The 1/8 final of the Coppa Italia is a festival for Milan fans, because their heroes are home! As Genoa manager, Shevchenko returned to San Siro for the first time, and what awaited him was applause and cheers, just like it was then.
In 1999, Shevchenko joined AC Milan from Dynamo Kiev for a record transfer fee of $25 million. Although he had already proved himself in the Champions League at that time, how easy was it to conquer the city of Milan and conquer San Siro?
However, in the first season, Sheva made a big splash, scoring 24 goals in 32 Serie A games, winning the Golden Boot in one fell swoop, and the reputation of "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" resounded throughout the Apennines!
In the 2000–01 season, Shevchenko made 51 appearances for Milan in all competitions, scoring 34 goals, setting a career single-season scoring record, which has not been broken since.
In the 2002-03 season, affected by injuries, Shevchenko only played 24 games and recorded 5 goals, but the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Inter was his fatal blow that allowed Milan to advance to the final with the advantage of scoring more goals away from home!
In the Champions League final in Manchester in May 2003, Sheva made his fifth appearance in a penalty shootout, defeating Juve in one fell swoop and locking up the title for the Rossoneri! He also became the first Ukrainian player in history to win the Champions League.
So 19 years later, when Shevchenko returns to San Siro, die-hard fans in the South Stand will put up banners like this: "This is a long love story, your appearance in Manchester is engraved in your heart, Sheva is an eternal legend." ”
In 2006, Sheva left San Siro to join Chelsea, and in 2008 he returned on a brief loan, but never recreated the glory of milan.
After retiring, he became the manager of the Ukrainian national team and took up the coaching whip of Genoa last November, which gave him the opportunity to return to San Siro.
173 goals and 5 trophies (Serie A Champions League Italian Cup Italian Super Slam) are Shevchenko's eternal memories for Milan and will forever be recorded in the annals of red and black history.
In this game, he led Genoa to open the record in the 17th minute, but unfortunately was equalized by his old club in the 74th minute, and finally lost 1-3 in extra time, missing the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia.
When will you see you next time? Not well said, because Shevchenko is unstable, it is possible to be fired by Genoa. Future coaching Milan? His coaching ability may have to be further improved.