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The “generation 98” will not forget the incredible inter -inter -on -the -counter trio in the UEFA 98 Cup final. Youri Djorkaeff was in support of Ronaldo and Ivan Zamorano! The Nerazzurri offered a recital to the Parc des Princes, on May 6, 1998, with an entry goal from Zamorano, then achievements in the second period of Javier Zanetti and Ronaldo. It was a few months later, after the Hexagonal World Cup, that Inter reassured the number 9 of the Chilean to the Brazilian “Fenemono”, at the request of Nike. The 10 of Ronaldo was then given to Roberto Baggio, just recruited by the Milanese club.
Drunted at Inter, Ivan Zamorano then proposed to his leaders to take the number 18 by imagining adding a ” +” with tape. The Serie A validated the funny initiative of the native of Santiago and Nike, the equipment supplier of the Meazza residents, then jumped at the opportunity to sell Zamorano jerseys flocked with a “1+8”! In four seasons in Lombardy, the Chilean scored 39 goals in 128 matches, being content with the UEFA 98 Cup alone (after the defeat in the final European Cup the same year against Schalke 04, 1-0 goal by Marc Wilmots).
It was in reality in Real Madrid that Zamorano built a list and a reputation as a fierce scorer. The Chilean first left his country for Switzerland, where he proved to be with FC Saint-Gall. Two seasons in Seville, from 1990 and 1992, allowed him to make a name in Liga and Casa Blanca then recruited her for $ 6 million (a very large sum at the time). A great success. Zamorano chained seasons at 37, 17, 31 and 16 goals in all competitions, to win the King Cup in 1993 and the championship in 1995 by being the Pichichi of La Liga.
Zamorano soon was followed
Ivan Zamorano notably hit the headlines in his first season with his 37 achievements and it is for the moment the record of a Real Madrid player for his beginnings. The former Complete of Marcelo Salas at the forefront of the Chilean Roja is now threatened by Kylian Mbappé, who is already at 33 units for his first exercise with the Merengues, after his double against Leganés last Saturday. The captain of the French team already equaled the scores of Ruud Van Nistelrooy in 2006-2007 and his idol Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009-2010. Just that.
While there are still nine days in Liga, Real also competes for his semi-final return of the king's cup against Real Sociedad this Tuesday evening (9:30 p.m. live on the Channel L'Equipe) and his quarter-final go to the Champions League against Arsenal next week. The season will not be over in May, far from it, since the Florentino Pérez club participates in the Club World Cup in the United States (June 15-July 13). If all is well, Mbappé will largely exceed Zamorano in the coming weeks. Record ? Yes.
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