Pervis Estupiñán's only AC Milan goal came against Inter in a derby Milan won 1-0. Sky Sport Italia is using that night to frame a wider look at players who left a lasting mark in one match and little else, while Estupiñán keeps trying to carve out his space with Amorim. The derby is scheduled for Saturday 31 at 20.45 on Sky Sport and NOW.
Estupiñán's Milan spell
The numbers are modest. Estupiñán has made 8 Serie A appearances and played 400 minutes this season, with a 6.54 rating across the league and a 6.27 in his latest outing against Bologna. That is a small enough body of work to leave the derby goal doing most of the talking, and it is probably the clearest reason this piece leans on memory rather than volume.
The derby's one-night scorers
Sky Sport Italia's feature also nods to other brief derby flashes. Ezequiel Schelotto scored on 24 February 2013 to make it 1-1, Cristian Zapata's 97th-minute equaliser made it 2-2 and is described as the latest goal in derby history, Gianni Comandini scored both goals in Milan's 6-0 win, and Cosmin Contra hit a left-footed rocket after Inter led 1-0 before Milan turned the derby around in eight minutes.
David Bowie supplied the line Sky Sport Italia used to frame it all: "We can be heroes, just for one day." It fits the derby well enough. Some careers are remembered for seasons, others for one goal on one night, and Estupiñán's Milan story already has that kind of moment in it.
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