THE BIRTH OF A LEGEND

MILAN – The 8th of May is a special date for AC Milan as it is the date when the man voted the Rossonero of the century by Milan’s fans, Franco Baresi, celebrates his birthday.Baresi turns 54 today but his commitments to the club continue nonetheless. On the 21st of May, the legendary club captain will be in Toronto, Canada for The Legends Cup. The event is a tribute to Eusebio and will see the Milan Glorie take on the Benfica Legends.This is the squad list for the event:Goalkeepers: Sebastiano Rossi, Simone Braglia;Defenders: Massimo Oddo, Pippo Pancaro, Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Pietro Vierchowod, Dario Simic;Midfielders: Ibrahim Ba, Federico Giunti, Angelo Carbone, Stefano Eranio, Christian Lantignotti and Manuel Rui Costa (who will play one half for Milan and one for Benfica).Strikers: Christian Vieri, Maurizio Ganz, Jean-Pierre Papin.The match will be played at the BMO Field, home to the MLS side Toronto on the 21st of May at 20.00 local time.