REMEMBERING BORGONOVO AGAINST CESENA

AC Milan, First Team

 

Stefano Borgonovo played his part in matches between Milan and Cesena.

 

MILAN – Football Data statistics show that in the 12 meetings at the San Siro between Milan and Cesena, the Rossoneri have yet to lose: winning nine, the last a 1-0 in 2011-12 and three draws, the last a goalless outcome in 1988-89.The largest scoring margin has been 3-0 which has occurred on four occasions: at home in the league 1974/75, 1987/88 and 1989/90, at the “Manuzzi in Serie A in 1989/90.

Interestingly, in a friendly on February 22, 1989, 26 years before Milan-Cesena on Sunday, between Italy and Denmark, Stefano Borgonovo came on for Gianluca Vialli on 74 minutes of a 1-0 win where Bergomi scored.

Borgonovo passed away June 27, 2013, the victim of ALS, a disease that he saw the player practically immobilized for a long time. Today his wife Chantal and family are at the forefront in research with the “Fondazione Borgonovo”. Borgonovo, who played for the Rossoneri in the 1989/90 season, also scored at Cesena, on August 27, 1989, in a 3-0 win.

Cesena is the formation of the more unfortunate team in the 2014/15 season, having already scored four own goals: authors Nica (against Sampdoria), Volta (Genoa), Capelli (Naples) and Cascione (Parma).

The side from Romagna have also conceded 12 goals in the last 15 minutes of matches this season.