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ROME: Filippo Inzaghi, Gennaro Gattuso and Alessandro Nesta willend their AC Milan careers against Novara on Sunday as the end ofan era is all but completed at the San Siro. After those three are gone, only Clarence Seedorf and MassimoAmbrosini will remain from the last great Milan side that liftedthe Champions League in 2007. Inzaghi is particularly loved because he scored a brace in thatfinal in Athens as Milan defeated Liverpool 2-1 to avenge theirpenalty shoot-out final defeat by the same opponents two yearsbefore. Already, there was a feeling that the side were coming to the endof their powers but certain figures held on. That is no longer the case, though, with Inzaghi, 38, set forretirement, Nesta, 36, heading probably to the United States, andGattuso, 34, facing an uncertain future. Club captain Ambrosini, 34, is staying on for another year but thefate of 36-year-old Seedorf has yet to be confirmed. It is the departure of iconic figure Inzaghi that will truly drillhome the reality that Milan have moved on from that era. They won the Champions League in 2003 and 2007, while reaching thefinal in 2005, as well as winning the league title in 2004. "The reality surpassed our most beautiful dreams," said Inzaghi ina parting note to Milan's fans. "Two goals against Liverpool, two years after Istanbul (where theylost the final), the seventh Champions League. Destiny gave ussomething we didn't even dare hope for." It was one of the great Milan teams but all good things must cometo an end. Already the likes of defenders Cafu and Paolo Maldini, as well ascoach Carlo Ancelotti, had gone, while Andrea Pirlo left lastsummer. Pirlo had spent 10 years at Milan, the same number as Nesta.Inzaghi has spent one more, while Gattuso has been there for 13years. There will be a party atmosphere at San Siro on Sunday as Inzaghiwill also be making his 300th appearance for the club. He will perhaps receive the greatest adulation because it was hisgoals and his furious commitment to the cause that drew him intothe fans' hearts. But once it is over, the reality of trying to find players to fillthe gaps being left will continue as Milan look to recapture theleague title they have just lost to Juventus. - AFP/al. We are high quality suppliers, our products such as LED Corn Lamp Manufacturer , T8 LED Tube Manufacturer for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits High Power LED Floodlight.
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