Shevchenko-goal was a sentence from an opponent at Friuli with Milan

He scored seven goals for the bianconeri, five in the first four matches

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Of the 127 goals scored in Serie A with the Milan shirt, Andry Shevchenko scored seven against Udinese. In the first two championships for the Friulians it was like starting with a goal from a disadvantage against the Ukrainian Devil: first goal to Friuli on January 16, 2000 (1-2 the final result), encore on the return from the spot in the 4-0 round . In September another 1-2 under the arch of the Rizzi, while in February, despite his initial goal accompanied by that of Serginho, Ventura’s Udinese placed a sensational comeback with Muzzi, Scarlato and Jorgensen. Before the break, with the Rossoneri ahead 2-1, Shevchenko’s mistake turned out to be decisive, as he let himself be hypnotized by Turci from the spot.

In 2000 it was still Zac’s Milan, who has always been a great admirer of Sheva (“he will do well as a coach too – said Zac when he learned of the Ukrainian’s arrival at Genoa -, he has always been a maniac for details as a footballer and he will also be as a coach »), then, after Terim’s brief interregnum, Ancelotti arrived with whom Sheva won the Scudetto and the Champions League. Against Udinese he remained dry in the ’02 -’03 and ’03 -’04 championships, only to make himself heard again on January 16, 2005 when Spalletti’s team showed up at San Siro from third in the standings (the Devil was second ): Milan won 3-1, but San Sirò trembled after Totò Di Natale’s initial goal.

On March 19, 2006, Milan passed to Udine 4-0: Gilardino, Seedorf and two goals from Shevchenko. That heavy defeat cost the bench to Nestor Sensini, replaced by Gianni Galeone. These were Sheva’s last goals against Udinese: the Ukrainian will go to Chelsea at the end of the season, before returning on loan in the ’08 -’09 championship. In both matches the Ukrainian champion entered during the match in progress and always in place of Pato who had inherited his number 7 jersey: at San Siro on 21 December he finished 5-1 for the Rossoneri, in the return he won 2-1 the Udinese. It was May 16, 2009, and it was the last time Sheva set foot in Friuli. He will do it again tomorrow as Genoa coach: the first with Roma went badly both for the result (2-0 for the Giallorossi) and for the performance. And the second? It is true that the air of Friuli inspired him, but today someone like him does not have Genoa on the pitch. Luckily for Udinese. –