Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I mutu a Francescoli i tana wa ki River Plate me te hinga i te
1996 Whakataunga whakamutunga o te Ipu Intercontinental ki te taha Itari o Juventus. I whai waahi a River Plate ki te taurite i a Boca Juniors me nga taitara Intercontinental Cup e rua, engari i te mutunga ka ngaro ki te taha Itari i purei ai tetahi kaiwhaiwhai o Francescoli. I kii a Zinedine Zidane, "i taku kitenga i a Francescoli e purei ana, ko ia te kaitakaro i hiahia ahau ki te waiho. Ko ia te kaitakaro i kite ahau, i whakamiharo ki a Olympique de Marseille, ko taku whakapakoko i te wa i takaro ahau ki a ia i taku wa i Juventus... He rite a Enzo ki te atua". I te mutunga o te tau, i whakatau a Francescoli ki te haere mai i te reti o te ao hei awhina i a Uruguay ki te tohu mo te Ipu o te Ao e haere ake nei ki Parani.