Journalist
December 1st – 11.54pm – MILANO
Five goals in nine games and two as a substitute. But above all, when he scores against Juventus, his teams never lose. Ante Rebicagainst the Bianconeri, is a real sentence. “He always marks the“, the Inter fans sang and wrote in the mid-90s about Maurizio Ganz. Juventus fans will also think so, with the opposite mind, about the Croatian striker, who has now turned into a real nightmare for them.
those goals in Milan's comeback
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The one scored on an assist from Krstovic in the 93rd minute of Lecce-Juve (the first for him in the Giallorossi shirt) is the last of a series that has only seen two breaks. The first chapter is dated 13 February 2020: a Milan-Juventus Coppa Italia match is played at San Siro, one of the last matches played in a stadium packed with spectators before the outbreak of Covid and the start of the lockdown. Rebicwho is experiencing a golden moment with 4 goals in the last 4 games, in the 61st minute cuts from the left into the area, anticipates De Sciglio on Castillejo's cross and beats Buffon with a turn. Then, he puts his hands to his ears to celebrate under the Curva Sud. Same stadium, but a scene that cannot be repeated due to the absence of the public, on 7 July 2020: in a San Siro desolately empty due to the effects of the pandemic, Rebic took part in the Rossoneri's sensational comeback from 0-2 against the Bianconeri, in the match that marked the birth of Pioli's true Milan. It is he who takes the penalty for the 1-2 score scored by Ibrahimovic, it is he who sends Leao into the goal for the overtaking goal, then, in the 80th minute, he puts the exclamation point on the success with a moving penalty assisted by Bonaventure.
rebic and the champions goal against juve
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Almost a year passes and… Rebicwhen on 9 May 2021 he finds Juve again (this time at the Allianz Stadium, again without an audience) he punishes them again. Milan needs to win the direct clash to win the sprint for fourth place and the Croatian starts from the bench. But 12 minutes were enough for him to continue his scoring streak: he came on in the 66th minute for Ibrahimovic and in the 78th minute he beat Szczesny with a splendid rainbow from 20 metres. A few months later, in September 2021, he was once again the one who gave the Rossoneri a draw at Juventus on the 4th matchday. Allegri's team at the time had taken the lead through Morata in the 4th minute, but had not taken into account the curse of Ante, who struck again in the 76th minute following a corner kick.
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two years later
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However, the goals against Juve were the only continuity of a player who, at Milan and in his career, stood out more for some temporary magical moments than for persistence. Even in Lecce, up until now, there had been more disappointments than joys for the Croatian. But it was enough for him to see Juventus again to return to scoring in Serie A two years and two months after the last time.
