Overview
- The funeral, held Tuesday at Milan's Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, drew thousands of supporters and a roll call of former teammates and football greats including Paolo Maldini and Marco van Basten.
- Fans greeted the mourners with chants and flags but booed owner Gerry Cardinale and some club officials when they arrived, making the service a visible outlet for wider supporter frustration.
- Most of AC Milan's first‑team were on a pre‑season tour in Australia so only injured players such as Christian Pulisic and Santiago Giménez attended in person, and the squad will wear black armbands and observe a minute's silence in Perth.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has not posted publicly about Baresi and was reported to be unlikely to attend the funeral, with outlets saying he prefers private mourning after past personal losses.
- Baresi spent his entire career at Milan with 719 appearances, 15 seasons as captain and multiple domestic and European titles, and his death after a period of illness has reinforced his symbolic place in the club's history and deepened tensions between fans and current ownership.