Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi
Annual association football exhibition match
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The Trofeo Luigi Berlusconi (Luigi Berlusconi Trophy) is an annual association football friendly match. It was first organized by Italian club AC Milan, and usually played in August at the San Siro, Milan's home stadium. After a five-year hiatus, the 2021 game was organized, for the first time, by Monza and played at the Stadio Brianteo, Monza's home stadium.
The competition was founded by Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi in memory of his father Luigi, and it was originally intended to be contested by the Rossoneri and former European Cup winners; in the first edition which took place on 23 August 1991; they faced Juventus. The match was won by Juventus 2–1.
Over the next three years, Milan played against Internazionale, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively, winning all three times. Between 1995 and 2012 the "Berlusconi" was contested exclusively between Milan and Juventus. In the 19 times Milan and Juventus have played each other, Juventus holds a 10–9 edge.
Due to scheduling conflicts no game was played in 2013. The game returned in 2014 with the 23rd edition; it was scheduled in November, but was not played against Juventus, but an Argentinian team, San Lorenzo: Milan won the game 2–0 to earn its 13th trophy. The 24th edition was played between Milan and Internazionale in 2015, won by Inter 1–0. In 2021, the tournament was restored and, for the first time in its history, did not involve Milan. The match was played between Monza and Juventus. This remains the last edition of the tournament dedicated to Luigi Berlusconi, which, starting in 2023, following the death of Silvio Berlusconi, has been effectively replaced by the Trofeo Silvio Berlusconi.
List of results
| No. | Date | Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 August 1991 |  Juventus18’, 30’ Casiraghi |
2–1 | AC Milan 23’ Maldini |
| 2 | 22 August 1992 | AC Milan 4’ Papin |
1–0 | Internazionale |
| 3 | 17 August 1993 | AC Milan 20’ Simone, 23’ Papin, 39’ Boban |
3–2 |  Real Madrid42’ Míchel, 55’ Zamorano (Penalty) |
| 4 | 17 August 1994 | AC Milan 67’ Gullit |
1–0 |  Bayern Munich |
| 5 | 18 August 1995 | Juventus |
0–0 (6–5) Penalties |
AC Milan |
| 6 | 21 August 1996 | AC Milan 83’ Eranio |
1–0 | Juventus |
| 7 | 19 August 1997 | AC Milan 54’ Cruz, 60’ Kluivert, 62’ Weah |
3–1 | Juventus 31’ Conte |
| 8 | 25 August 1998 | Juventus 66’, 85’ Inzaghi |
2–1 | AC Milan 31’ Bierhoff |
| 9 | 17 August 1999 | Juventus 26’ Del Piero |
1–0 | AC Milan |
| 10 | 27 August 2000 | Juventus 24’ Trezeguet, 65’ Inzaghi |
2–2 (7–6) Penalties |
AC Milan 2’ José Mari, 35’ Shevchenko (Penalty) |
| 11 | 18 August 2001 | Juventus 5’ Del Piero |
1–1 (4–3) Penalties |
AC Milan 85’ Serginho (Penalty) |
| 12 | 18 August 2002 | AC Milan |
0–0 (3–1) Penalties |
Juventus |
| 13 | 17 August 2003 | Juventus 40’ Del Piero, 45’ Camoranesi |
2–0 | AC Milan |
| 14 | 28 August 2004 | Juventus 46’ Olivera |
1–0 | AC Milan |
| 15 | 14 August 2005 | AC Milan 52’ Kaká, 76’ Serginho |
2–1 | Juventus 20’ Vieira |
| 16 | 6 January 2007[a] | AC Milan 29’ Inzaghi, 68’ Seedorf, 86’ Aubameyang |
3–2 | Juventus 40’ Nedved, 67’ Del Piero |
| 17 | 17 August 2007 | AC Milan 43’ Inzaghi, 46’ Inzaghi |
2–0 | Juventus |
| 18 | 17 August 2008 | AC Milan 21' Jankulovski, 25', 79 Ambrosini, 52' Inzaghi |
4–1 | Juventus 70' Pasquato |
| 19 | 17 August 2009 | AC Milan 69' Pato |
1–1 (6–5) Penalties |
Juventus 28' Diego |
| 20 | 22 August 2010 | Juventus |
0–0 (5–4) Penalties |
AC Milan |
| 21 | 22 August 2011 | AC Milan 9' Boateng 23' Seedorf |
2–1 | Juventus 57' Vučinić |
| 22 | 19 August 2012 | Juventus 13' Marchisio 42' Vidal 64' Matri |
3–2 | AC Milan 9', 77' Robinho (Penalty) |
| 23 | 5 November 2014 | AC Milan 30' Pazzini 84' Bonaventura |
2–0 |  San Lorenzo |
| 24 | 21 October 2015 | Inter 12' Kondogbia |
1–0 | AC Milan |
| 25 | 31 July 2021 | Juventus 13' Ranocchia 53' Kulusevski |
2–1 | Monza 87' D'Alessandro |
- The 2006 edition was postponed played in January 2007, because it was not possible to organize it in August due to fixtures in the UEFA Champions League for Milan and the Coppa Italia for Juventus.
Total won
| Club | Played | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Milan |
24 |
15 |
1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023[a], 2024[b] |
| Juventus |
20 |
11 |
1991, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2021 |
| Inter |
2 |
1 |
2015 |
| Monza |
3[c] |
0 |
|
| Real Madrid |
1 |
0 |
|
| Bayern Munich |
1 |
0 |
|
| San Lorenzo |
1 |
0 |
|
'* defeated Internazionale, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and San Lorenzo respectively
Notes
Top goalscorers
Statistics
- Coaches to have won the trophy multiple times include:
- Carlo Ancelotti: (7 times with two teams) 1999 and 2000 with Juventus and in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 with AC Milan
- Fabio Capello: (5 times with two teams) 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1997 with AC Milan and 2004 with Juventus
- Marcello Lippi: (4 times with one team) 1995, 1998, 2001 and 2003 with Juventus
- Filippo Inzaghi is the only player to have scored in and also have won the competition with two different teams: AC Milan and Juventus.