Andrea Pirlo: a blue & black striped Internazionale No.21 jersey from the 1998-99 Champions League quarter-final v Manchester United, long-sleeved, UE

Andrea Pirlo: a blue & black striped Internazionale No.21 jersey from the 1998-99 Champions League quarter-final v Manchester United, long-sleeved, UEFA Champions League flash, the reverse lettered PIRLO Manchester United reached the semi-final of the 1998-99 Champions League following a 2-0 win in the home leg on 3rd March (Yorke (2)), and a 1-1 draw at the San Siro, Scholes with the United goal in the 88th minute. A feature of the tie was David Beckham competing with Diego Simeone again for the first time since the well documented sending off incident at the 1998 World Cup. This was Andrea Pirlo's first season with Inter and at the time he was still an emerging talent. However, the peak of his career was spent wearing the red & black stripes of rival AC Milan.