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#3 AC Milan (1989-1994)
On 20th February 1986, Silvio Berlusconi acquired the club saving it from bankruptcy and investing millions. He then appointed Arrigo Sacchi as the manager. AC Milan’s dominant side started to take shape when they signed Dutch trio Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit and Frank Rijkaard.
The Dutch trio complemented the already existing Italian talent such as Maldini, Costacurta , Baresi and Donadoni forming one of the most dominant sides of all time.
Arrigo Saachi revolutionised football by introducing the pressing game, in so doing he oversaw the most successful era of Italian football in Europe. This was continued by his successor Fabio Capello when he moved on to the national team. The team contained the most impressive defence probably ever assembled, a hard-working midfield and flair players up front.
They won three European Championships and three Serie A titles in this period. What made their European victories all the more special was that the competition they faced was at a very high level as other great teams like Cruyff’s dream team at Barcelona.
