The Italians had already taken out the bottles of champagne, ready to celebrate the first coronation of the Nazional for almost two decades. But that was without counting on a last offensive of the Blues with the goal of the equalization signed Sylvain Wiltord. A few minutes later, David Trézeguet would offer the Blues an incredible double, two years after the coronation of July 12.
After having made the pleasure last on the lawn of the Kuip stadium in Rotterdam, the Blues were going to indulge in a party at the height of the event and the improbable scenario of the meeting. This is evidenced by the anecdote delivered last winter by Jean-Marcel Ferret, former doctor of the French team.
Fabien Barthez perfused
“I was awake in the night because Fabien (Barthez) was really not going very well … He was with Linda Evangelista and her two brothers, two Canadian loggers, who had made him drink when he was not used to it … Manu Petit talked about it in his book so I can talk about it”, he said in the columns of the team.
