A crushing defeat at home…! The AC Milan players struggled to recover. This April 6, 1997, Juventus Turin moves to San Siro on behalf of the 26th day of Serie A. The Turinese are widely favored but no one expected such a show of force. Marcello Lippi's players left their opponents no chance.
An offensive festival
From the 19th minute, after a shot from Sebastiano Rossi, Vladimir Jugovic, perfectly placed, opened the scoring with a beautiful half volley. At the half-hour mark, Zinedine Zidane transformed a penalty to allow his team to make the break (32nd). After the break, the Old Lady worsens the score first through Jugovic (51st), then Christian Vieri (71st). In the process, Nicola Amoruso (73rd) brings the score to 0-5! Marco Simone finally saves the honor of AC Milan on a corner (76th). At the end of the match, Christian Vieri concluded this broad success with a beautiful cross-strike. A real offensive festival.
The match summary
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