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Kaká Inducted Into AC Milan Hall of Fame Ahead of Derby Triumph

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Brazil legend Kaká was inducted into the AC Milan Hall of Fame before kickoff in the Derby della Madonnina against Inter on Saturday — a fitting tribute before one of football's most storied fixtures.

The ceremony took place at a packed San Siro, and Milan made the occasion even more memorable by ending Inter's unbeaten run in Serie A with a commanding 3-1 victory. It was their third consecutive league win over their city rivals, and their eighth game without defeat against Inter across all competitions.

Belgian winger Diogo Moreira put in a standout performance on the day, donning the No. 22 shirt that Kaká had made iconic during his time at the club. Milan had set the tone earlier by releasing a video compilation of Kaká's finest goals against Inter, and the man himself recreated the trademark celebration so often seen during his European heyday.

A £8.5 million bargain for the ages

Already a World Cup winner with Brazil and a rising star at São Paulo, Kaká joined AC Milan on August 15, 2003, aged 21, for a fee of $8.5 million. The transfer was so modest that Milan's then-owner Silvio Berlusconi later quipped that the club had acquired him for

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