The former Rossoneri director returns to speak at the Giacomo Poretti’s PoretCast.
former Milan director, Paolo Maldini, has returned speaking after a long silence, revealing a behind-the-scenes story related to Leo Messi. As a guest on Giacomo Poretti’s PoretCast, the Rossoneri icon and unveiled some sensational backstage information about the Argentine ace and shared his thoughts on the title race. Here are his words as reported by MilanPress:
MESSI – ‘For 10 days we tried to bring Messi to Milan, but then we understood that it was impossible. Now it’s too late, but a player like Messi is a spectacle for everyone. When I read that he could go to Inter, I was afraid.’
SCUDETTO – ‘Who will win the Scudetto between Milan, Inter, and Juve? Congratulations, Giacomo (a well-known Inter fan), you have already won it…’
ABOUT MILAN – ‘It’s difficult for a player to start and finish his career with the same team. In my time, there wasn’t a trend to go abroad. I was fortunate to find a team and a President like Berlusconi who had the same goals as me.’
LEAO? – ‘Rafa is a great talent, he goes beyond football, he does modeling, or singing; once he asked me to release an album two days before a game; I told him it wasn’t a problem, but he had to score 2 goals. He didn’t score but made assists (laughs). The most beautiful thing in these years were the personal relationships, he came from Lille, like a great talent but he had to prove himself first. Relationships you build with the people are the most beautiful things that remain, more than the trophies and the games won.
THE HEAVIEST DEFEAT? – ‘When you lose a World Cup final or a semifinal against Maradona, it’s not easy, even with Milan in Istanbul, I scored after 40 seconds. After the goal, I thought, ‘Strange evening, for me to score in the Champions League final after 40 seconds…'”
