The Mexican national team striker has been instrumental from the start: assists and goals for the former Feyenoord man. Now the challenge to his past
Santi subito: Gimenez si è preso il Milan, ora cambia tutto (LaPresse) – MilanLive.it
To ask more from Santi Gimenez in his debut with the Milan jersey was really difficult. The Mexican national team striker started from the bench in both the Coppa Italia match against Roma and in Serie A against Empoli. A minor muscle trouble, which stopped him in the last match with his Feyenoord side, prompted Sergio Conceicao to use caution.
No starting jersey for El Bebote, who still managed to prove decisive. On Wednesday, Joao Felix took the stage, showing the San Sito crowd all his class. Then the goal with a dig was the icing on the cake. But the Portuguese’s goal also bore the signature of Santi Gimenez, who was decisive with his pass for the former Chelsea man.
Il Milan esulta per un affare sensazionale
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The Mexican national, however, was the star player in the challenge against Empoli. A complicated challenge because of the unjust expulsion of Fikayo Tomori. But the Tuscans a few minutes later were left in ten for an unsportsmanlike foul at stoppage time by Marianucci. There is a distinct feeling, however, that without the intelligence (some may call it cunning, but it changes little) of the former Feyenoord that red would never have been drawn.
So it is Santi who gets the game back on the right track, before Rafa Leao’s goal that unlocks the game. Then the 2-0 was all his own: bomber-like movement to protect the ball and encourage the insertion of Pulisic, before receiving the ball from the American and unloading it with precision and force into the goal for a goal that made all Milan fans go crazy, who finally enjoy a real bomber.
A bomber, who on Wednesday, barring a change of plans, will play his first game as a starter. A bomber who really cost Milan the right amount. The valuation, as it is known, was as much as 40 million euros, but the work of Giorgio Furlani and the player’s agent allowed Milan to buy Santi Gimenez for much less. The deal between the two clubs, in fact, was closed on a fixed base of 28.5 million euros plus bonuses. Bonuses that can go up to 35 million euros. Truly a great deal when you consider the costs of the other center-backs. Milan and its fans can really gloat.
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