Krunic and his farewell to Milan: “I wasn’t appreciated by the new management”

Thirty-six years ago Rade Krunic had three. Yugoslavia had recently dissolved. His hometown, Foča, had recently passed under the Bosnian flag. Thirty-six years ago, not by a long shot, exactly on 10 December 1988 in Belgrade against Red Star the epic of the Dutch AC Milan took shape. The day before the fog had spared the Rossoneri a probable elimination, which they then avoided on penalties (after a sensational goal not conceded with the ball one meter over the line after a misdirection by defender Vasilijevic) with Frankie Rijkaard scoring the decisive one. Rade Krunic will forever remain linked to the Devil, because he was one of the men of the 2022 championship, making a precious contribution with his flexibility. Pioli deployed him in multiple roles and he always responded. Tomorrow evening he will return to San Siro, as an opponent, wearing the Red Star shirt.

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“These are incredible sensations, I couldn’t wait to come to the stadium – the midfielder told Sky Sport -. I was there two months ago to play against Inter but this is something else. I’ve been here for many years and I feel great. I can’t wait to start tomorrow.” Then he talks about his farewell to the Rossoneri: “I had many points of reference like Stefano (Pioli, ed.). I have to tell the truth, that since Paolo and Ricky (Maldini and Massara, ed.) and also Zlatan left, I lost so many points of reference, I didn’t feel at my best and I didn’t feel appreciated by the new managers as before. My choice was not easy, this is the best club in the world for me. I was forced to make choices and decided it was the right time to do so.”