Inter Milan
·17 February 2024
Inter Milan
·17 February 2024
Adriano celebrates his 42nd birthday today. The former Brazilian striker scored 74 goals in 177 appearances wearing the Inter jersey, winning 3 Scudetti, 2 Coppa Italia, and 3 Supercoppe Italiane. On the field, he showcased an extraordinary mix of technique, power, and charisma. On his birthday, let's revisit his career with Inter Milan with 5 intriguing facts.
Adriano, the former Inter Milan forward, netted 18 goals in the Champions League, with 4 of them coming in the preliminary rounds. No one has scored more goals for Inter in this prestigious competition. Among his remarkable performances, his hat-trick against Porto in the round of 16 of the 2004/05 season stands out as truly exceptional.
14 August 2001: A start that made history and is still remembered by all Nerazzurri fans. Adriano joined Inter in the summer of 2001 and shortly after, he stepped onto the field in a friendly match, the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy, played on Real Madrid's turf. He came on a few minutes before the end of the game and earned a free-kick just outside the box: with a powerful left-foot strike clocked at 178 km/h, he found the net. A magnificent evening, an unforgettable start that turned him into an icon.
Messina, Porto, Treviso, Artmedia Bratislava. These are the four teams against which the Brazilian striker scored four hat-tricks. Four matches where his extraordinary physical prowess combined with unique talent made all the difference.
2004/05 season: Inter drew 1-1 at home against Palermo. In that match, Adriano scored a header, but he entered the history books for recording the hardest shot ever in Serie A. From thirty meters out, he unleashed a rocket that hit the crossbar at 140 km/h.
2008/09 season: Adriano returned to Inter after a loan spell at San Paolo. In the return derby, he opened the scoring as the Nerazzurri defeated the Rossoneri 2-1. That was the last goal in the Inter jersey for the Brazilian striker.