Chapter 61 Parting

After holding the three-board axe of AC Milan, Florence's offensive gradually rose again. Although Costacuta's appearance awakened the fighting spirit of Milan players in a short time, after they could not attack for a long time, the momentum gradually leaked away.

Ancelotti sat in the coach's seat, and his mind was also in chaos. When he replaced Costacuta, although he did not say it explicitly, everyone knew that he was going to give up the game.

As for the qualification of the UEFA Champions League, Ancelotti believes that the team has a solution. There have been examples of Real Madrid and Liverpool before, and UEFA will never let AC Milan, the defending champion of the Champions League, be absent.

The passing of minute and second of the game is coming to an end, and the stands of San Siro have become quiet. The fans have nothing to think about the game. The reason why they have not left early now is just to say goodbye to Costa Kuta.

Of course, there is also Albertini. Although Albertini is now wearing a purple gold robe of Florence, they all know that Albertini's heart has always been in AC Milan.

For loyal ministers, the fans will always give tolerance.

In the 85th minute of the game, Costa Kuta's opportunity came. Kaka broke into the penalty area and was hit by Compani. The referee directly awarded a penalty.

At this time, Pirlo, Sidorf and Kaka were all on the field, but when the football was placed on the penalty spot, they all retreated, Costakuta was pushed to the front, and the penalty was given to him.

Costa Cuta did not refuse. He knows the importance of this game. Although the game is coming to an end, AC Milan will still have a chance if he can play this ball in.

Ancelotti was also excited once. He was a little anxious, and some words stuck in his throat. He hesitated several times, but still swallowed back.

He didn't want Costakuta to punish this critical penalty, but at this time, no matter how hard-hearted he is, he can't say it.

Run, get up, shoot!

It can be done overnight!

In his career, Costa Cuta, who had only scored two goals for Milan, calmly kicked the ball into the goal of Frey's handle.

The originally quiet stands suddenly became boiling, and people were cheering. They were both for Costakuta and the team, and they saw hope.

As long as Milan can get a draw at home, they will qualify for the Champions League next season.

Unfortunately, their hope lasted only two minutes. Degan received a pass from Abart in the penalty area, beat Nesta and scored a header.

It is another cooperation between two former Milan players, which completely killed the hope of AC Milan's counterattack.

When Degan scored a goal, Costa Kuta stood aside and saw that the goal was pierced for the third time, and his face was full of disappointment.

When the game is near the end, Fiorentina is still attacking, and the football is passed back and forth at the feet of the Fiorentina players. Although the Milan players are also fighting, their momentum looks more like dealing with errands.

Albertini's straight plug ball passed directly to Degan's feet. Degan pulled the ball around and was about to break through. Suddenly, one leg flew in front of him. Degan hesitated for a moment and was about to move, but when he saw the man clearly, he deliberately showed a flaw, and the football was directly removed from the sideline.

Immediately after the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, the San Siro Stadium, which had been quiet for nearly half an hour, suddenly with joy and thunder, people were shouting a person's name.

Costa Kuta!

Digan looked at the old Billy who was beside him and supported his body to stand up, and suddenly smiled: "It's a wonderful shovel!"

Costakuta was stunned and looked at Digan strangely. His face was a little depressed: "Don't lie in front of me. I know you can hide just now. Why did you deliberately let me pity me, an old man?"

With Costakuta's many years of playing experience, how could he not see that Degan was deliberately giving him a decent ending, but as a player, his self-esteem does not allow him to accept such alms.

Although it was seen through, Digan didn't care: "I don't have the habit of pitying others, but I also feel tired. I think I should say congratulations. You have a very brilliant career. I envy you and even a little jealous!"

Degan is really jealous that he can always play for the same team in his 20-year career. This is not only a symbol of loyalty, but also represents far more than a definition of loyalty.

Seeing that Degan turned around and was about to leave, Costa Cuta lowered his head and smiled at the corners of his mouth: "Anyway, thank you!"

At this time, the fans in the San Siro stands have stood up. They are cheering, applauding, and shouting the name of Costa Cuta.

When Costacurta walked into the field and looked around and saw the whole San Siro clapping and cheering for him, he realized that this was the right time for him to leave. His eyes were intertwined with the smiles of Ancelotti and Tasotti on the coach's bench, and the cheers of Maldini on the sidelines sounded clearly in his ears.

That's his old friend. When he entered the first team, the two have been fighting side by side. After so many years, they have experienced glory and troughs together. Now it's time to say goodbye.

Costakuta looked at Albertini again, who was also his old friend. When Albertini left, he also felt very sorry, but there was nothing he could do. This is professional football.

"Billy!" Albertini walked to Costacuta and took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

Costa Cuta smiled, and his hand was tightly clenched with Albertini: "Demi! Congratulations, this is a great victory!"

Costakuta and Albertini said a few words, then walked to the sidelines and applaud the fans around them. Then he looked at the teammates who surrounded him. When he saw young people around 20 such as Grimi, Bolello, Bonella and Gulkuf, Basten, Gullic, Guritt, Baresi, Saki's smile back then.

It was an era in Milan, an era of Italian football, and now old Billy has to leave silently with memories and the right to speak for that era.

There is only one simple sentence that can be left as an explanation: "I really can't run."

Martini said well that whenever players like Costakuta retire, they will feel that their soul and body meat are missing. Don't fans feel this way?

Fortunately, happiness is more than sadness. Although San Siro suffered a failure this night, because of Costa Cuta and Albertini, tears have already submerged in the sea of cheerfulness.

Although he lost the game, he had no regrets about saying goodbye to his career in an official game, and the fans gave him courtesy, which made him even more gratifying.

In this farewell battle, ** came three times. As a result, Costa Kuta's captain's armband marked that entered the court for the first time. There is a capital letter "M" in the upper right corner of his jersey chest, with three layers of meanings. His mother's name margherita is the first letter, and his wife's name martin A first letter, he finally took effect the first letter of the team Milan.

In this game, Costa Kuta's family also came, his wife Martina. Cologne Bari sat in the stands with their son Aguile in his arms. Aguile wore a Milan red and black jersey with his name achille written on his back.

The second ** came from his penalty. After scoring the third goal of his 27-year career, Billy, who was not a penalty kicker, naturally walked to the front 12 yards and pushed his right foot to the left in the middle. Fiorentina goalkeeper Frey's judgment was wrong and the whole audience was full of joy, but Costa Kuta walked to the bottom line very calmly. , lowered his head and thought a little. When his teammates surged up, he smiled a little.

Now that the game is over, all the Milan players put on the No. 5 Milan uniform with the name of Costa Cuta and entered the field to celebrate, setting off the third ** of the farewell match. Teammates worked together to throw old Billy into the sky, and the star named Billy entered the history of Milan players.

Then the management of the Milan club also walked into the stadium and hugged and celebrated with Costacuta. When he took it over, Costacuta, who had always been very calm, couldn't help but have sour eyes. After calming down for a long time, he began to say quietly, "This is a beautiful day. Thank you to the club, Teammates and my family. I am honored to be a part of Milan, and the degree of connection is so deep. I like this feeling of integration very much.

It can be said that Alessandro. Costacuta is definitely a representative of Italian football defense culture. His brilliant career almost coincides with the period when Berlusconi was in charge of Milan, witnessing every detail of the establishment, decline and revival of the Milan dynasty in the past 20 years.

In addition to the 86/87 season, Alessandro was loaned to Monza for one season. All the rest of Costa Cuta's football life is dedicated to Milan, and he is also one of the symbols of Milan's loyalty.

As a central defender, Alessandro. Costakuta's physical condition is very ordinary, and his speed has been criticized for many years. In the face of various types of strikers, Costakuta relies purely on superb defensive skills and has maintained a high standard for a long time. It can be said that Costa Kuta itself is a textbook of defensive technology, which condenses the defensive consciousness accumulated in Italian football for decades.

The golden period of Costa Kuta's career focused on the Milan dynasty created by Saki and Capello. His defense with Baresi, Maldini and Tasotti was not only invincible in the club, but also transplanted to the national team. During this period, Costa Cuta won almost all the championships.

But from the 1994 Toyota Cup, Costa Kuta began to go downhill. In the game against Sarsfield, Costa Kuta first gave the opponent a penalty kick, and then made a return error that caused the team to lose another goal. Before the end of the game, he received a red card and was sent off, 0:2 Milan missed the Toyota Cup for the second consecutive year.

With the retirement of a group of veteran ministers such as Baresi, Costacuta and Milan fell into a trough together. He lacked leadership temperament and was constantly accused of making mistakes, and his belief in only effective loyalty to Milan has never changed.

At the end of the 01/02 season, Costa Kuta, whose contract expired, announced the end of his 17-year career. Just as he was preparing to go to the major leagues to search for gold, the Milan club recalled 36-year-old Costakuta at the end of August and reassured the team's defense before the transfer.

The relationship with the sexy actress Cologne Bari made Costakuta glow in the "second spring". He played a good role and enjoyed the last happiness of his career.

Whenever Nesta or Maldini is injured, Costakuta can always stand up and play the game with all his heart. In the 2003 Toyota Cup, Costa Kuta replaced the injured Nesta and Maldini. His near-perfect performance washed away the shame of 10 years ago. Unfortunately, Costa Kuta missed the penalty in the penalty, and Milan lost to Boca Youth, continuing the regret of the Toyota Cup.

Costakuta can be called a miracle of AC Milan and even Italian football. In the 1980s, he built the team's "reinforced concrete defense" with Baresi, Maldini, Tassoti and others to help the Rossoneri win the Serie A, Champions Cup, the Toyota Cup and the Coppa Italia. Even the Super Cup and all the championship honors.

Born in 1966, Costacuta seems to be born a Milanese. After joining Milan in 1985/86, Costacuta spent the rest of his time in San Siro, except for a short loan to Monza in 1986.

In the 1986/87 season, he officially played in the cup for the first time on behalf of AC Milan's adult team. On October 25, 1987, he ushered in his first league appearance, nearly 20 years have passed.

In 20 years, Costa Cuta has made 455 appearances in Serie A, 73 appearances in the Coppa Italia, 6 games in the Italian Super Cup, and 116 times in Europe. As a defender, he left three valuable goals for the Rossoneri and wrote a touching poem that moved the fans. The selfless applause given to him by the fans is the best reward for his contribution to the team.

Now that Costacuta is 41 years old, no one can beat him in Serie A, which can be called a perfect "living fossil". So far, Costa Kuta has won almost all the championship honors, including 7 Serie A championships, 5 Champions Cups, 5 European Super Cups, 5 Italian Super Cups, 1 Italian Cup and 2 Toyota Cups.

Although he is no longer the main force of the team's first team, and Costakuta is more like a training partner, as long as he has the opportunity to appear on the court in Milan's robe, he will always show people the best Billy.

"I look forward to the wonderful things in my life. When I thought that this was my last game in San Siro, I also felt sad, but this is something I am proud of, because my career has been dedicated to this great team."

41-year-old Costa Cuta is one of the oldest active players in the world. In fact, he had the idea of retiring two years ago, but Galliani, the vice president of AC Milan, has repeatedly retained him, and Costacuta himself has a desire to retire. The desire to take his son to San Siro Stadium and say goodbye to the fans inspired him to always sign a "last year" contract at the end of each season. After all, the years are unforgiving. In the match between the Coppa Italia and Rome, Costa Kuta performed poorly. Two mistakes led to two goals and the replacement at half-time, which finally forced him to make up his mind to retire.

Costa Cuta is now a "living fossil" that holds many records: he has served for the Rossoneri for nearly 24 years, which is unique in Milan's century history; in the Champions League against Athens AEK on November 21 last year, he created the record of the oldest player in the Champions League. Record.

In addition to his brilliant resume at the club, Costa Kuta also made 59 appearances for the Italian national team from 1991 to 1998 and won the 1994 World Cup runner-up.

With the retirement of Costa Cuta, only Maldini is still active on the field among the players who created the glory of the Milan dynasty. This also means that AC Milan's defense has a new beginning. After all, 39-year-old Maldini, 41-year-old Costa Cuta and 36-year-old Cafo are no longer qualified to guard Milan's defense.

In a defeat and the last start, Costa Kuta said goodbye with a smile. Gattuso squatted down in front of him and hugged Uncle Billy's waist. The beast in Milan midfield became as fragile as a child. Yes, it's always sad to say goodbye, although he will stay like Tasotti.

Since 1987, Costacuta has witnessed the glory of the dynasty with Milan, and also has his own loss and hesitation. Especially with the retirement of Baresi, Uncle Billy, who has suffered countless accusations. Once the once indestructible defense line collapsed, people poured their dissatisfaction into him, a People accused of lack of leadership skills.

And his stability and tenacity have long been forgotten. Maybe everyone has forgotten that the steel defense also had his strength. After all, he is not a flamboyant man.

If the wind of Barresi's general comes from the invincible dream dynasty, then Maldini's king spirit may be tolerating the inherent genea. By their side, Costakuta, like Tasotti, is willing to hide in the shadows and complete his mission calmly.

Maybe when others talk about it, they won't praise their credit, but no one can deny their unyieldingness. A 41-year-old player like Costa Kuta, who is still galloping on the court, is worthy of respect anyway.

Unlike the horse team's metaphor for Milan, Uncle Billy is still inseparable and always waits for Nello. Perhaps, in the predicament, people blame him for not being able to reverse the decline. Maybe when victory comes, people only see the light all over the horse team, but the rise and fall of the tide can't shake Costa Kuta's loyalty. Helplessness and glan can't compare with the heartache of betraying Milan, so silently, it is enough to follow Milan, even if the last paragraph On the way, he still plays a substitute role at ease.

Milan has a loyal tradition, just like the inheritance between Cesar and Paul. When ** gradually becomes plain in Ancelotti's conservatism, only when you see Maltini and Costacuta, such loyal figures, can you feel that Milan's blood is still there, that kind of warmth The feeling of warmth is still the most distinctive Milan.

After hanging up his boots, Costakuta will continue his life as a Milan coach in Nello. I believe that he will become an excellent coach, because his understanding will make every player respect and like him, and his calmness and his favor will make him and Milan more generous. The team with the goal of the army may need such a little calmness and restraint.

When they were sad about the departure of Costakuta, Milan's fans did not forget Albertini, the same fighter, and compared with Costakuta, everyone in Milan was full of debt to him.

Now that everything is over, there is no need for people to pursue the past. After saying that, Costa Cuta went to Albertini with Maldini.

The fans in the stands once again gave applause. A player who plays for other teams can retire in San Siro and enjoy such treatment. There is no one else on this planet except Albertini.

Digan and other Fiorentina players did not leave immediately because of Albertini, but gathered on the sidelines and watched Albertini take over the microphone.

Unlike Costa Cuta, who is used to silence, Albertini's feelings will be enriched a lot. Thinking of the glory and frustrated he had been in AC Milan, he imagined drifting outside in recent years. Every time he met AC Milan, Albertini couldn't help but shed heroic tears.

"Thank you very much. I am proud to have played for this great club. Although for some reasons, I have left San Siro since the summer of 2002, my heart has always been with this great club, and now it is time to say goodbye, every day in Milan, I will deeply miss it. I will not resent anyone. During my time in Milan, everyone I met deserves my gratitude. Once again, thank you for accompanying me for so many years!"

After all, he is no longer a Milan player. Albertini's farewell speech was very concise, and then Costakuta and Albertini's wonderful performance on the field during their time at Milan were played on the big screen.

When all this went on, Florence's head coaches Prandelli and Degan came together. They were two outsiders. Today's farewell ceremony had nothing to do with them. If they had to say that they had something to do with it, they were Albertini's group of relatives and friends.

When the Milanese were sad because of parting, the two of them were particularly calm. The season was over. For Florence, who suffered a heavy hit at the beginning of the season, their season was a success. Now that everything is over, they inevitably have to face a new question. Question.

What to do if it's not next season!

is a question of qualification in the Champions League. Although Fiorentina won this game, they are too naive if they really think that AC Milan has accepted their fate and are willing to participate in the UEFA Cup next season as the defending champion of the Champions League.

Berlusconi has never been a person to play cards according to rules. At the beginning, the phone door time broke out, and even the Ranieri family was spared, but he survived abruptly. He not only successfully kept AC Milan in Serie A, but also retained their Champions League qualification.

Who knows if Berlusconi will do this again this time? If he doesn't let us participate in the Champions League, we won't broadcast Serie A. Berlusconi will definitely do this shameless thing.

Moreover, this matter not only involves the interests of AC Milan, but also concerns the face of UEFA. Even the defending champion can't participate in the Champions League next season. What does this mean? Doesn't it mean that the level of the Champions League is not as high as Serie A, so what does it mean to hold the Champions League?

On the one hand, he is the boss of European football, and on the other hand, he is a European giant. Their interests and faces are in danger. Whose interests will be sacrificed at that time? In the final analysis, isn't Florence?

"Do you think that will happen?" Prandelli couldn't help but be a little worried.

Digan smiled and said, "Berlusconi can do everything, and we will definitely prevent him from tearing his face. It's better for the coach to inform Mr. Delaware, so as not to be caught off guard and suffer the old fox!"

"What do you think we should do?"

Digan looked at Costakuta and Albertini, who were wrapping around the stadium to greet Milan fans: "Florence can't live without the Champions League. We don't do Zaragoza. If we want to do it, we should be Everton."

After Real Madrid also won the Champions League, they suddenly found that they only ranked fifth at the end of the league, so they began to put pressure on the Spanish Football Association. The Spanish Football Association could not withstand Real Madrid's public opinion offensive and could only work for Zaragoza. As a result, a group of Zaragoza players worked hard for a year. The hard-won Champions League seat can only be robbed by Real Madrid for taking the overall situation into consideration.

Zaragoza admitted it, but Everton did not recognize it. After Liverpool killed AC Milan on Istanbul night, they were also unable to participate in the Champions League next season because their league ranking was too low. The Football Association also thought about it, hoping that Everton could give up the qualification, but the Everton people It is tough and would rather withdraw from the Premier League than be allowed to participate in the Champions League.

Although things have not officially started yet, in fact, Florence is about to make a choice.

However, according to Degan's temper, I want him to bow his head, but I'm afraid it will be very difficult.