Puskas actually recorded four goals in that 7-3 over Eintracht Frankfurt and picked up another hat trick in the 1962 Final, a 5-3 loss to Benfica. Only two other players have achieved that feat-Alfredo Di Stefano and Ferenc Puskas, both of Real Madrid, achieved the feat in the 1960 final. He is the last player to record a hat trick in the final. His greatest accomplishment in red and black was definitely the 1969 European Cup Final, when he recorded a hat trick in a 4-1 victory over Ajax in Madrid. That year, he also scored three times in the Cup Winners' Cup to help Milan win the competition for the first time ever. In only his second season, he scored 15 times, sealing the Caponnoniere for himself and leading the Rossoneri to the Scudetto for the first time since the 1961-1962 season. Only 19 at the time, he quickly blossomed into a star for Milan. Prati's arrival in 1966 proved to be a great addition for Milan. That Dida, the dominant and fun-to-watch Dida, is the one that will be remembered. Though his career was marred by injury later on, especially after being hit by a lit flare against Inter Milan in the 2004-2005 Champions League and being assaulted by a fan against Celtic in the 2007-2008 Champions League, the Brazilian was a big part of the team that made it to the final three times in five years. No performance will ever be more highly regarded in his career than that night in Manchester in 2003 when Dida pushed away three penalty shots in a shootout to give Milan its sixth Champions League victory with a win over Juventus. He may have fallen off late in his career, but there can be doubt that when he was at his best, few were as good as the great Brazilian Nelson Dida.ĭida was a star for Milan for many years at the start of the 21st century.
Individual: 2005 FIFPro Goalkeeper of the Year, 2005 IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper Silver Ball Who made the cut? Who is the greatest Rossonero of all time? This list is meant to pay tribute to legends of an incredible sport who deserve nothing but respect and to be remembered as some of the greatest players of all time. The list does not take into consideration the player's history with other teams, only their time at Milan. The 20 men in this list are the 20 greatest players to ever wear the red and black. Some are considered the greatest of their generation, several among the best of all time. Through the years, Milan have always had superstars in their team.
In 1899, an Englishman established a football club in the city of Milan.