What should have been the start of a rebuild turned into a near unrepeatable feat from Capello's Rossoneri. The trio of Dutch legends was dissolved in the summer: Gullit and Rijkaard left the Club, while Van Basten was virtually forced into an early retirement due to a recurring ankle issue. Evani also departed after 13 years with AC Milan, while a severe car crash would see Gianluca Lentini out for the season. But Capello's AC Milan were strong, winning games and setting records as they went. The first silverware of the season came in the summer, as the Rossoneri beat Torino to win the Supercoppa in Washington. At the end of the season, AC Milan would become only the second side in Serie A history, after the Grande Torino team, to win three consecutive league titles. And they did so thanks to a rock-solid defence: just 15 goals conceded in 34 league games, in a year that Sebastiano Rossi set a record for the longest time without conceding, not letting in a single one in 929 minutes of football between 19 December 1993 and 27 February 1994.
The summer departures saw more game time given to Marco Simone and Massaro, who were the star players that year. Daniele's big goals earned him the nickname "Provvidenza" (Providence) and would be vital in the Rossoneri's European campaign. The defeats in the European Super Cup to Parma and Intercontinental Cup to São Paulo were not to dampen the memory of a stellar season. The Rossoneri's Champions League run saw them beat Aarau, Copenhagen, Anderlecht, Porto, Werder Bremen and Monaco on the way to the final. In the final in Athens, they would have to deal with Johan Cruijff's formidable Barcelona side. The final result: 4-0 with a brace from Massaro, Savićević's stunner and a late goal from Desailly, who had joined in January to strengthen an already world-class squad. For the first time in our history, we won a league and Champions League double.
Relive the 1993/94 Champions League victory in "Apotheosis", our celebratory documentary
