Roberto Baggio vs Gullit | vs Sampdoria | 1994 Serie A | All Touches & Actions

Baggio's Juventus face off high-flyers Sampdoria who were led by Ruud Gullit. The match between the two Balon D'or winners lived up to the hype in what proved to be an absorbing game of football.
Sampdoria : Gianluca Pagliuca; Moreno Mannini; Michele Serena; Ruud Gullit; Pietro Vierchowod: Stefano Sacchetti; Attilio Lombardo; Vladimir Jugovic; David Platt (Fausto Salsano); Roberto Mancini (Mauro Bertarelli); Alberigo Evani
Juventus : Angelo Peruzzi; Sergio Porrini; Andrea Fortunato (Roberto Galia); Moreno Torricelli; Massimo Carrera (Giancarlo Marocchi); Massimiliano Notari; Angelo Di Livio; Antonio Conte; Fabrizio Ravanelli; Roberto Baggio; Andreas Moller
Watch Gullit's performance here - • Ruud Gullit vs Baggio ...

[@hamidious]

What a legend this Baggio fellow was, Like he had a divine ponytail.

[@dangiambrone7350]

It's so sad that Peter Brackley and Ray Wilkins are no longer with us. They were a brilliant commentary team. Ray was also a terrific player: great passer of the ball, and pundit - he was always great to listen to on Talksport.

[@cjewe1z]

Yes. The Football Italia show had the best commentators, analysts and guests. They were always informative and articulate. Real football minds.

[@jackpuccini3143]

Great video once again! The overhead pass that Baggio made early on was absolutely quality, and that back-heel volley to Galia in the second half was also really nice! It's a shame he mishit that through-pass in the first half when two players were wide open; he himself realised that someone like him shouldn't have missed that as he fell on his knees after it had been intercepted...it's also a shame that Ravanelli slipped when he fed him that wide throuball in the second half. I know this would take a while, so please feel free to refuse if it seems like an unreasonable request or suggestion, but is there anyway you could possibly look into doing a Baggio passing and assist compilation in the future if you had time? I feel like that's something which often gets overlooked, as most compilations focus on his goals and dribbling, even though there are a few examples of his assists from a Gazzetta dello Sport video, and from his Juve days as well. And maybe possibly a compilation of his best first touches/ball control?

[@footballsgreatest2645]

Thank you for your kind words. I'd be more than happy to do a compilation on Baggio's passing and creativity. Baggio gets his fair share of plaudits for his dribbling ability and goalscoring prowess, but far too often, his creative touch gets unfairly overlooked. Some of my favorite displays of Baggio were ones where he was pulling the strings and orchestrating play and making those brilliant killer passes of his. It'll take some time though and I'll work on it simultaneously whilst making other single match comps too. So I hope you don't mind the wait!

[@jackpuccini3143]

@@footballsgreatest2645 Yes, of course, not to worry at all! Thank you so much, that will be fantastic and I'm looking forward to seeing it! I had made a playlist with a few of his assists that I had found on youtube: kzbin.info/aero/PLC4JpdEA3rOzhDYXmOsu4qDtTPkfZVLwz I also made one with all your "Baggio vs." /videos! Haha kzbin.info/aero/PLC4JpdEA3rOx6BFrZAxIqf0MZgz3gbN72

[@footballsgreatest2645]

@@jackpuccini3143 That's great. Will use it for the comps video 👍

[@kcapo89]

@@jackpuccini3143 didn't know baggio was this strong no one mentions how he was able to shield the ball from defenders

[@jackpuccini3143]

@@kcapo89 Yeah, it's true, and it wasn't just because of his low centre of gravity or skills...he was small, but he was surprisingly strong, and defenders would kick him like crazy or shove him or pull at his shirt and he usually wouldn't go down, but would try to keep on going...a real example for players to follow today, especially when there are so many divers around.

[@MrZhending]

where is gullit? in that year, gullit ruled... simple