Saturday, May 08, 2004

Demetrio Albertini

1994 USA World Cup, the 22 aged Albertini made his first appearance in World Cup, respresenting Italy. Together with other soccer stars, Roberto Baggio, Paolo Maldini, Frenco Baresi, Signori, they put Italy to the final against Brazil. He score the 2nd penalty in this legendary match. Beforet that, as a squard member of AC Milan, he got a change to win the European Championship, a while before this, he is a teammate with the legendary Netherland player "Marco van Basten".

After 1994, he experienced ups and downs in both Milan and Italy. While players comes and leave Milan, like Baggio, Inzaghi, Leonardo, Boban, Bierhoff, Rivaldo, etc. Albertini, together with Maldini, Costacurta, seems like having a high probability of ending their soccer life in Milan.

Things happen, sometimes after 2000, he was lend to Altheltico Madrid, while he spend one year in Spain, he went back to Italy as a player in Lazio, the once a time rivial of Milan. Before an away match with Milan, Albertini said "I had never think of using the away team changing room in San Siro"..................

To be continued

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