Mauro Bressan

Bressan began his career with AC Milan in 1989, but didn't play any games. In 1991 he transferred to Como of Serie C1. He moved to Foggia Calcio in 1994, and played the 1994–95 Serie A with the club. He scored once that season, in a match against Cagliari in November 1994. Foggia were relegated that season. Bressan played for Cagliari from 1995 until their relegation to Serie B in 1997. After that he was signed by Bari for two years, making 57 league appearances and scoring one goal in a 4–3 loss against Bologna in February 1998. His career peaked whilst playing for Fiorentina between 1999 and 2001; although he was not given many league starts, he did start in three Champions League games for the Italian side. Bressan's main fame comes from one of these games, in the 3–3 group stage draw against Barcelona on 2 November 1999. After 14 minutes he scored what is considered one of the greatest goals of all time, a spectacular 25 yard bicycle kick. An ITV programme on the 50 greatest Champions League goals had it at number 2, behind Zinedine Zidane's title-winning volley against Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 Champions League Final. Sky One also placed this goal as number 8 in their list of the 50 greatest Champions League goals. In the very same game against Barcelona, Bressan combined well with Abel Balbo, providing a spectacular backheel pass to assist Balbo in scoring Fiorentina's second goal of the game. His only league goal in the 1999–2000 season came during a 0–4 away…

Fiorentina Coppa Italia: 2000–01