Former Milan midfielder Samuele Dalla Bona reveals Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko had an enormous argument earlier than the 2003 Champions League Last in opposition to Juventus: ‘Paolo Maldini walked over and advised them to cease.’
Dalla Bona spoke about his profession in an interview with dello Sport on Friday.
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The previous Italian midfielder made his skilled debut at Chelsea after becoming a member of the Blues from Atalanta in 1998. Dalla Bona even revealed he that summer time to signal for the Blues.
A former Milan midfielder, Dalla Bona, solely made 16 appearances with the Rossoneri however was a part of the workforce that gained the Champions League underneath Carlo Ancelotti in 2003.
The Rossoneri secured a win on penalties in opposition to Juventus at Previous Trafford.
Dalla Bona on Inzaghi-Shevchenko argument in 2003
Milan AC coach Carlo Ancelotti (C) congratulates his gamers Andriy Shevchenko (L) and Billy Costacurta (R) after profitable the second leg semi-final Champions’ League soccer match in opposition to Inter Milan, 13 Might 2003, in Milan.
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“I watched the Last in opposition to Juventus from the stands. I bear in mind an argument between Inzaghi and Sheva in the course of the remaining coaching session; they actually went at one another. Maldini walked over and advised them to cease,” mentioned Dalla Bona.
“[Maldini was ] A real captain, he all the time made me a bit uneasy, to be trustworthy. Pippo, however, was a cannibal. Earlier than the Last, he practised his runs alone on a golf course.”
Dalla Bona’s Milan spell was fairly transient, and in keeping with the ex-midfielder, it was completely outlined by a selected recreation.
“The match in opposition to Actual Madrid, once I began on the Bernabeu, marked me,” he mentioned.
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“I performed only one half, badly. Ancelotti put me on the proper wing, and I had Roberto Carlos in entrance of me, going a thousand miles an hour. I acquired a yellow card after quarter-hour after which got here off. It was a take a look at. If I had handed it, I might have carried on. Sadly, Italian soccer is like this. You get judged instantly.”
Dalla Bona additionally performed for Milan, Bologna, Lecce, Sampdoria, Napoli and Verona in Serie A however had been very important of Italian soccer prior to now, saying that it made him “sick.”
Dalla Bona regrets leaving Chelsea
16 Dec 2001: Sam Dalla Bona of Chelsea celebrates scoring a aim in the course of the FA Barclaycard Premiership match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, London. Obligatory Credit score: Ben Radford/ALLSPORT
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“Perhaps I exaggerated, however what surrounds this world is poisonous, dangerous,” he insisted.
“Right here, in the future you’re horrible, and the following day you’re the greatest. Sure, that’s disgusting.”
Then again, Dalla Bona skilled “a special form of soccer” at Chelsea, “with out stress.”
“Panucci and Ranieri had warned me to not come again. Anyway, in 2001, I turned down a proposal from Venezia, and the membership froze me out. After two months, Claudio introduced me again into the squad, however on the finish of the season, I left. I nonetheless give it some thought at this time. I ought to have stayed there for all times,” he admitted.