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Maldini: Following Baresi's footsteps

  /  autty

Paolo Maldini described the feeling of wearing the captain’s armband for Milan in the Derby della Madonnina.

“I haven’t missed football that much, but I do play every now and then just to keep myself in the loop. It is pleasing to feel the tension before a game,” the legend told Sky Sport Italia.

Alessio Romagnoli is the captain for Milan this evening at a packed San Siro.

“I see wearing the captain’s armband in a derby as the crowning moment of a journey. I always hoped to become what Franco Baresi was to me, a reference point, an extraordinary player who everyone looked to. I was fortunate enough to follow in his footsteps.”