HAT TRICK IN EIGHT MINUTES!

Ukrainian forward Andriy Shevchenko, now playing for Italy’s Milan, has again pleased the fans of this great club and his numerous devotees in Ukraine.

Andriy’s hat trick from the 70th to 77th minute allowed Milan to win an away match versus Perugia (3:0) and stand firmly in fourth position for the championship of Italy. Now the Milanese are lagging behind Turin’s Juventus by as few as five points. With 15 legs to go in the Series A championship, the struggle for the gold has intensified. Juventus and Lazio have gained 40 and 39 points respectively. Rome, Milan, and Inter (of Milan) each have 35 points.

The Sunday before last, Andriy regained leadership in the contest of strikers. He has now scored 14 goals in 19 matches. Second is Argentine Hernan Crespo from Parma, who kept silent in the match versus Bologna (0:1) and has 12 goals to his credit. Andriy Shevchenko, who has passed together with his team over half the distance in the quest for Scudetto, has proven again he is an indisputable leader for Milan. The German Oliver Bierhoff, a very experienced player of this club, has so far scored only nine goals.