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Milan were the dominant force in Serie A and then, 25 years ago today, Juve arrived at San Siro and planted their flag
By Emmet Gates for The Gentleman Ultra
The tectonic plates of Italian football shifted on 6 April 6 1997, when Juventus travelled to San Siro, beat reigning champions Milan 6-1 and stamped their superiority on Serie A. Twenty-five years have passed and Italian football has not seen such a dominant showing since. “It was a fantastic game,” says Christian Vieri, who scored two of Juve’s goals. “We played 90 amazing minutes, scored six goals and our team was fabulous. No one ever beat Milan 6-1 at home.” It remains Milan’s biggest home defeat in Serie A.
It is an overstatement to say this one game altered the course of history, but it’s worth noting that Milan had won four of the previous five Scudetti. Since 1997, they have won only three. Juve, by contrast, have won 13. Milan’s enduring dominance over Serie A never returned and neither did their coach. Marcello Lippi went on to become one of the preeminent coaches of the era, but this precipitated the end of Arrigo Sacchi’s career.
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