"AC Milan head coach Massimiliano Allegri will return to his old stomping ground on Friday night, facing his former club Pisa. As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, it all started at the Arena Garibaldi, which has now changed its name due to a sponsorship agreement. For Allegri, it will always be the stadium where he played his first Serie A match."
"Ironically, on that June 11, 1989, the opponents of the Nerazzurri were none other than Arrigo Sacchi's Milan. A couple of weeks earlier (on May 24), the Rossoneri lifted the European Cup against Steaua Bucharest in Barcelona. Three days after that, they won the inaugural Supercoppa Italiana against Sampdoria. Allegri hadn't yet turned 22: he had already played four seasons with Cuoiopelli and Livorno, but he was missing the joy of his debut in the top flight."
"With two minutes remaining, the most anticipated thrill came: he came on for Nicola Martini for a Pisa side that had been mathematically relegated already. This gave him the satisfaction he'd been waiting for for months, spent training without ever getting a chance. Lamberto Giorgis - Pisa's third coach of the season after Bruno Bolchi and Luca Giannini - gave him the chance. The final result that day was 2-0, thanks to a Marco van Basten brace."
Massimiliano Allegri will return to the stadium where he made his Serie A debut, a ground now renamed due to a sponsorship agreement. His debut came on June 11, 1989, against Arrigo Sacchi's Milan shortly after Milan won the European Cup and Supercoppa Italiana. Allegri, not yet 22, had played for Cuoiopelli and Livorno and earned a two-minute appearance as a substitute for Nicola Martini for a Pisa side already relegated. Lamberto Giorgis, Pisa's third coach that season, gave him the chance. Allegri previously faced Pisa as Grosseto coach in Serie C1 in 2006. He has over 200 playing appearances and has won six Scudetti, including one with Milan.
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