Former AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has revealed what he believes was the secret behind the success of the club in the 1990s and more specifically that 1993-94 season.

Galliani is best known for being former vice-chairman and CEO of Milan from 1986 to 2017, a period in the club’s history known as the ‘Silvio Berlusconi era’. During his time at the club, Milan won five UEFA Champions League and eight Serie A titles as part of a haul of 31 trophies.

The 199394 campaign specifically was a memorable one within those three decades because Milan won Serie A, the Supercoppa Italiana and the UEFA Champions League. The final was a 4-0 hammering of Barcelona in Athens as the underdogs, and it is still regarded as one of the best nights in the club’s history.

Sky have published a documentary on the 1993-94 Milan side called ‘More than a team’ and Galliani speaks in each of the two one-hour episodes, with his comments relayed by Radio Rossonera.

“The secret was a very simple command line. For many years there was that president, that CEO, that sporting director, always them,” he said.

“Milan had unrepeatable uniqueness, many players born nearby and raised in our youth sector, who were with us for 20/25 years. The sense of belonging, the shirt that is a second skin, it’s all very true. The 1993-94 season was the best of our lives.”