Earlier than going through them once more in 2022, when the Rossoneri secured , Venezia v AC Milan hadn’t been performed in Serie A since again in 2001/02. Extra exactly, it was Sunday 24 February 2002 at 15:00. Let’s delve into our historical past books, forward of the sport on the weekend, and look again on this recreation with our Time Machine.
– who had been in cost for a couple of months – went to the Penzo with a couple of gamers out, in between the two-legged tie towards Roda JC Kerkrade within the UEFA Cup Spherical of 16. The Rossoneri weren’t in nice kind in Serie A: they hadn’t gained since January 6 (1-0 towards Lecce), earlier than 5 attracts (Brescia, Fiorentina, Lazio, Perugia e Atalanta) and likewise a loss to Udinese. They had been sixth within the desk on 35 factors, however a Champions League spot was solely three factors away. The sport towards Venezia was essential. The workforce was: Abbiati; Contra, Costacurta, Roque Júnior, Chamot; Gattuso, Albertini, Kaladze; Pirlo; Shevchenko, José Mari.
The hosts had the primary probability via Magallanes’s effort. However within the twelfth minute, we obtained in entrance: Gattuso crossed it in, Shevchenko then laid it off and Kaladze fired house, beating Rossi. The lead lasted no time in any respect, within the seventeenth minute, Venezia discovered an equaliser: crossed in, Roque Júnior’s header discovered its strategy to Maniero who headed house nicely. The remainder of the primary half stayed the identical, however it was a distinct story within the second half: Bressan’s shot was off course earlier than José Mari then hit the bar. Javi Moreno then got here on, and the sport modified: within the 67th minute he volleyed house, earlier than sealing a brace within the 81st minute with a low-driven end; in between all of it, Contra scored within the seventy fifth minute, changing a speedy counter-attack, placing the sport in our arms. It was an enormous four-goal win in our cost for European soccer, which we did handle by the top of the season, which was because of many issues, but in addition the 4-1 win in Venice.
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