{"id":1128743,"date":"2020-02-04T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T10:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1128743"},"modified":"2020-02-04T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T10:31:15","slug":"daniel-maldini-ac-milan-debut","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/daniel-maldini-ac-milan-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"AC Milan&#8217;s Maldini dynasty continues as Paolo&#8217;s son Daniel makes debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Daniel Maldini continued a proud AC Milan legacy when he emulated his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare in representing\u00a0the <em>Rossoneri\u00a0<\/em>during Sunday&#8217;s 1-1 draw against Verona.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old replaced Samu Castillejo in the third minute of second-half stoppage time and although he only touched the ball once during his brief cameo, he ensured that three generations of the Maldini family have played in Serie A for Milan.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Daniel Maldini makes Milan debut: Five things to know<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Maldini made his first senior club appearance during Milan&#8217;s 1-1 draw against Verona at the San Siro.<\/li>\n<li>Maldini&#8217;s father Paolo made a club-record 902 appearances for Milan across a 24-year senior career, winning 25 major honours.<\/li>\n<li>After Paolo Maldini&#8217;s final appearance against Fiorentina in May 2009, the club retired his No.3 shirt, as they had also done with Franco Baresi&#8217;s No.6 previously.<\/li>\n<li>In August 2018, Paolo Maldini returned to Milan as\u00a0<span>sporting strategy &amp; development director before he was promoted to sporting director last June.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Paolo&#8217;s late father Cesare had also represented Milan as a player, making 412 appearances for the club between 1954-66.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7491851\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nMarco Davide Faraoni, a former Inter player, gave Verona an early lead at the San Siro before\u00a0<span>Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu equalised soon after. However, Milan were unable to find a winner despite Sofyan Amrabat&#8217;s red card for the visitors on 68 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As a last throw of the dice, Milan head coach Stefano Pioli threw Maldini Jr on, but the youngster had too little time to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking post-match, Maldini said: &#8220;It was a dream come true, just a pity about the result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe debut was an objective of mine, now I hope to keep going strong. It was an emotional moment, but my father is very reassuring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maldini&#8217;s introduction as a late substitute was the highlight of the game as far as Milan&#8217;s supporters were concerned and the young attacking midfielder was greeted warmly as he came on.<\/p>\n<p>The Italy U19 international&#8217;s emergence could even result in Milan unretiring the No.3 shirt as it can be restored if any of Paolo&#8217;s sons play for the club&#8217;s first team. He is currently wearing number 98.<\/p>\n<p>Maldini&#8217;s first son Christian was also on the books of Milan but failed to make a first-team appearance and is currently playing for Pro Sesto in Serie D.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">1950s: Cesare Maldini<br \/>1960s: Cesare Maldini<br \/>1970s: \u2014<br \/>1980s: Paolo Maldini<br \/>1990s: Paolo Maldini<br \/>2000s: Paolo Maldini<br \/>2010s: \u2014<br \/>2020s: Daniel Maldini<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan&#39;s legendary legacy continues after Daniel made his first Serie A appearance. ?\u26ab\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N4Uur0349N\">pic.twitter.com\/N4Uur0349N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1224004900629229568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was not planned. In fact, he wasn\u2019t even meant to be in the squad, as he hadn\u2019t trained for a couple of days and was only added to the squad at the last minute,\u201d Paolo Maldini said afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t get the chance to feel too emotional, as I was so swept up in the game. Looking at it now, I recognise it\u2019s a wonderful moment for my family and the fans who welcomed him with such affection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paolo Maldini had followed in his father Cesare&#8217;s footsteps by pulling on the famous red and black stripes, but he opted against moving into coaching after retirement in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Cesare, who died aged 84 in 2016, was Milan manager across two separate spells between 1972-74 and again briefly in 2001, while he also coached Italy U21s for a decade and the senior side at the 1998 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Milan have endured a difficult campaign to date as they are currently seven points off the Champions League places in Serie A after 22 games.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"76173502-c6e5-472c-8e13-be984793a8ec\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Maldini continued a proud AC Milan legacy when he emulated his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare in representing\u00a0the Rossoneri\u00a0during Sunday&#8217;s 1-1 draw against Verona. 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