When the Slovan Bratislava squad gathered around to watch the Champions League draw yesterday, there was one club above all that Juraj Kucka wanted to get: AC Milan.
Indeed, in addition to the likes of Real Madrid, Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen, fate would have it that Milan did get the Slovakian champions and a video is circulating showing Kucka’s reaction to the outcome.
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Coached by Vladimir Weiss (no, not the former Manchester City winger, but he plays for them), Slovan won the league and reached the quarter-finals of the Slovak Cup last season.
They got to the third qualifying round of the Champions League, the play-off round of the Europa League and the knockout round play-offs in the Conference League.
La reazione pacata di Juraj Kucka quando ha scoperto di affrontare il suo Milan in Champions League 🥹😂
🎥 @SKSlovan #UCLdraw #milanpress pic.twitter.com/v1h3rZDsLY
— MilanPress.it (@MilanPress_it) August 29, 2024
Aah! One of the few warriors during the banter era
Absolutely, highly combative midfielder, and technically sound all round. Above all, great Milan warrior.
From that reaction, his love for Milan is undiluted till this very moment. Incredible stuff.
Yeah he was, he is getting old now at the age of 37 but I would have loved to have kept him a few more years back then.
I’m from Slovakia, and I think every Milan fan from here love Kuco because he is the only Slovakia player who play for Milan and he is true Milanista… And I’m also happy for him because this is his first CL ever and most probably his last season , it is great if he end it against his boyhood club
They’re happy bcos they know Milan is not strong like before
Forza Kuco. One of my favorite players during our banter era. Still wonder why he was sold, other than a simple profit taking.
Kucka is my fav player during the banter era.
He always gave his all every time he played.