Match Shirt • Club • AC Milan • 1996 • Lotto • Away • #29 • Pietro Vierchowod • Match Worn • vs Piacenza

AC Milan Away shirt, 1996, match-worn by Pietro Vierchowod vs Piacenza. Number 29; Lotto with Opel sponsor. Directly from Pietro Vierchowod's personal collection.

Known as one of the toughest defenders in the history of Italian football, Pietro "the Tsar" Vierchowod joined Milan in summer 1996 after winning the Champions League with Juventus, brought in as experienced cover at centre-back alongside Baresi and Costacurta. 

Maradona — “He was an animal, he had muscles to the eyelashes. It was easy to pass him once; when I raised my head he was in front of me again.”

Batistuta — “The best defenders of my time were Baresi, Nesta, Maldini, Chamot, Vierchowod”

Ronaldo — "I played against Vierchowod… my goodness. I could feel his breath on my neck"

Status: This is part of the Calcio 90 Private Collection, and is not for sale.