The 40-year-old’s 10-minute cameo lit up a pedestrian match at the San Siro which, until Yuto Nagatomo struck in stoppage time, looked to have been settled by a 30th-minute howler from Livorno keeper Francesco Bardi, who is on loan from Inter.
‘I have to thank the immense crowd, the president ( Massimo Moratti), all those who stayed close to me from the club doctors to my team mates and everyone who wanted me to come back,’ said Zanetti who has been sidelines with an Achilles tendon injury.
With the Moratti era drawing to a close after 18 years, with the club president having recently sold a controlling stake to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, Zanetti is a timely reminder to the current squad of what it means to be a winner.
‘I have to thank the immense crowd, the president ( Massimo Moratti), all those who stayed close to me from the club doctors to my team mates and everyone who wanted me to come back,’ said Zanetti who has been sidelines with an Achilles tendon injury.
With the Moratti era drawing to a close after 18 years, with the club president having recently sold a controlling stake to Indonesian businessman Erick Thohir, Zanetti is a timely reminder to the current squad of what it means to be a winner.