Santiago Gimenez has made a fast start to life with Milan after his $33 million switch from Feyenoord earlier this month as the winter transfer window closed. The 23-year-old Argentina-born Mexico international was handed the Rossoneri’s No. 7 jersey made iconic by the legendary Andriy Shevchenko while at San Siro. Two games in and Gimenez has already provided a goal and an assist and now the former Cruz Azul star is set to go up against his former employers where he became the all-time leading Mexican goal scorer in Eredivisie history with 45 goals which bettered Hirving “Chucky” Lozano’s previous best of 34 with PSV Eindhoven. Feyenoord have since parted ways with head coach Brian Priske but the Dutch outfit will fear their ex-star striker coming back to hurt them so soon after leaving De Kuip when they attempt to advance past the Italian giants in the UEFA Champions League knockout round playoffs.
Here are some other memorable occasions when players have scored against their former clubs on the UCL stage.
How to watch Milan vs. Feyenoord, odds
- Date: Wednesday, Feb. 12 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Stadion Feijenoord - Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Watch: Paramount+
- Odds: Feyenoord +220; Draw +250; AC Milan +115
Honorable Mention: Angel Di Maria (PSG) - The legendary former Argentina international had some run-ins with multiple exes while enjoying arguably the strongest sustained period of his career while with Paris Saint-Germain. Not only did “El Fideo” provide a pair of assists when he returned to Old Trafford with Les Parisiens in a 2-0 win over Manchester United back in 2019, but that same year he also came across Real Madrid and scored twice in a 3-0 success which he celebrated without restraint on a memorable night at Parc des Princes.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - The Portuguese superstar wrote his legend with Real Madrid but was already a household name with United before he left for Santiago Bernabeu. Although Ronaldo only came up against his former clubs a handful of times during his European career, two of those occasions were the pair of legs of a round of 16 meeting back in 2012-13 when Los Blancos advanced past the Red Devils with the Portugal talisman scoring in both games but refusing to celebrate scoring at Old Trafford.
