At the presentation of Mauro Suma’s book “Il Milan nel mondo”, among the many former Rossoneri players in attendance was Alessandro Costacurta. The former defender spoke about the frustration he felt at not playing in the 1994 Champions League final in Athens against Barcelona… which ultimately ended in a comfortable 4-0 victory for Milan.
“It is much easier to be on the pitch than off it. Then a pressure builds up inside you that you cannot release… it may sound silly, but what Franco (Baresi) and I were feeling was the same sensation. The only thing we could do was encourage our team-mates or boo and insult the others. But then we calmed down immediately: we had a wonderful group, and we were confident of winning.”
