In March 1986, Mr. Berlusconi completed the purchase of 51% of AC Milan shares for 6 billion liters, 10 days later, he bought the remaining shares to officially own the red-and-black striped team that was struggling in Serie A at that time.
One of his biggest proud days has been recruiting Ruud gollit from PSV, along with Gullit with Marco Van Basten from Ajax. A year later, Frank Rijkaard arrived at the San Siro.
The "Holland flying" trio brought AC Milan to the most successful period in the club's history. In 1988, the top 3 positions in the European Ballon d'Or vote were AC Milan's "Flying Netherlands" trio.
During the 5 years playing for AC Milan, they have made unprecedented achievements. An invincible force created by the Dutch trio on the pitch. They have won 2 Scudetto and 2 European championships.
Every time the trio "Flying Netherlands" is mentioned, fans are reminded of the past to witness Dutch football legends performing beautiful football on the San Siro pitch.
From the risk of bankruptcy and a weak position in Serie A, in Berlusconi's 31 years in office, the number of titles that AC Milan won more than 80 years ago combined with 5 Golden Balls: Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, George Weah, Andriy Shevchenko and Kaka.
Under his leadership, AC Milan has won 8 Scudetto, 1 National Cup, 7 Super Cups of Italy, 5 Champions Leagues, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 5 European Super Cups and 1 Club World Cup, with a total of 29 official titles in 31 years.
