Title: Rossoneri Reign: The Empire of Marco Bellandi
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PERLUDE: The Ghost of Two Worlds
Milan, 1985.
A boy was born beneath the fading chandeliers of San Raffaele Hospital. His name was Marco Bellandi. But long before he ever touched a football, or stood beneath the floodlights of the San Siro, Marco was someone else—someone from a different time.
He had memories that no child should have. Visions of screens, machines, wars, music, empires, and collapse. Not dreams, but echoes—vivid, structured, detailed. And above all, he remembered football: the roar of modern stadiums, the faces of icons like Messi and Ronaldo, the pain of Milan's decline, and the scandals that scarred Serie A.
In another life, he had watched it all. In this one, he would live it.
Marco was not born rich. His family lived modestly in a tight Milanese apartment. His father worked in a car factory. His mother was a seamstress. But as early as age four, Marco showed uncanny awareness—reading newspaper headlines, memorizing tactical formations, and sketching stadium diagrams in the margins of his schoolbooks. His parents laughed nervously, thinking their son merely had an active imagination.
He trained daily with the AC Milan youth academy. Quiet. Focused. Relentless. His left foot curled with impossible precision. His vision was like a satellite. His playmaking ability turned teammates into stars. But what truly set him apart wasn't talent—it was intention.
Marco wasn't here to be famous. He was here to reshape destiny.
He knew when the Calciopoli scandal would erupt. He knew which tactics would evolve. He knew how the football world would change—and how he could rise within it.
In his mind, AC Milan wasn't just a team. It was an empire waiting to be reborn.
And he—the boy with two lifetimes—would build it.
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