Adrien Rabiot hit hard on Sunday against Italy. Starting in the midfield after having had to settle for a substitute place against Israel on Thursday, the Marseille midfielder scored twice, contributing to the great victory won by the Blues (1-3) at San Siro for the last day of the group stage of the Nations League.
The former Parisian set the tone from the 2e minute of play by heading a corner from Lucas Digne and did it again shortly during the second half, again with a header after another service from his former PSG teammate from a free kick. In addition to giving victory to the Blues, this double, his first in his career, allowed Adrien Rabiot to enter the annals of the French team.
Adrien Rabiot as Zizou on July 12, 1998
Adrien Rabiot is in fact the first player to score a double header with the Blues in official competition since a certain Zinedine Zidane and his two goals scored in the final of the World Cup against Brazil, on July 12, 1998. And the native de Saint-Maurice is also the first Olympique de Marseille player to score two goals with the Blues since Jean-Pierre Papin and his double against Belgium in 1992.
“ There are a lot of statistics, confided the Marseille player on this subject. Afterwards I spent a lot of time in Italy and I’m happy to come back here. San Siro is a stadium that worked for me, it was also my first goal against AC Milan. I was determined, we needed this goal, we needed this match. I’m happy for the group too. »
“This victory is great, frankly,” he continued. I want to say that it’s been a long time since we had a match like that, that we haven’t fought like this together until the end. We had a goal which was also to win with a two-goal margin. We did it, but the mutual assistance that was shown in this match, the fighting spirit, the team spirit, we had fun in this match. »
