Paolo Maldini

Paolo was born in Milan, on the 26th of June 1968. He was the son of a great Milan player, Cesare Maldini, ex-coach of the Italian national team, currently searching talents for AC Milan. That's one of the reasons that he played for AC Milan and not for Juventus Torino, the team he loved in his childhood. As he grew up he started to dislike Juve and like AC Milan. His mother's name was Maria Luisa.

Maldini cam play on the left wing or as a central defender. The debut in the Italian Serie A took place on the 20th of January 1985 for AC Milan in a match against Udinese. He took advantage of the fact that most of the players who were starting in the first eleven were injured. The great player of the 50's for AC Milan, who also formed the GRENOLI trio, the Swedish Nils Liedholm, introduced the young Maldini on the pitch in the second half of the match at only 16 years. Since then and until now, he is a regular in Milan's first eleven.


In November 1986 he debuted in the Squadra Azzura U21 (U21 Italian National team). After one year and almost four months of playing for the U21's he finally debuted in the senior team on 31st of March 1988 in Split, on the pitch of the Hajduk stadium, in a friendly against the Former Republic of Yugoslavia, that finished 1-1. He entered the match in the second half. He is the most capped Italian player with more than 126 appearances in the blue jersey, most of them as captain.

Paolo Maldini had the opportunity to lift Milan's sixth Champions League title in May 2003 in Manchester, after we've defeated Juventus on penalties. Unfortunately for him, Milan lost next year's Champions League trophy against Liverpool in Istanbul, despite Paolo's goal from the first minute. The team more than made up for that slip by winning the 17th title in Italy.

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Dejan Savicevic

He began his football career when he was 15 years old in the youth teams of OFK Titograd, his local side. He debuted in the first Yugoslav division for Budicnost. His first cap for the national side was in 1988 in a match against the Turkish national team. His good form shown at Budocnost made possible the transfer to the biggest club in Yugoslavia, Red Star Belgrade.

He won with Red Star three consecutive national titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992, two national Cups in 1990 and 1992 while in Europe, a European Cup and an Intercontinental Cup, both in 1991.

He drawn the attention of AC Milan's officials when the two teams met in the 1989/1990 season in the European Cups. The match was won by AC Milan on penalty kicks.


The first season in the red and black stripes jersey was an accomodationary one as he only played 10 matches and scored four goals. But the next season he became the 'Genius' of AC Milan. His intelligence could change a game result in a few moments. He won with AC Milan 3 Scudetto's and one Champions League.

The club president, Silvio Berlusconi had a weakness for him and his style of play. And it seems that the reason of firing Capello was Savicevic, which was staying on the bench.

Trophies won:
3 x Yugoslavian title
2 x Yugoslavian cup
3 x Italian title
1 x European Super Cup
2 x European Cup
1 x Intercontinental Cup

Roberto Donadoni

Roberto Donadoni is one of the best wingers who ever existed. He came in AC Milan from Atalanta Bergamo and he only left the red and black club for a two years journey in the United States of America, where he played for New York Metrostars, scoring 6 goals in 49 matches. Then he came back to AC Milan.

He was born in Cisano Bergamasco on the 8th of May 1960 and he debuted in proffesional footbal first in Serie B for Atalanta Bergamo on the 12th of September 1982 in a match between Atalanta and Pistoiese, finished 1-0. He came in Milan in 1986 and he helped the club to rise from the ashes of Serie B where it stayed for two seasons in the early 80's.


With the national side he played in the European Championship in Germany in 1988 and in England in 1996, the World Cup in 1990 and 1994.

He had no problems in winning trophies. He won with AC Milan everything he could possibly win.

He retired at AC Milan in the 1997/1998 season.


Trophies won:
5 x Italian title
3x European Super Cup
3 x European Cup
2 x Intercontinental Cup

Frank Rijkaard

Considered as one of the best defensive midfielders in history, Frank Rijkaard could play in any midfield position.

He started his career in the Dutch club Ajax Amsterdam in 1978, then he moved to Real Zaragoza and then, of course, to AC Milan. Later, he finished his career in Ajax Amsterdam.

He played in the 1990 and 1994 World Cups and in the 1998 European Championship.

His personals awards includes a 'Dutch Player of the Year' award in 1988 and a medal for merits gifted to him by queen Beatrix.


He made his international debut in 1981, on the 1st of September, in a match which opposed the Netherlands against Switzerland. He collected a total of 73 caps for the national team.

Rijkaard formed with another two Dutchmen, Gullit and van Basten, the three Dutchmen trio who played in AC Milan at the end of the 80's and at the beggining of the 90's.

As a coach, he managed to play a semi-final vs. Italy with the Netherlands national team in Euro 2000. The Netherlands lost on penalties after a dramatic game, the Dutch missing two penalty kicks in the first 90 minutes, and the Italians playing most of the game with 10 men. Imediately after the match, Rijkaard resigned.

Trophies won:
::5 x Dutch title
::3 x Dutch cup
::2 x Italian title
::1 x Cup Winners Cup
::3 x European Cup
::3 x European Super Cup
::3 x Intercontinental Cup
::1 x European tournament
::1 x Dutch Player of the Year
::1 x Medal of Merits for Holland

Marco Van Basten

On the 31st of October 1964 Marco Van Basten was born in the Dutch city of Utrecht. As a child the young Van Basten dreamt, not of becoming a professional footballer, but rather a world class gymnast - a dream he would later transfer to the field with some of the most unbelievably agile goals ever seen in the football world.

Marco began his career with a short lived spell at local side Edilwijk before being whisked off to Dutch super club Ajax in Amsterdam.

In 1980 at the Mundialito friendly-league in Milano, Johan Crujff the leader and coach of the team, introduce to Sandro Mazzola, the symbol-man of Inter, Marco Van Basten. Said Crujff: "Look at him, he's the new Crujff". Mazzola looked him with attention and so says now about that event: "Crujff showed us Marco, we understood immediately that we were in front of an amazing player". Marco had 16 years.


He played his first game for Ajax in the Eredivise on the 3rd of April 1982 in front of the Ajax faithful in the De Meer stadium against Nijmegen, fittingly replacing the reigning Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff and even managing to grab a goal in the process.

The following season he scored 9 goals in 20 games but in the 1983 - 84 season he set the Dutch league alight
and his consistency was evident immediately scoring an astonishing 28 goals in just 26 games.

By 1986 he had consolidated his position as the most lethal forward in European football, winning the European Golden Boot award with his 37 goal tally. In his time with Ajax Van Basten had filled his personal trophy cabinet with two Dutch Championships, two Dutch Cups and the European Cup Winners' Cup. He played his final game for Ajax (a game he won for Ajax), against Dynamo Dresden, in that European Cup Winners Cup final. He had scored 128 league goals in just 143 games at an unprecedented strike rate and was top scorer in Holland 4 times.

During this time Silvio Berlusconi was busy rebuilding AC Milan after corruption charges levelled at the preceding club president had left Milan relegated twice in three seasons. In 1987 Berlusconi set about his task by investing in world class players - namely Gullit and Van Basten and adding Rijkaard the following year to form an unforgettable Dutch triumvirate. Berlusconi had to choose a new striker to buy.Hhe had 2 choices: Marco Van Basten or Ian Rush. After having seen only 30 seconds of a VHS about Marco, Silvio decided to buy "The Flying Dutchman".


He made his debut for Milan on 13th September 1987 in Pisa and scored from the spot as Milan won 3 - 1. In his first season at Milan however he played just 11 games scoring 3 goals as the Rossoneri won their first Scudetto since 1979. His first season at Milan in 1987 - 1988 was plagued by an ankle injury that would haunt him for the rest of his career.

As a result of his lack of matches for Milan he started the 1988 European Championships in Germany as a substitute - but by the end of the tournament he was being hailed as the greatest player in the World. In the tournament Van Basten destroyed England on his own scoring a sensational hat trick, knocked out the hosts with a late winner and scored one of the most unforgettable goals ever seen with an amazing volley against the Soviet Union in the final. He had made his mark on the international scene but due to the desperate in-fighting and inconsistency that was to dog the Dutch side over the coming years it would be the only honour Marco would win for his country.

Marco returned to Milanello for the start of the 1988 - 89 season full of confidence and that autumn he was named the 1988 European Player of the year. He followed this up by scoring 19 goals in Serie A as well as being an integral part of the Milan team that ripped apart the hapless Romanian side Steaua Bucharest 4 - 0 in the Nou Camp to win the European Champions Cup final with Van Basten scoring two along with his compatriot Gullit who also scored a double. In the 1989 - 90 season Marco repeated his 19 goal haul in Serie A to become Capocannoniere and was once again heavily involved as Milan retained their European crown defeating Portuguese champions Benfica 1 - 0 in Vienna with a Frank Rijkaard goal. The 1990 World Cup finals in Italy were next on Marco's agenda and he went as he went in search of the ultimate prize. The Dutch side however had a tournament to forget before going out to Klinsmann's Germany 1 - 2 in what many describe as the match of the tournament for the right and wrong elements of football.

At the start of the 90 - 91 campaign Milan were attempting to win their third consecutive European crown. Their will to win however was overshadowed by their bad sportsmanship when vice president Galliani ordered the team off the pitch as they were losing when the floodlights failed in the semi-final second leg tie against the French side Marseille. Red Star Belgrade went on to take Milan's crown in a cynical final while Milan themselves received a one year ban from European club football. Van Basten scored 11 goals in Serie A that season but it was surprise side Sampdoria who took the Scudetto. Without European football to concentrate on in the 1991 - 1992 season Milan took Serie A by storm and reclaimed the Scudetto while managing to remain unbeaten in Serie A for the entire 34 game campaign - a record unlikely ever to be broken - With 'Marco Goalo' scoring 25 goals to earn his second Capocannonere title. it is worth to mention the game vs. Cagliari in Sardinia. The first half was over and Cagliari was leading 1-0. During the half-time break, Van Basten had a discussion with Capello. Noone knows what they have talked about but when returning on the pitch Capello showed to Marco the number "3" by making it with his fingers. Marco scored a hat-trick in 18 minutes and secured Milan the victory.

The European Championships in Sweden saw some great attacking football from the Dutch but they went out to late entrants and eventual winners Denmark in a penalty shootout where Van Basten, after his customary jump, missed from the penalty spot.
It was Marco's last international tournament.

In the Autumn of the 1992 - 1993 season Marco was on top of the footballing World. He was leading the Serie A goalsorers charts with 13 goals and included in his extraordinary start to the season came an incredible couple of games in the month of November.
In a league game in Naples he scored four goals as Milan demolished Napoli 5 - 1. He followed this up by scoring all four as Milan thrashed Goteborg 4 - 0 in the Champions League which Milan were dominating. Allied to this he was voted European Player of the Year for a record equalling third time and he was also playing his part as Milan smashed all unbeaten records in Serie A, a record which would eventually see them remain unbeaten for 58 matches.

For a joke of the destiny, Marco scored his first and last goal of his Italian experience to the same goalkeeper, Nista. Ferron is the goalkeeper that got more goals by Marco.


His extraordinary start to the season however was destroyed with a recurrence of the ankle injury which had plagued his career.

When in the first months of 1993 Marco was operated for the 4th time at the ankle, the medical staff of Milan AC disagreed with the operation, because they thought that another operation could be extremely dangerous.


He missed the vast majority of the remainder of the season playing only a couple of games before he was thrust back into action in the European Champions League final against Marseille. A tired looking Milan side lost 0 - 1 with Van Basten, who created numerous chances for Massaro and Papin, playing his last game for AC Milan.

18th August 1995, Luigi Berlusconi trophy, Milan-Juventus. In this usual great classic of the summer there is a special event: Marco Van Basten, the greatest european striker of last 20 years, leaves the football. 85.000 people at San Siro satnd-up and clap him as last wave.

Adriano Galliani so said when Marco left football: "The football lose his Leonardo Da Vinci"


In the six years he had played with Milan he had played a major part in catapulting them back to the pinnacle of World football, removing them from the shadow of neighbours Inter and laying down a solid foundation for future success.

He scored an incredible 90 goals in 147 Serie A games. He picked up 3 Scudetto's, 2 European Cups, 2 World Club Cups, 2 European Super Cups. Personally Marco claimed 3 European Footballer of the Year awards, 2 World Player of the Year awards, FIFA World Player of the year and 2 Capocannonere awards as Serie A top marksman. Not to mention that he has a 92.3% percentage rate at penalty kicks.

Van Basten had made a legend of himself before his injury dramatically shortened his brilliant career.

In the end he realised was fighting a futile battle against one opponent he knew he could never get the better off - his own body.
These days Marco, his wife Elisabeth (whom he married in 1992) and their 3 children Alexander, Angelica and Rebecca have two homes - one in Elisabeth's home village of Badhoevedorp and another in Monaco. Marco spends a great amount of time practising his golf handicap and is also a keen fan of tennis - hobbies he enjoys a lot more than the pressure cooker atmosphere of management which he says he will never try.

Marco Van Basten carried the torch of legends during his time with AC Milan. A torch passed on to him by Maradona, Cruyff, Pele, Puskas, Di Stefano et al.

He carried it with grace, dignity and a great love for the game. In return the footballing World had taken Marco into their hearts forever.


Marco is UNIQUE because he express alone that philosophy that Dutch football made at the beginning of 70s. The universality of one team is expressed only by one player that hasn't weak points. Marco is able to shoot with both feet, is great with head and he has a play vision of a real director, like Rui Costa or Gianni Rivera.

With Franco Baresi and Gianni Rivera, Marco has been the most loved player of AC Milan, that's because he talked little and communicated more with the actions and the goals on the field rather than with the words.

"Van Basten the divine!" wrote Gianni Brera, one of the greatest Italian football journalists.

Trophies won:
::3 x Dutch title
::3 x Dutch Cup
::3 x Dutch League top scorer
::3 x Italian title
::2 x European Super Cup
::2 x European Cup
::2 x Intercontinental Cup
::1 x Cup Winners Cup
::2 x Italian League top scorer
::1 x World Player of the Year award
::1 x Golden Boot award
::3 x European Footballer of the Year award
::2 x World Soccer Player of the Year award

Franco Baresi

Franco Baresi adalah 'Steel Man' dari pertahanan AC Milan dan tim nasional Italia selama lebih dari dua dekade. Dia adalah pembela Italia terbesar sepanjang masa meskipun beberapa orang mungkin berpikir berbeda.

Dia memulai karirnya di AC Milan dan dia bermain hanya untuk The Devils.

Ia lahir pada 8 Mei 1960 di sebuah tempat bernama Travagliato, dekat Brescia, di wilayah Lombardia Italia.

Dia memulai debutnya di Serie A Italia pada tanggal 23 April 1978 di sebuah pertandingan bermain melawan Verona pergi. Milan memenangkan pertandingan dengan skor 2-1.


Ia pergi dengan AC Milan dari kemuliaan kepada kegagalan dan dari kegagalan untuk kemuliaan saat ia bermain untuk 'Rossoneri' dalam dua era: satu adalah masa paling gelap dalam sejarah klub, ketika Milan bermain untuk pertama kalinya di Serie B selama dua tahun karena skandal taruhan yang melibatkan presiden klub dan beberapa pemain (Baresi tidak salah satu dari mereka); yang lain adalah periode terbaik AC Milan, dari 1988 hingga 1994.

Dia juga salah satu pemain yang berada di lapangan yang paling cocok di Serie A (444, semua untuk AC Milan), di mana ia mencetak 12 gol. (dia juga bermain untuk AC Milan di dua musim di Serie B di mana ia mencetak beberapa tujuan, tidak dihitung di sini).

Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan presiden klub ingin pensiun dirinya sendiri ketika ia mendengar bahwa Baresi akan pensiun. Dia meninggalkan ruang parlemen untuk melihat pertandingan terakhir Baresi sebagai pemain proffesional merah-dan-kemeja garis-garis hitam.

Permainan terakhir yang dimainkan oleh Baresi untuk AC Milan freindly dengan Capello dan Sacchi di bangku pelatihan dan dengan Van Basten dan semua pemain lain yang membentuk tim emas akhir 80-an dan awal 90-an. 50,000 orang datang untuk melihat Baresi's testimonial pertandingan malam itu. Tengara permainan ini Baresi tujuan pada akhirnya.

Dia sekarang bekerja sebagai pengintai untuk AC Milan.

Piala menang:
6 x Italia judul
3 x European Super Cup
3 x Piala Eropa
2 x Intercontinental Cup

Gunnar Nordahl

Gunnar Nordahl was the most effective striker that ever played for AC Milan. His style of play was based on his enormous strength. Nordahl had another four brothers who also played football in the Swedish first division. He played in the Swedish first division at Degerfors and IFK Norkopping. His career landmarks during his time in the Swedish championship are the four championships titles won during the time he played for Norkopping and the seven goals scored against Landskrona in a championship match. He was first called to the Swedish national team in 1945. In 1948 he became the top scorer of the Olympic Games football tournament with seven goals, where he helped Sweden to win the Olymipic gold medal. It seemed that his value was too big for the Swedish championship and so it was. After he scored in the Swedish first league 149 goals in 172 matches played, he took the way of Italy, signing a contract with AC Milan. This contract is the beggining of a great era for AC Milan because Nordahl will be one of the leading players of 'The Devils' in their way of winning the most of the 50's Scudetto's (1950, 1954, 1956 and 1958) and not only.


He arrived at AC Milan on the 22nd January 1949, and in his first season wearing the red and black strips shirt, he scored an outstanding 16 goals in 15 games. Later, in AC Milan arrived his national side team mates, Gunnar Gren and Nils Liedholm, all off them forming the well known GRE-NO-LI trio.

The transfer to the Italian championship was equal for him with the retirement from the Swedish national team as the Swedish had strict rules against professionalism in sports. In his national team career, he scored 44 goals in 30 matches, on of the highest average ever, almost 1,5 goals a match. He played for AC Milan in eight seasons, in five of them being the Serie A top scorer. He scored for Milan a total of 210 goals. At the end of his career he played in AS Roma for two seasons. For AC Milan, he scored in Serie A a total of 210 goals.

He also contributed in a 7-1 AC Milan win against Juventus Torino. Unfortunately, he died in 1995, and he will remain for ever in history as one of the most powerful and greatest players of the game.

Trophies won:
::4 x Swedish title
::1 x Swedish cup
::2 x Italian title
::2 x Coppa Latina
::1 x Olympic Gold Medal
::4 x Swedish Top Scorer
::1 x Olympic Games Top Scorer
::5 x Italian League Top Scorer

Gianni Rivera

Dia dijuluki 'The Golden Boy' dari sepak bola Italia. Dia adalah produk dari Alessandria akademi sepak bola muda. Dia debutnya di Serie A untuk Alessandria melawan Internazionale Milano. Itu adalah pada tanggal 2 Juni 1959. Dia hanya 15 tahun. Dia hanya bermain untuk klub pertamanya 26 pertandingan di mana ia mencetak 6 gol. Setelah satu tahun, ia dibeli oleh AC Milan dengan rekor biaya transfer untuk waktu itu, 200,000 $. Bagi seorang pemain yang hanya 16 tahun. Pada tahun 1962 dia memenangkan Scudetto pertama dengan AC Milan dan pada 13 Mei 1962, pada usia 18 tahun, ia memainkan pertandingan pertamanya untuk tim nasional Italia melawan Jerman Barat di Chili, sebuah permainan yang selesai dengan imbang tanpa gol, 0-0 .

Karena kemenangan Scudetto 1962, AC Milan masuk ke dalam mengejar Piala Eropa 1962, Piala Eropa yang telah mereka akhirnya menang, mengalahkan Benfica 2-1 di final dengan Rivera dalam bentuk besar ia dianugerahi tempat kedua dalam terkenal 'Prancis Football Player of the Year' penghargaan, dimenangkan oleh kiper Rusia Lev Yashin.

Pada musim 1967/1968 dia memenangkan dengan AC Milan baik gelar dan Piala Winners. Musim depan, Rivera membawa AC Milan untuk memenangkan Piala Champions ketika akhirnya ia mendapat 'France Football Player of the Year' award.

Dia bermain dengan "Squadra Azzura" (tim nasional Italia) di Piala Dunia tahun 1970 yang diselenggarakan oleh Meksiko di mana mereka kehilangan mencapai final melawan Brazil dengan 4-1 dan di Piala Dunia 1974 ketika orang-orang Italia mengetuk-out oleh nasional Polandia tim dengan 2-1. Itu adalah akhir dari Rivera's karir di tim nasional yang ia bermain dalam 60 pertandingan mencetak 14 gol.

Rivera mengambil dua AC Milan di final Piala Winners, satu pada tahun 1973 dan satu lagi di 1974; yang pertama dimenangkan dan yang kedua hilang. Ia juga menang dengan merah-hitam-dan tim dua gelar berturut-turut Italia, pada tahun 1972 dan 1973. AC Milan juga memenangkan beberapa Piala Italia 70's tapi tanpa Rivera di sebagian besar dari mereka yang dilarang karena pernyataan terhadap wasit Italia.

Rivera memenangkan Scudetto terakhir karirnya sebagai pemain pada tahun 1979 dengan AC Milan, ini juga menjadi gelar ke-10 untuk 'The Devils'. Pada musim panas tahun itu Rivera pensiun setelah beberapa freindlies bermain melawan Argentina.

Secara keseluruhan, ia bermain untuk AC Milan di Serie A 501 pertandingan dan mencetak 122 gol.

Setelah pensiun, Rivera memasuki kehidupan politik Italia, menjadi salah satu anggota Parlemen Italia.

Piala menang:
4 x italian cup
3 x Italian title
2 x Cup Winners Cup
2 x Piala Eropa
1 x Eropa Player of The Year
1 x Eropa Player of The Year runner-up
1 x World Cup runner-up
1 x Italian League Top Scorer
1 x Intercontinental Cup
1 x Eropa turnamen

Inzaghi Tersanjung Disebut Sebagai Legenda Milan

Striker AC Milan ini berharap timnya masih bisa melanjutkan penampilan terbaiknya di pentas Liga Champions.


Penampilan pemain veteran AC Milan Pippo Inzaghi yang brilian di pertengahan pekan saat membawa Rossoneri meraih kemenangan tandang 2-1 di Marseille di pentas Liga Champions telah memberinya banyak pujian.

Inzaghi tak hanya sekedar menyamai rekor gol Eropa yang dimiliki Gerd Muller dengan koleksi total 70 gol saja. Namun juga dirinya merasa sangat tersanjung disebut sebagai seorang legenda layaknya Paolo Maldini oleh wakil prsiden AC milan Adriano Galliani.


"Tentang rekor gol saya? Ini menjadi tonggak penting dalam sejarah dari kompetisi prestius dengan sebuah kepuasan besar buat saya karena begitu banyak pemain hjebat yang telah bermain untuk klub ini, termasuk [George] Weah, [Marco] van Basten dan [Andriy] Shevchenko," katanya.

"Tetapi yang lebih membuat saya tersanjugn adalah kata-kata dari Galliani ketika dia menyebut saya sebagai seorang legenda layaknya [Paolo] Maldini."

Lebih lanjut Inzaghi berharap Milan masih bisa terus melanjutkan penampilan baiknya di Liga Champions.

"Maklum Liga Champions merupakan sebuah kompetisi yang spesial. Tentu saja kami harus memenangkan pertandingan pertama, lalu yang kedua karena kemudian kita akan menghadapi Real Madrid dua kali. Yang pasti sejauh ini tak ada satupun yang dapat menjaminnya," katanya kepada Sky.

"Jika kami ingin meraih level layaknya Barcelona dan Chelsea maka kami harus bisa melanjutkan kontinuitas pertandingan kami dengan baik," sambungnya.

Kembalinya Legenda Milan

Milan - Paolo Maldini mengisaratkan akan kembali ke AC Milan, tetapi kapasitasnya bukan sebagai seorang pemain. Legenda Milan ini berhenti dari sepak bola pada akhir musim lalu. Namun kecintaannya pada permainan ini membuatnya ingin kembali untuk membantu Leonardo di Milan, jika diperlukan.

Berbicara dengan La 7 Gold, Maldini mengatakan, sangat mencintai konstum Milan dan kecintaannya melebihi orang lain. “Aku memberi banyak dan menerima banyak dan aku merasa begitu banyak cinta untuk warna Milan. Ini melampaui orang-orang yang bekerja di sana” paparnya.

"Jika ada kesempatan untuk melakukan hal positif yang dapat membantu tim ini, saya akan selalu disana. Hidup saya selalu untuk Milan, tidak ada yang lain. Dan saya ingin seterusnya seperti itu. Tim ini mempunyai kebanggaan, dan mereka selalu dapat memberikan momentum penting ” tandasnya.

Mantan pemain timnas Italia ini juga mengomentari konsistensi Milan setelah memulai awal yang buruk pada musim ini.

“Kami akan melalui periode yang baik karena tim telah menemukan konsistensi di Liga Champions dan Serie A. Mereka tahu cara bermain sepak bola,” terangnya.

Namun ketika ditanya tentang potensi juara Liga Champions, Maldini tidak menjagokan mantan klubnya.

“Liga Champions? Saya kira Barcelona adalah tim terkuat, tapi teman saya (Carlo) Ancelotti-nya Chelsea pelengkap terbaik,” pungkasnya.