The legendary Italian defender Alessandro Nesta shared how his departure from Lazio happened in 2002, and that at the time, Milan was not his first choice.
’The first six months I was in a terrible state because I didn’t want to be in Milan. I missed everything, I missed Rome. We Romans are quite closed people. Just think — a few months earlier, Juventus approached me, but honestly, I didn’t want to go there. Then that transfer failed, and I had to move to Inter.
After May 5th, Inter disappeared for me. I didn’t want to go to Milan because I thought Inter would win the next year — I was sure of it. Instead, we won the Champions League in my first season,' MilanNews24 quotes Nesta.