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As soon as he hit the stage of Italian club football in 1986, the 19 year old prodigy Roberto Baggio (AC Fiorentina) was labelled Italy`s answer to Diego Maradona by the usual suspects. Though his career which span over 18 years (1986-2004) was cut short by injuries and blemished by ill-advised career decisions, Roberto Baggio was definitely Europe`s ablest and most brilliant footballer during much of it.
As soon as he hit the stage of Italian club football in 1986, the 19 year old prodigy Roberto Baggio (AC Fiorentina) was labelled Italy`s answer to Diego Maradona by the usual suspects. Though his career which span over 18 years (1986-2004) was cut short by injuries and blemished by ill-advised career decisions, Roberto Baggio was definitely Europe`s ablest and most brilliant footballer during much of it.
