May 4th.

Today, the city of Milan is particularly bleak.

The San Siro Stadium is still brightly lit and a large number of fans gather here, several times more than usual.

These fans uniformly wore AC Milan's number 3 shirt.

It's a special day!

Twenty-five years ago, the San Siro Stadium welcomed a woman named Paulo. Maldini's teenager.

Twenty-five years have passed, and the boy has become a legend, and at the same time, he is gradually aging.

Maldini is expected to always be at his best, as he was always so motivated.

But time hurts people the most, and no number of heroes can resist the erosion of time.

Milan's South Stand, home to die-hard Milanese fans as well as extreme fans.

Maldini has had many conflicts with Milan's extreme fans.

But on this day, a giant red-black No. 3 was put together with a jigsaw puzzle board throughout the South Stand!

This TIFO occupies the entire South Stand.

In other stands, there are various slogans.

[Goodbye!] Paul! 】

[Bless you!] Our Captain Forever! 】

[You will always be the prince of San Siro!] 】

[Thank you! Paul! Thank you for everything you have done for us! 】

[Goodbye Paul!] Goodbye Captain! 】

Milan fans burst into tears.

Although they had already thought about this moment, they really knew the news of Maldini's retirement, and their hearts were also very sour.

Maldini has been guarding the course for 25 years.

His place in Milan's history cannot be shaken.

He is the legendary captain of Milan!

He is the prince of San Siro!

He is one of Milan's favorite children!

On this day, Maldini will finally say goodbye to football and leave the green field.

In the scene, Milanese celebrities also gathered together.

Alessandro. Costacuta, Pierino. Prati, Robert. Baggio, Fabrizio. Rokoda, Franck. Baresi, Patssy. Redley and so on.

To be able to catch all of these Milanese legends and show them up in his retirement game, only the captain who has crossed the eras, Maldini, can do this.

In the dressing room, Maldini kept taking deep breaths.

I made this difficult decision, but when I really came to this moment, the sourness and reluctance in my heart were like a storm.

How I wish I could be younger again.

How I wish I could go back to those passionate years.

In the locker room, everyone stood up.

Tough guy tender, Maldini opened his mouth several times, but failed to say anything.

Everyone was waiting for Maldini's reprimand, and the outside was already urging him to play.

Suke looked at Maldini's appearance and was speechless for a moment.

Suke patted Ambrosini with his hand.

The latter turned to look at Suke suspiciously.

Suke mouthed towards Maldininunu.

Ambrosini reacted at this time, he clapped his hands and shouted: "This game, fight for the captain!" ”

Suke immediately yelled; "Fight for the Boss!"

Suddenly, the crowd began to scream.

Maldini also looked at this scene with a smile, he really couldn't say anything.

Eventually, everyone walked out of the locker room under Maldini's lead.

Under the lens, this scene is particularly classic.

It was Maldini's last match at the San Siro and the last of his career.

The Milanese players walked to the parting repertoire for him.

Even in the last moments, they followed closely.

"This is the 36th round of the 2007/2008 season, AC Milan hosts Udinese! Paul is also their captain. Maldini's retirement! “

"Maldini landed on this pitch in 1984 at the age of 17, and 24 years have passed, from a talented boy to a prince of Milan, and now a legendary captain, Maldini has used his career to protect the glory of San Siro, he is a well-deserved Milan knight!"

In the shot, Maldini's long hair in the red and black robe is fluttering, still so iron-blooded.

Even in his retirement game, he still showed enough fighting spirit!

The whistle blew.

Full game begins!

AC Milan has changed the norm, and the overall attack has become extremely ferocious.

After all, it was Maldini's retirement game, and it was impossible to bid farewell to Maldini with a loss, so Su Ke and others were also very hard.

Udinese were not as aggressive.

Besides, they also know how to measure this kind of human love ball.

Messed up Maldini's retirement game, and don't think about mixing it up in Italian football in the future.

Moreover, Udinese has no relegation pressure, no possibility of fighting for four, and no chance of competing for the championship.

Winning and losing, it doesn't mean much to them anymore.

Compared to the game, this game is more like an exhibition game, you can play well and play at a high level.

Maldini also began to push forward frequently.

He returned to his familiar position at left-back.

As Suker swam towards the rib area, Maldini was always able to cut in with the right edge to create chances for Milan's attack.

Looking at Maldini like this, watching him run, the eyes of the Milan fans became moist, their eyes became blurred, and tears began to flow uncontrollably.

Although Maldini is still on the pitch, the thought of the future when Maldini will say goodbye to the San Siro Stadium forever makes their hearts extremely sour.

On 29 minutes, Maldini suddenly crossed the ball.

Suker jumped up in the crowd and slammed the ball into the net.

After the goal, Suke ran towards Maldini, and the two hugged and celebrated.

But after reaching the front of the stands, Suker took a few steps back and handed the stage to Maldini.

In the second half, in the 56th minute, Kaka assisted Suker and scored twice.

"Suker scored two goals alone, his performance was still excellent, Suker used two goals to see off the captain's retirement!"

AC Milan fans applauded and shed tears.

They wanted time to go slower, and they hadn't seen enough of Maldini running on the pitch.

But after all, it is time to usher in parting.

The moment the whistle blows.

The Udinese players voluntarily kicked the ball to the sidelines, and everyone in the stadium gave them a standing ovation.

On the big screen, Maldini appeared, his eyes a little red, but he was holding back tears.

He hugged every member of the team, but he didn't say a word.

"Maldini is leaving the stadium, leaving his beloved football, retiring with him and AC Milan's number 3 shirt!"

"This jersey, which has been guarded by three generations, has finally been retired."

"Maldini gave this number a legend, but no one can carry it when it is too legendary!"

"Paul. Maldini has only one, and AC Milan has only one number three, and he said goodbye to professional football at the San Siro on May 4, 2008. ”

"Paul didn't prepare any speeches for himself, like a normal substitution, but this time it was Milan's legendary captain, Paulo. Maldini, say goodbye to the pitch forever! ”

"As a football commentator, as a spectator, I want to say, thank you, Paul!"

"Thank you for the wonderful games you have given us in the past 24 years!"

"Thank you for the honour you have brought to this country as a member of the Italian national team!"

"Thank you for being with you day and night!"

"Thank you for every game!"

"Goodbye! Paul! ”

Viper. Aldo. Serrera's voice was a little hoarse, and with a hint of trembling, she said:

"I wish your future to be wrapped in happiness, joy and other emotions, and I wish you every day is wonderful enough!"

"There are a lot of things I want to say, but the moment of farewell is always short, cherish this moment, remember this back!"

Tens of thousands of fans in the stadium were in tears.

Their applause was thunderous.

They looked at Paul with those tearful eyes. Maldini stepped off the pitch and into the players' tunnel.

The back was gradually engulfed in darkness, and the glittering No. 3 gradually dimmed until it disappeared in front of him.

"Goodbye! Paul! ”

"Goodbye! Our Captain Forever! ”

The game still has to go on.

But at this moment, the game is no longer important.

The San Siro Stadium was full of crying.

But everyone understands that.

On this day, Prince San Siro retired, leaving the stadium that he had guarded for 24 years!

(End of chapter)