DEMETRIO ALBERTINI ALWAYS LEADER


Albertini lost one world record for unbeaten games – but retains another

Rodri lost yesterday with his Manchester City in the FA Cup final against Manchester United (1-2). This means he stopped his super-long unbeaten runs at 74 (in all competitions for club) and 73 (in all games for club and country).
In the first of the categories mentioned, he set a new world record, in the second he did not reach the world record held by Demetrio Albertini.

Now we publish the Albertini's remarkable unbeaten series from 1989-1993. Or rather, several parallel series that the Italian defensive midfielder developed during these years.
These were the golden years of Milan. The “Rossoneri” rarely lost at that time. And for the time being, Albertini managed to successfully avoid participation in these rare defeats. Therefore, it was he who, among his no less, and in many cases even greater, partners, managed to achieve the best individual performance in the category in question.

Another detail that adds color to Albertini's achievement: unlike his partners, his great streaks coincided with the beginning of his career in top football. That is, he did not lose at all at the top level for almost the first 4 years of his career!
(Here it should be noted that we are leaving out of consideration the period when he played for Padova on loan. There he had defeats, but only in Serie B matches, and they, naturally, do not belong to the top level).

We have already mentioned in a number of previous publications that Albertini until recently held the world record for the longest unbeaten streak in all club competitions, together with Paolo Maldini (73 each). Until they were both overtaken by Rodri (74), the new record holder in this category.
What we have not yet reported before: Albertini was and still remains the world record holder for the length of such a streak in all games in general, for club and national team - 82. 
To the 73 for the club, he added another 9 for the Squadra Azzurra, in which he also didn't lose.

Rodri was also developing a similar streak, which he yesterday closed at 73 games. That is, 1 game shorter than his only-club run. This happened because the Spaniard’s total run began a little later than the only-club run. 
Returning to Albertini, the table on the left numbers separately the matches of the total series (T), club series (C) and league series (L); in the last he was unbeaten for 53 games in a row. This is not a record, but nevertheless one of the best results in the history of the top 5 European leagues. 
All 3 of his personal streaks ended on 18 April 1993 in a Serie A match for Milan against Juventus (1-3).

   ALBERTINIUNBEATENRUNS1989-1993
       
№№№DateRivalScoreTournament
LCT    
11115/01/1989Como4:0League
22229/04/1990Bari4:0League
 3305/09/1990Triestina1:0Cup
 4412/09/1990Triestina1:1Cup
 5528/08/1991Brescia2:0Cup
36601/09/1991Ascoli1:0League
 7704/09/1991Brescia2:1Cup
48808/09/1991Cagliari1:0League
59915/09/1991Juventus1:1League
6101022/09/1991Fiorentina1:1League
7111106/10/1991Atalanta2:0League
8121220/10/1991Parma2:0League
9131327/10/1991Bari1:0League
 141430/10/1991Verona2:2Cup
10151520/11/1991Genoa1:1League
11161601/12/1991Inter1:1League
12171708/12/1991Torino2:0League
 181811/12/1991Verona1:1Cup
13191915/12/1991Lazio1:1League
  2021/12/1991Cyprus 2:0ECQ
14202105/01/1992Napoli5:0League
15212219/01/1992Foggia3:1League
16222326/01/1992Ascoli4:1League
17232402/02/1992Cagliari4:1League
18242509/02/1992Juventus1:1League
19252616/02/1992Fiorentina0:0League
20262723/02/1992Genoa0:0League
 272826/02/1992Torino1:1Cup
21282901/03/1992Atalanta3:1League
22293015/03/1992Bari2:0League
23303129/03/1992Roma1:1League
24313205/04/1992Sampdoria5:1League
25323312/04/1992Cremonese1:1League
26333418/04/1992Inter1:0League
27343526/04/1992Torino2:2League
28353603/05/1992Lazio2:0League
29363710/05/1992Napoli1:1League
30373817/05/1992Verona4:0League
 383926/08/1992Ternana4:0Cup
 394030/08/1992Parma2:1Super Cup
31404106/09/1992Foggia1:0League
  4209/09/1992Netherlands3:2NT Friendly
 414316/09/1992Olimpija4:0Champions League
32424420/09/1992Atalanta2:0League
33434504/10/1992Fiorentina7:3League
 444607/10/1992Cagliari 3:0Cup
  4714/10/1992Switzerland2:2WCQ
34454818/10/1992Lazio5:3League
 464921/10/1992Slovan Bratislava1:0Champions League
35475025/10/1992Parma2:0League
 485128/10/1992Cagliari0:0Cup
36495201/11/1992Torino0:0League
37505308/11/1992Napoli5:1League
  5418/11/1992Scotland0:0WCQ
38515522/11/1992Inter1:1League
 525625/11/1992Göteborg4:0Champions League
39535706/12/1992Udinese1:1League
 545809/12/1992PSV Eindhoven 2:1Champions League
40555913/12/1992Ancona2:0League
  6019/12/1992Malta2:1WCQ
41566123/12/1992Sampdoria2:1League
42576203/01/1993Roma1:0League
43586310/01/1993Cagliari1:0League
44596417/01/1993Brescia1:0League
  6520/01/1993Mexico2:0NT Friendly
 606627/01/1993Inter0:0Cup
45616731/01/1993Foggia2:2League
46626807/02/1993Pescara4:0League
 636910/02/1993Inter3:0Cup
47647014/02/1993Atalanta1:1League
  7124/02/1993Portugal3:1WCQ
48657228/02/1993Sampdoria4:0League
 667303/03/1993Porto1:0Champions League
49677407/03/1993Fiorentina2:0League
50687514/03/1993Lazio2:2League
 697617/03/1993Porto1:0Champions League
  7724/03/1993Malta 6:1WCQ
51707828/03/1993Torino1:1League
 717930/03/1993Roma1:0Cup
52728004/04/1993Napoli2:2League
53738110/04/1993Inter1:1League
  8214/04/1993Estonia2:0WCQ