Tiram and Savić like Vinnie Jones and Gascoigne used to be

The strange duel between Markus Tiram and Stefan Savić brought the English media back to 1988

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Stefan Savić once again gave a lecture on how to play defense on the biggest stage, Inter's attackers rejected him in every duel, and all that frustrated them a bit during the unforgettable second leg of the round of 16 of the Champions League.

So much so that Markus Tiram, the "nine" of the giants from Milan, at one point caught the Montenegrin footballer in an awkward place between his legs.

That video went around the world, many people wondered how the French attacker did not receive a red card, and it took the media from England back to 1988.

At the time, Wimbledon and Newcastle were playing, the colors of the club from the legendary tennis place were defended by the uncompromising Vinnie Jones (later also known as an actor), and the "magpie" by the rising superstar, then 20-year-old Paul Gascoigne.

Jones, already known as the "bad boy" of English football and a ruffian on the field, wanted to show one of the greatest football masters that the cradle of the game has given who he is dealing with.

Of course, Gascoigne managed to show what kind of maestro he is against him several times, and then Vinnie Jones at one point did the same thing as Tiram in a duel with Savić.

In the end, even the legendary Gaza's reaction was basically the same as Savić's.

Vinnie Jones had a notable acting career after football, and his roles are remembered above all in the films "Mean Machine" (in our country translated as Prison Circle) and X-Men.

By the way, after 120 minutes of the second leg and the penalty shootout, Savić's Atletico eliminated Inter and qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

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