On this day in 1999, a 17-year-old Antonio Cassano scored his first Serie A goal for Bari against Inter.
The young forward had made his debut the week before against Lecce, and was trusted to start against Marcello Lippi’s Nerazzurri.
Hugo Enyinnaya opened the scoring for the Galletti, but Christian Vieri equalised after 12 minutes.
The match appeared to be heading for a 1-1 draw, before a hopeful long ball forward found Cassano after 88 minutes.
The youngster took a touch on his heel, surging past Laurent Blanc.
On this day in 1999, a 17-year-old Antonio Cassano scored his first Serie A goal for Bari against Inter.
The young forward had made his debut the week before against Lecce, and was trusted to start against Marcello Lippi’s Nerazzurri.
Hugo Enyinnaya opened the scoring for the Galletti, but Christian Vieri equalised after 12 minutes.
The match appeared to be heading for a 1-1 draw, before a hopeful long ball forward found Cassano after 88 minutes.
The youngster took a touch on his heel, surging past Laurent Blanc.
As the Frenchman struggled to catch up, Christian Panucci came across to try and shut the youngster down.
With a drop of his shoulder, Cassano squeezed in between the two Inter defenders before cooly striking the ball past Angelo Peruzzi.
The striker became known as one of the best young talents in Serie A, and moved to Roma in the summer of 2001 for 60 billion lire [around €30m] which at the time made him the world’s most expensive teenager.
However, despite playing for the Giallorossi, Real Madrid, Milan and Inter; Cassano never truly fulfilled his potential, and it appears he has retired after walking out on Verona in pre-season.