San Siro in Milan, 8 February 1995
8th February 1995
Highbury in London, 1 February 1995
1 February 1995
The first leg at Highbury was played out in a surreal atmosphere: a few days earlier, a young Genoa fan, Vincenzo Spagnolo, had been stabbed in a clash between fans. The serious episode had taken place shortly before a league fixture between Genoa and AC Milan at the Marassi. The match was postponed and marked a dark moment for Italian football. The Rossoneri had an additional challenge when they faced Arsenal in England: they had to try to put in a performance while trying to psychologically process what had occurred. It was not easy, and the 0-0 draw was by no means a bad result. The second leg took place a week later at San Siro.
On 8 February 1995, AC Milan won their second and final trophy of the season. Playing in yellow, the Rossoneri took the lead in the first half through Boban before Massaro doubled his side’s lead halfway through the second period. But Arsenal stayed in the match for the 90 minutes, with calls for a penalty falling on deaf ears and holding their own in every area of the pitch. The final score of 2-0 was a great result for AC Milan as Franco Baresi lifted the final European trophy of his career: the first had come in Barcelona in 1989 and the last of many came at San Siro in 1995.
