When he was still very young, his father, Zare, dubbed him “Baggio,” after the legendary Italian striker Roberto Baggio. And he quickly grew to love the game at a time when Yugoslavia was one ...

Back then, the young Ancelotti was a disciple of Sacchi and therefore convinced that Baggio would compromise his all-important 4-4-2 system. These were strange days for the archetypal No 10.