On August 27, 1997, just over a year after his arrival at Paris Saint-Germain from Kashima Antlers (Japan), Leonardo is already playing his last match in the colors of the capital's club. Certainly his best, opposite the Steaua Bucharest, in a return dam from the Champions League.
The red and blue atomize the Romanian club (5-0), after their defeat on the go on a green carpet (3-0) following an incredible story of lost fax. The Brazilian international greatly contributes to this reversal of the situation at the Parc des Princes, by delivering four assists.
Only four days later, the 1994 world champion was transferred for an amount of around 55 million francs (8.5 million euros) to AC Milan. A blow for the Ile -de -France supporters, who had founded many hopes in his association with the two attackers recruited during the summer transfer window, Florian Maurice and Marco Simone.
Leonardo returned to PSG
“Milan had demonstrated his ambition to recruit me, will entrust Leonardo, in December 2003, in the columns of the Parisian. This new challenge offered me additional opportunities to discover the high level. It was a Crève-Coeur to leave, but it was the right decision. I was even thinking of coming back to play PSG one day. »»
The Brazilian will return to PSG well, but as a sports director. The first time between 2011 and 2013, to build a new team now spent under Qatari pavilion. The second, between 2019 and 2022, is considered a failure.
