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Gerry Cardinale gifts Franco Baresi shirts to all AC Milan employees

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Gerry Cardinale gifted Franco Baresi shirts to all AC Milan employees, according to Milanreports.com. The shirts bore Baresi's number 6. Some employees wore the shirts under their official uniforms for the derby. This gesture was part of a series of initiatives to honor Baresi's memory.

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Gerry Cardinale gifted Franco Baresi shirts to all AC Milan employees, according to Milanreports.com. The shirts bore Baresi's number 6. Some employees wore the shirts under their official uniforms for the derby. This gesture was part of a series of initiatives to honor Baresi's memory.

Cardinale's gesture is seen as a way to strengthen the bond with the club's past while focusing on the future. The club is working towards achieving the Scudetto and constructing the new Generali Stadium to increase revenues. The memory of Baresi is already kept alive at every home match. His name is announced by the stadium announcer after the team's lineup is announced.

Further initiatives to honor Baresi are planned for the coming months. The club aims to bring Milan back to its deserved position, while keeping its past in the Rossoneri DNA. Cardinale had also organized a dinner with former Milan players on Friday to strengthen bonds.

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Gerry Cardinale is thinking about the future, with the Scudetto as the objective and the construction of the new Generali Stadium as the key to increasing revenues, but he does not forget the past. And after Friday's dinner to strengthen the bond with former Milan players, on Saturday the owner wanted to give all Rossoneri employees a shirt with Franco Baresi 's number 6. Some immediately wore it under their official uniforms for the derby, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition. The memory of the former captain is alive at every home match, with his name announced by the stadium announcer at the end of the Diavolo's lineup announcement.

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