2012 DF Marcus Diniz 24 Lecce 30 June 2013[56] Option to Fully Purchase
24 July 2012 DF Rodrigo Ely 18 Reggina 30 June 2013[57]
27 July 2012 FW Uroš Palibrk 20 Lierse 30 June 2013[58]
27 July 2012 GK Filippo Perucchini 20 Como 30 June 2013[59]
31 July 2012 DF Taye Taiwo 27 Dynamo Kyiv 30 June 2013[60] Option to Fully Purchase
31 July 2012 DF Michelangelo Albertazzi 21 Verona 30 June 2013[61] Option to Purchase in Co-ownership
31 July 2012 MF Pelé 20 Arsenal Kyiv 30 June 2013[62]
2 August 2012 MF Mitja Novinič 21 Teramo 30 June 2013[63]
2 August 2012 DF Mattia Desole 20 Monza 30 June 2013[64]
17 January 2013 MF Riccardo Saponara 20 Empoli 30 June 2013[65]
24 January 2013 MF Mattia Valoti 19 Albinoleffe 30 June 2013[66]
25 January 2013 MF Rodney Strasser 22 Parma 30 June 2013[41]
31 January 2013 MF Urby Emanuelson 26 Fulham 30 June 2013[67]
31 January 2013 MF Adrià Carmona 20 Real Zaragoza 30 June 2013[68]

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