On this day in 1990, the legendary Italian defender Franco Baresi scored his first and only career hat-trick against the team Mesina. Milan defeated Mesina 6-0 in the C group of the Italian Cup, and the iconic Italian defender got the chance to score his first and only career hat-trick from the penalty spot.
During the 1989/90 season, Milan’s team was led by manager Arrigo Sacchi, and Stefano Borgonovo also scored twice, while Marco Simone scored the final goal late in the match.
Let us remind you that Franco Baresi is considered one of the most famous defenders in the history of football, and together with Paolo Maldini he formed an unsurpassable tandem.
His number six shirt was retired, a rarity in Italian clubs.
At the World Cup in America in 1994, he appeared in the final against Brazil despite the health problems he had.
He missed a penalty kick together with Roberto Baggio and turned out to be a tragic man, but after the game, the legendary Brazilian Romario said that no player had ever given him so much trouble to get an opportunity like Baresi.
He spent his entire career in Milan, winning six Italian championship titles and reaching the European Champions Cup three times
