The name of Javi Moreno it certainly leaves few indifferent. First of all, it must be said that the Spaniard is one of the many players who reached their peak, but were then unable to confirm themselves. However, there is a very important anecdote to tell about the class of 1974, linked to his adventure at Milan. Or rather misadventure. Yet everything begins under the best auspices.
The numbers at Alaves and that particular final
It’s right to take a dive into the past and go back to the 2000/2001 season. A year where the Spaniards ofAlaves they do a surprising journey to say the least in the UEFA Cup. The mind goes to that May 16th, the day of the final against Liverpool. In short, a team that, until a few years earlier, was floating in semi-professional football faces a big team on the international stage. Many inevitably think of a result already written, even though the Iberians, in their journey, have proven capable of eliminating Rosenborg Inter, Rayo Vallecano and Kaiserslautern.
The sensations were confirmed in the first half which ended with a score of 3-1. In the second half however the team coached by José Manuel Esnal Pardo he takes to the field with a different attitude and is the one to show off Javi Moreno, who scores two goals in two minutes. The 90 minutes of regulation end with a pyrotechnic 4-4. In extra time i Reds they only managed to prevail through an unfortunate own goal from Geli. But in everyone’s memory, even today, the performance of the Spaniards and the goals of the native of Silla remain. A normal striker who rediscovers himself as a bomber at the age of 26. Yes some good seasons, like the one with the Numancia, with 18 goals in 38 games in the Segunda Division, but nothing more. And it is precisely this aforementioned year that convinced Alaves, where he had already played, without leaving a trace.
His explosion even leads him to conquer being called up to the national team. On the other hand, 22 goals in the league and five in the UEFA Cup certainly cannot go unnoticed. In short, we can safely say that the striker, in the summer of 2001, was one of the most valuable pieces on the transfer market. There is interest from Real Madrid and Barcelona, which is very close to the purchase, but in the end it is Milan, which invested 32 billion lire in him. And there is even Galliani’s blessing.
Javi Moreno, a meteor in the Naviglio
The Milanese have an atomic attack, with Inzaghi, Shevchenko and José Mari. with Javi Moreno who therefore has the role of reserve and luxury alternative. In reality, however, there is very little space for him and it gets even worse when Ancelotti replaces Terim on the AC Milan bench. The mouse he plays little and when he does he almost never shines. His first two and only goals in Serie A will arrive at the end of February, on the Venezia pitch. For the rest only bench and grandstand. And farewell is inevitable. There is joy for him in the Cups, with three goals in UEFA and a decisive role in the Italian Cup, with three goals, between home and away matches, in the quarter-finals against Lazio, and a goal in the semi-final against Juve.
The redemption for the good Javi will never come. Adventures with Atletico Madrid, Bolton and Real Saragoza they don’t leave a mark on his career. The latest satisfactions in the Spanish third division with the Cordoba. However, his adventure at Milan has always influenced him, so much so that he has returned to talking about it on more than one occasion, such as in an interview El Pais: «Milan is a great club and I have a clear conscience. I also scored, but if they don’t give you continuity then it becomes difficult. I played one match and then sat out the other two… I asked for explanations, but they didn’t give them to me. It was like that, one day you scored and the next you were on the bench or in the stands. It was complicated just to be among the eighteen called up, but I almost always managed it». What else can you add…
2024-04-10 10:00:41
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