AC Milan icon and World Cup winner Pippo Inzaghi picks his favourite teammates

Reggina 1914 manager Pippo Inzaghi looks on during the Serie B match between Reggina 1914 and Bari at the Stadio Oreste Granillo on December 17, 2022 in Reggio Calabria, Italy.
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AC Milan and Italy legend Pippo Inzaghi has revealed to FourFourTwo his favourite teammates for club and country.

The two-time Champions League winner and 2006 World Cup winner – who is currently manager of Serie B side Reggina 1914 – scored 288 goals in a 20-year career, playing alongside some quality players in the process.

And, answering readers questions for the latest issue of FFT available to buy, Inzaghi named two who stand out above all others. He said:

"I played with many great players and was comfortable alongside them all; if I had to choose, I’d go for Christian Vieri with Italy and Kaka at club level. 

"Vieri and I are still close friends. As players, we complemented each other well and it’s a pity we didn’t play together more often. One game that sticks out in my mind was against Wales in Euro 2004 qualifying: we won 4-0 and I scored a hat-trick. I still can’t understand why two strikers like us wouldn’t play regularly together; we were normally forced to alternate, which upset both of us.

"And when I think of Kaka, I think of those three finals we played and won together in 2007: the Champions League, the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla. I got five goals in three games, and most of them were assisted by him."

Tom Hancock

Tom Hancock started freelancing for FourFourTwo in April 2019 and has also written for the Premier League and Opta Analyst, among others. He supports Wycombe Wanderers and has a soft spot for Wealdstone. A self-confessed statto, he has been known to watch football with a spreadsheet (or several) open...