São Paulo Legends v AC Milan Glorie: Brazilian Memories

A.C. MILAN OFFICIAL

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00:00 If I'm in Italy, wherever I go, there's always this connection with Milan.

00:05 As a child, to get there, all this heat, to be there with them, that was beautiful.

00:29 I'll never stop following Milan because it's in my heart.

00:34 Every year that passes, I believe that Milan will always go as far as possible.

00:38 We are Brazilians, we are happy, we like to play, we like to have fun.

00:48 We know the responsibility of football, but we are always very happy to give what is most important.

00:55 I arrived at Milan at 33, in that team that won everything, it was almost impossible.

01:02 When I got there, I got a call from Braida, from Leonardo, saying,

01:06 "Look, we wanted to talk, Ancelotti wanted to play at Milan."

01:10 I said, "Are you sure Ancelotti wants to go?"

01:12 "Yes, at 33, it's very safe, we want you to come and play at Milan."

01:18 When I got that call, I said, "Really, they played at Milan."

01:24 Milan is a very important team for the Brazilian football world.

01:39 It's a club that has won a lot, and there are certainly a lot of fans here.

01:46 Wearing Milan's jersey is always exciting, no matter who it is.

01:50 It's a friendly match, but wearing this jersey means a lot.

01:55 They played at Milan for ten years of my life, it was beautiful and important.

02:03 Wearing this jersey will make me remember this past.

02:16 I didn't know exactly where I was going when I had my prosecutor Oscar Damiani.

02:22 He said, "Look, there's a club in Europe that wants you."

02:25 When I found out it was Milan, I said, "I'll go there, because it's Milan."

02:30 They taught me a lot in my life, I grew up with these teams, and that's how it happened.

02:45 It's a pleasure for me to wear this jersey.

02:51 I haven't been in Milan for a long time, I haven't been able to play much,

02:58 but it's always a team that I respect a lot.

03:03 I've always respected Milan's history.

03:07 It's a special feeling for a Brazilian to play for Milan,

03:17 and to be able to play in his country.

03:20 It's always a pleasure for me.

03:22 I think the relationship between Milan and the Brazilians has always been very good.

03:30 There have been players in Milan who have made a difference,

03:36 who have managed to win with the Milan jersey.

03:41 For us Brazilians, seeing a team that likes Brazilian players is always a pleasure.

03:48 We've played with this jersey so many times,

03:54 so we're always cheering for a team that has given us so much.

04:00 Our former president, Dr. Belusconi, was a fan of Brazilian football, like Dr. Gagliani.

04:19 It was a team that was happy to see the beautiful football,

04:24 the fantasy football, and everything.

04:27 And to see so many Brazilian teammates, I remember we were 6 or 7 in Milan,

04:32 and to see so many players in such a big team like Milan,

04:40 for me as a Brazilian, it's a pleasure.

04:43 Football for us is a religion. It's a people that loves football.

04:50 People breathe football in the day. It's a love. Football for us is a love.

04:59 [Music]

05:02 I met the Brazilians after a long time, because when I arrived in Milan,

05:18 there were 8 or 7 Brazilians, and among them, there was Serginho, Dida and Emerson.

05:25 So, seeing them, meeting them, for me, is beautiful. It's too beautiful.

05:31 I will never forget. My son will be born in January,

05:42 and I will be able to tell him everything I've lived and experienced.

05:54 I still have the photos on my phone.

05:57 I look at them, because when I arrived, it was full of people.

06:01 I arrived at the airport, and there were so many fans outside the airport.

06:07 For me, that was a very, very important moment.

06:11 He was a child, and to get there, and all this heat, to be there with them,

06:16 that was beautiful.

06:19 I can't wait for him to come to the world, and one day, I can take him,

06:25 and my wife, under the Curva, and be in front of all the fans,

06:29 and let him know the San Siro stadium,

06:32 and let him know what Milan is, what Italian football is,

06:38 and what I did there.

06:41 That will never be forgotten, and I live this anxiety

06:46 to show him everything I did.

06:49 Milan here in Brazil has a lot of affection.

06:56 For all the Brazilians who played there, for all these years,

07:00 here in Brazil, Italian football was very much alive.

07:05 So, there are many, many Milanese around,

07:09 many people who have lived in Milan for many years, for many Brazilians.

07:14 It's beautiful. Look, both in Italy and around, wherever I go,

07:19 there's always this connection with Milan.

07:22 I was in China recently, and many Milan clubs there came to the hotel,

07:29 they wanted to take pictures,

07:32 to show the moments they had with Milan when I played there.

07:39 So, this connection with the Milanese is forever.

07:43 [Music]

08:02 It will be the first time I play with the Milanese here in Brazil,

08:05 so that's why I'm so excited to play in my country,

08:10 with so many friends, my family, my children,

08:14 who will see me play with the Milanese.

08:18 I hope one day I can go back to San Siro,

08:21 so they can have this feeling.

08:25 But here it's already a very beautiful thing.

08:29 [Music]

08:44 I remember I was at the training centre in São Paulo

08:48 when Leo called me and said that everything was closed.

08:53 "Look, we've signed everything, it's all done,

08:57 you can pack your bags, you have to go to Milan."

09:01 It was close to Ferragosto, in Italy,

09:03 so there was this holiday period.

09:06 I remember Gagliani, who was at Forte dei Mare,

09:09 he took me on a boat, signing contracts.

09:11 It's a beautiful memory, really beautiful.

09:14 My suitcase was full of dreams,

09:16 which then revealed much more than I could have imagined.

09:21 So, my life in football is very Milan.

09:27 [Music]

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