Franco Baresi - The Italian Legend

Franco Baresi is a giant in the history of Italian Football, one of the greatest defenders ever. In Italy, they call them ’giocatori bandiera’, or ’flag players’, the footballers who devote their careers to one club, to one flag. For A.C. Milan, Franco Baresi is the supreme ’giocatore bandiera’. In 1980, while Baresi was still a teenager, Milan were relegated to from Serie A in disgrace for fixing a match with Lazio. In 1982, with Baresi already appointed team captain at the age of 22, Milan were back