Soccer Football - Champions League - Group B - Atletico Madrid v AC Milan - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - November 24, 2021 AC Milan's Junior Messias scores their first goal REUTERS/Juan Medina
ROME (Reuters) - AC Milan's Junior Messias completed a remarkable career journey from delivering fridges to scoring on his Champions League debut when the Brazilian came off the bench to net the winner against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old, who joined the Rossoneri from Crotone in the off-season, scored with his first attempt as a Milan player on his third appearance, and his first in Europe’s elite competition.
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