AC Milan’s Filippo Inzaghi reveals his passion for the game
Filippo Inzaghi was the hero on the night, when Real Madrid visited San Siro to face AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League on Match day 4.
Inzaghi scored 2 goals and brought his side within touching distance of a memorable victory, before Real struck in the dying minutes; the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
After the match, opposing Coach Jose Mourinho congratulated Pippo on becoming the leading goal-scorer in European goal chart with 70 strikes. The former Juventus forward is level at 1st place on the all-time European goal scoring list with former
Real Madrid legend Raul Gonzalez.
Raul, who currently plays his trait with German side Schalke 04, has the chance of overtaking Inzaghi, as the Milan striker is out of action for at least until May. The Italian International damaged a knee ligament in Milan’s victory in the Seria A fixture
against Palermo and requires a surgery before returning to full-fitness.
At 37 years of age, Filippo is still passionate about the game and enjoys his time on the pitch.
In a recent interview, the Italian revealed, “The secret is passion. Passion for what I do, the fact I still enjoy myself like a kid, the fact there's still that strong desire to play and that I feel a lot of affection from everyone who comes to training
every day which helps me work even harder. I have the best job in the world. I think that's what the younger players need to learn. I try to enjoy it to the full, enjoy it right to the last. That's probably why, at 37, I'm still getting to experience beautiful
evenings like against Madrid."
Inzaghi joined the Rossoneri in 2001 and has twice tasted European glory with the Italian giants. The striker claimed his 1st UEFA Champions League gold medal in 2003 when Milan beat Italian rivals Juventus.
Filippo’s 2nd winner’s medal came in 2007, when AC Milan beat English side Liverpool FC 2-0 and avenged their defeat of the 2005 Champions League final. Milan’s no.9 was the hero for the night once more as he scored a double in the final, played
at Athens’ Olympic Stadium.
When asked about how he felt when reminiscing the two occasions, Inzaghi replied, “Both were wonderful experiences, but I've always said the Champions League campaign where I was most important was 2003. However, the one the fans remember is 2007, which
shows how important goals in a final are. I can't choose one over the other – they're two matches I will never forget. But, as I said, if you score two goals in a Champions League final it's fairly special.”
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