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- **Posted:** 2026-03-28T09:01:56.000+00:00

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The Truth?: Baresi and Maldini AC Milan Stats. The Maldini-Baresi Myth Debunked (if you know, you know!) The "196" Myth: The number 196 refers to a specific subset of matches where they were paired specifically as center-backs, rather than their total time on the pitch (where Maldini often played left-back).
The "23" Myth: This number was actually the average goals conceded per season over their 13 years together (298 \div 13 \approx 23), which was mistranslated in a viral tweet as "23 goals total.
The data below covers their entire period as teammates (1984–1997) across all official club competitions (Serie A, Coppa Italia, European Cup/Champions League, and others).
Total  matches Together: 401
Total Goals conceded:  298
 Average goals conceded: 0.74 (per match)
Total  Clean Sheets:  193
Clean Sheets: 43%

Explaining The Total Games Together:
Maldini and Baresi played a total of 401 matches together for AC Milan across all competitions over 13 seasons (1984/85 to 1996/97).
The often-cited "196 games" actually refers specifically to a period where they were paired as central defenders, though even that figure is debated by historians because Maldini spent the vast majority of his early career at left-back, while Alessandro Costacurta or Mauro Tassotti often occupied the other central or right-back spots.
If either acmilan , francobaresi or paolomaldini could help confirm this, that would be brilliant as it's data I've gathered from various sources.

#acmilan #maldini #baresi
#rossoneri #footballlegends 
Is the Maldini-Baresi 43% career clean-sheet ratio across 401 matches the most untouchable defensive benchmark in Calcio history?

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