Collovati remembers Baresi: "He arrived at Milanello very young and we immediately shared a room together for six years. AC Milan were his family" | Goal.com

Published on 31 Jul 2026 | Reading time: 1 minute

Fulvio Collovati, the former AC Milan defender, spoke on his social media channels as he remembered Franco Baresi, the legendary Rossoneri captain who passed away today: "He was a quiet lad, who suffered as a child because of the loss of his parents. He arrived at a boarding school without the affection of his family, but as he himself often said, AC Milan were his family. He was a man of very few words, but on the pitch he gave orders even to Rivera, and I was a witness to that.

He came to Milanello at a very young age and we immediately shared a room for six years. We struggled in the first few years in footballing terms before winning the Serie A title in 1979. Liedholm made him a starter at 18 and we won the title: it was easy to see the qualities of a world-class player in him. He was a champion of humility together with his brother. Life made him suffer from a very young age, but it gave him a great deal as a footballer".

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