Midfielder Giacomo Bonaventura has reflected on the time he spent at AC Milan ahead of facing his former club with the Fiorentina shirt tonight.
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Bonaventura said goodbye to the Rossoneri in the summer of 2020 after six seasons, with 183 official appearances and 35 goals. The 30-year-old came off the bench during a 3-0 win over Cagliari at San Siro to end the campaign, and with his deal having expired he decided to join Fiorentina on a free transfer.
It was certainly not a farewell without emotion as Bonaventura’s tears on the pitch at San Siro struck a chord with his team-mates, but he then repeated that in the dressing room in front of his companions, who were also moved.
Now, though, he must face Milan again. A few hours before the match between La Viola and the Rossoneri at the Stadio Artemio Franchi he talked about his time at San Siro.
“It was a magical and intense six years. I am happy with what I did at Milan and with the relationship I still have with the fans, who appreciated my way of being and doing. I gave everything to Milan, I never spared myself,” he told DAZN (via MilanLive).