Ruben Amorim can become the first Milan manager in 68 years to win his opening three Serie A matches if his side beat Juventus on Sunday evening.
Milan have made a perfect start to the 2026-27 league campaign, collecting six points from their first two matches under their recently appointed head coach.
They opened the season with a 2-1 victory away at Torino before following it up with a 2-0 win against Venezia at San Siro last weekend.
The trip to Juventus represents Milan’s first significant test of the Serie A season. Another victory would give Amorim a place in the club’s history, as no Rossoneri manager has won each of his first three league matches in charge since 1958.
The achievement would also put him ahead of several of Milan’s most successful managers. Neither Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello nor Carlo Ancelotti managed to begin their respective Serie A reigns with three consecutive victories, despite their highly successful periods at San Siro.
Sacchi’s second league match as Milan manager ended in defeat against Fiorentina. Ramon Diaz and the legendary Roberto Baggio scored in that game.
Capello came closest among the more recent managers. He won his first two matches in charge in 1991, but Milan were then held to a 1-1 draw by Juventus in his third game, coincidentally in an away fixture.
Ancelotti’s first Serie A match as Milan manager, in 2001, finished goalless against Piacenza, meaning he too fell short of the record Amorim is now pursuing.
Only three managers have previously won their first three Serie A matches in charge of Milan. Mario Sperone achieved the feat in 1952, followed by Gipo Viani in 1956.
The most recent manager to do so was Cina Bonizzoni in 1958. Since then, every Milan boss has failed to win each of his opening three league fixtures.
Amorim therefore has the opportunity to match a record that has stood for almost seven decades, but Juventus stand between him and that landmark. Milan arrive in Turin with maximum points from their opening two matches, while a victory would maintain their flawless start and make the Portuguese coach the first to reach three wins at the beginning of a Milan Serie A tenure since Bonizzoni.
Peter Young is a Senior Reporter with Football Italia.
