Costacurta’s favourite games

December 20, 1987 Serie A

“My first start for Milan was in the derby! We won with an own goal from Riccardo Ferri. I was very lucky, though – in the second half I made a mistake, but the linesman wrongly disallowed the goal for offside. Who knows how that call could have changed my whole career?”

May 24, 1989 European Cup final

“That final was the perfect game. Even though we were in Barcelona, it was as if we were playing at home – the Camp Nou was full of Milan supporters. It was my first-ever European Cup final and it’s an experience so incredible that it is still in my mind today. We bulldozed them.”

February 12, 1997 World Cup qualifier