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Alessandro Nesta. 1 2 1 3 3. Retired ... AC Milan Retired since: ... Squad number history in the national team
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The first clip sees Nesta in action against his former club Lazio at the age of 34. Djibril Cisse does the hard part, rounding Abbiati and probably assuming he has an empty net to tap into, but Alessandro says no with an amazing last-ditch intervention.
A strong case can be made for this being Nesta’s most important challenge ever. Milan eventually prevailed on penalties in the 2003 Champions League final against Juventus, but it could have been so different if not for this intervention in the early stages.
This is an absolutely fantastic piece of work running back, but the context is perhaps even more impressive. Nesta was 36 years of age when he did this, and he did it against one of the quickest forwards in the league at that point, and one known for scoring from exactly those types of situations. The positioning, the use of physicality and the tim...
When you first watch this clip, it doesn’t seem like the defending is that special at all. But watch it again and keep an eye on No.13 as he spots the danger, breaks off his man, circles around like Jaws and snaps on Luis Suarez – slamming the ball out for a throw-in in the process. Beautiful.
This one isn’t a tackle per say, but it saves a certain goal and was an utterly incredible piece of anticipation and intervention from the great man.
We may have lost the Derby della Madonnina on Sunday night, but at least we have this too look back on. Absolute textbook Nesta in this clip – a perfect angle of pursuit followed by a smooth slide, and then to recover the ball and take the attacker out of the game with zero malice is just masterful.
We had to end this list with a battle between two Goliaths of the game. Arguably the world’s best ever player against one of the world’s best ever defenders – and the latter wins. The beauty of this is the patience Nesta possesses to show Messi outside, before waiting for his moment and clearing the danger. All Messi can do is laugh, and that tells...
Alessandro Nesta won all that there is as a player, and he did it with class. He came from a breed of defenders that made defending an art, executing slide tackles with the utmost timing and grace...
Alessandro Nesta. Position: DF (CB) 187cm , 78kg (6-1½, 174lb) Born: March 19, 1976 in Rome, Italy. National Team: Italy. More Player Info. 3x Serie A Champion. 2x Champions League Champion. 2006 World Cup Champion.
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Alessandro Nesta. 1 2 1 3 3. Retired Last club: ... AC Milan Retired since: Jan 1, 2015 . Getty Images + Date of ...
Mar 19, 2020 · Trophies, tackles and tears – A video timeline of Alessandro Nesta’s amazing AC Milan career. There is absolutely no doubting the Alessandro Nesta is one of the best defenders to ever play the game of football in general, let alone just for AC Milan. The centre-back made the art of defending look absolutely effortless as time after time and ...
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