There was a surprise to the people of San Siro lately. Daniel Maldini continued the Maldini family dynasty in AC Milan after diving debut match in the match against Hellas Verona on Sunday. Daniel Maldini was included by AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli during the second half injury time, to be exact in the 90th minute + 3.
Although the minutes of play were not long, Daniel Maldini listed his name in the AC Milan history book. The 18-year-old teenager became the third generation of the Maldini family to play for AC Milan in the Serie A competition, the highest grade of the Italian League. Pioli Praises Daniel Maldini’s debut, but Daniel follows in the footsteps of his father, Paolo Maldini, and his grandfather, Cesare Maldini.
Daniel made his debut with AC Milan’s main squad exactly 3,899 days after Paolo Maldini played his last match with the team nicknamed the Rossoneri, namely in a match against Fiorentina on May 31, 2009. Daniel Maldini recorded his debut with the AC Milan first team at the age of 18 85 day.
Despite failing to bring AC Milan to victory, Daniel Maldini claimed to remain proud to be able to record his first match with the Rossoneri. “(The match) was my dream, although the results were a little embarrassing. We hope to bring home three points in the next match,” Maldini said, quoted by the Calciomercato website. “The debut match was a goal that I set for myself. Now we hope to continue playing like this,” he added.
Daniel’s father, Paolo, currently serves as AC Milan’s technical director. Rossoneri Play Draw against 10 Players Paolo Maldini in uniform I Rossoneri from 1984 to 2009. He recorded 902 appearances in all competitions and won 25 prestigious trophies, including seven scudetto and five Champions League titles.
Cesare Maldini, who became the first generation of Maldini at AC Milan, defended the Rossoneri in the period 1954-1966. Cesare Maldini who died in 2016 recorded 412 competitive matches with AC Milan and successfully won four Scudetto and one Champions League title. Colored by Daniel Maldini’s debut, AC Milan had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona in the 22nd Italian league giornata. Verona’s goal was scored by Davide Faraoni in the 13th minute. The AC Milan retaliation goal was presented by Hakan Calhanoglu in the 29th minute.
It will be interesting for everyone to see how Daniel Maldini’s career going to be.
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