Published 21:20 IST, January 31st 2020
AC Milan's No. 9 curse is real after Krzysztof Piatek signs for Hertha Berlin
It has been noticed that ever since AC Milan legend Pippo Inzaghi left the club in 2012, the No. 9 jersey has been cursed. The curse is still on after 9 years.
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Once recognized as one of the top teams in Europe, AC Milan are nowhere near their best for almost a decade now. AC Milan last won Serie A in 2010/11. They have been struggling to find their feet since then. The five-time Champions League winner now finds it difficult to even participate in the competition. We can point out a number of reasons why AC Milan fell from their porch, but the most interesting reason is their No. 9 curse.
It has been noticed that ever since AC Milan legend Pippo Inzaghi left the club in 2012, the No. 9 jersey has been cursed. The curse is still on after 9 years. Krzysztof Piatek has also left the club for Hertha Berlin. They have struggled a lot to find a perfect striker over the years. Let's have a look at the number of strikers who have played as a No. 9 since 2012.
List of No. 9 flops at AC Milan
2012: Alexandre Pato - left after just half a season
2013: Alessandro Matri - left after just half a season
2014: Fernando Torres - left after just half a season
2015: Mattia Destro - left after just half a season
2015: Luiz Adriano - lost the number after one season
2016: Gianluca Lapadula - left after just one season
2017: Andre Silva - left after just one season
2018: Gonzalo Higuain - left after just half a season
2019: Krzysztof Piatek - left after just half a season
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the latest addition in AC Milan's squad. The former PSG player can don the No. 9 jersey after Krzysztof Piatek has left the club. However, AC Milan's fans will hope that Zlatan Ibrahimovic steers clear of the jersey No. 9 curse. AC Milan are currently on the 8th spot of the Serie A 2019-20 points table with 31 points in 21 games. They will next face Verona in their Serie A 2019-20 clash.
21:20 IST, January 31st 2020