Inzaghi Used to Eat Baby Biscuits Before Matches

Filippo Inzaghi, who won many trophies with Milan and the Italy national team, from the Champions League to the World Cup, drew attention as much for his opportunism in the penalty area as for his pre-match habits. The autobiographies of Andrea Pirlo and Gennaro Gattuso describe the Milan dressing room on match days as filled with the smell of baby food and biscuits.

From the start of his professional career until he retired at the age of 39, Inzaghi ate Plasmon biscuits exactly 3 hours before every match. Behind this choice were health problems. Suffering from chronic stomach and digestive problems in his youth, the striker had difficulty digesting foods such as pasta, grilled chicken and red meat.

When he experienced indigestion, gas and cramps during matches, which negatively affected his performance, the club's dietitians began a comprehensive review. The tests concluded that these biscuits, developed for babies, were suitable for his body. The article notes that the biscuits contain zero saturated fat, zero fiber and maltodextrin.

The article also says that the biscuits are absorbed through the small intestine 15 minutes after eating and reach the muscles. Inzaghi ate two packets of biscuits before every match, dipping them in his tea, and kept up this habit for 20 years.