The Uruguayan great turns 50 years of age today.
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Moratti told Il Corriere della Sera: "When I signed him, his agents told me: 'In his first match, Chino will bring the stadium down.' And the stadium truly brought him down..
"On the pitch he represented everything I love about football.
"Perhaps a little lazy, but talented, surprising, brilliant, and fun. He scored incredible goals, and the kids could dream with him. One of the best memories of my presidency."
On that debut day, August 31, 1997, Brescia took the lead at San Siro stadium before Recoba entered the pitch in the second-half. The attacker first scored with a 25m rocket, then hit a second with a 30m free-kick.