Milan fans never imagined they would receive such news: the whole truth about Santiago Gimenez leaked.
Santiago Gimenez, Milan’s coup in the January market, had presented himself in the best way to the Rossoneri fans by immediately scoring in the victorious away match at Empoli. The Mexican bomber, who cost 28.5 million euros (with bonuses it goes up to 35), scored the second goal against the Tuscans sealing the Rossoneri’s success.
Ultim’ora Milan, tifosi sotto choc: spunta la verità su Gimenez – Foto ANSA (Milanlive.it)
However, the first Champions League night as a Milan player was not as lucky for Gimenez. The Diavolo, in fact, came out defeated 1-0 from the den of Feyenoord, the very team from which the 2001-year-old was picked up in recent weeks. The return to the stadium that launched him was very disappointing, not least because he hardly ever received any playable balls.
Milan, despite the colorless performance, nevertheless has all the cards to try to overturn the result in the return leg at the San Siro. To do so it will certainly need the best Santiago Gimenez, who has chosen to start a new adventure in the Rossoneri partly because many of his idols have passed through Milanello.
Ultim’ora Milan: Gimenez choc, tutto svelato
In fact, his dad Christian revealed to Gazzetta dello Sport that soccer and AC Milan entered Gimenez’s home at a very early age. Already at an early age, in fact, Santiago had as idols real champions such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Filippo Inzaghi, Ronaldinho and Kaka: all players who wrote the history of Milan.
Ultim’ora Milan: Gimenez choc, tutto svelato – Foto ANSA (Milanlive.it)
And that’s not all, because dad Christian admits that Santiago has also always been very attracted to the Rossoneri fans and the spectacle of the Meazza stadium. “To find ourselves at San Siro,” added the Milan bomber’s dad, “to meet the likes of Baresi, Dida, Shevchenko, and then teammates in the stands: everything impressed us.
Again Gimenez’s dad then addressed Sergio Conceicao, who has taken over from Paulo Fonseca on the Milan bench since New Year’s Day. The parent of the Rossoneri bomber is convinced that the presence of the Portuguese coach will help his son grow given the experience accumulated over many years as a player and then as a coach. “The advice I give him is to always play with the determination he has,” dad Gimenez concludes, “he will have teammates of great quality, an advantage for everyone.
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