Serie A has decided to pay tribute to Olivier Giroud, who finished the match between Genoa and AC Milan in goal.
It’s an unusual image that will remain. Excluded at the very end of the match between Genoa and AC Milan (0-1), Mike Maignan was replaced in the Lombard cage by… Olivier Giroud. And the French striker even had time to make a save to save his team from a draw.
To pay tribute to the sacrifice of the best scorer in the history of the Blues in the Milan goal, Serie A has decided to include the former Montpellier in the eleven type of the weekend, with the caption ” find the intruder “. Indeed, the 37-year-old striker was placed as goalkeeper.
“I never thought I would experience this kind of emotion”
After the meeting, Olivier Giroud had fun with the scene. “ I almost made a save worthy of a goalkeeperhe told DAZN. When I was little, I liked playing goalkeeper. I took my courage in both hands, I threw myself at the ball without knowing what was going to happen. I never thought I would experience this kind of emotion on this side of the field…”
@Fantacalcio 🔎 found the intruder 🥸 pic.twitter.com/AGrVQOeRzq
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) October 9, 2023
