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Curse or Coincidence? The Troubled Recent Past of AC Milan's No. 9 Shirt

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The longer time goes on, the harder it gets to shake off the feeling that there is something wrong with AC Milan's No. 9 shirt.

Since Filippo Inzaghi retired in 2012, the nine players who have worn his old jersey have scored 29 Serie A goals between them. By way of comparison, that's only two goals more than Lazio striker Ciro Immobile—Serie A's current top scorer—had netted in the six months before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The experience of Krzysztof Piatek, Milan's most recent No.