Edin Dzeko opened the scoring for Inter Milan in minute 8 in the first leg of the semifinals of Champions League before his neighbor and eternal rival the Milan, in a match that ended 0-2. With that ‘target’, the Bosnian became part of an exclusive list: the oldest player to score a goal in Europe’s top competition. He is fifth in the overall ranking but second considering only the semifinal round, just surpassed by ryan giggs.
1
Francesco Totti (Roma)
38 years and 59 days
The legendary Italian striker set the record on November 25, 2014, in a group stage against CSKA Moscow (1-1). He beat himself, which he achieved shortly before against Manchester City (38 years and 3 days).
2
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
37 years and 289 days
The English team’s winger scored that goal on September 14, 2011 at Benfica’s ground in a group stage clash that ended 1-1. He leads the ranking until scoring in the semifinals. He did so on April 26, 2011 at the age of 37 years and 148 days.
3
Filippo Inzaghi (Milan)
37 years and 87 days
The Milan forward achieved this ‘target’ against Real Madrid on November 3, 2010 in a group stage match at the San Siro which ended 2-2. In fact, Inzaghi scored both goals for his team.
4
Javier Zanetti (Inter Milan)
37 years and 71 days
On 20 October 2010, the Argentine scored the first goal in Inter’s 4–3 victory over Tottenham in the group stage, a game in which Bale scored a hat trick for the English.
5
Edin Dzeko (Inter Milan)
37 years and 54 days
The Bosnian’s goal this Wednesday against Milan puts him at the top of this illustrious list. Besides being fifth overall, he was second in the semifinals, second only to Giggs.
6
Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
37 years and 54 days
At the same age as Dzeko, the Real Madrid midfielder scored a penalty on November 2, 2022 against Celtic Glasgow, the first goal for the Whites (5-1) in a group stage match.
Source: La Verdad
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