title: Diego Milito
2012–13 Genoa C.F.C. season
2009–10 Genoa C.F.C. season
2012–13 Inter Milan season
2007–08 U.C. Sampdoria season
2007–08 Genoa C.F.C. season
Trofeo Spagnolo
Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year
Simone Pasticcio
2008–09 Genoa C.F.C. season
sentences: Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979) is an Argentine former footballer best known for his time with Internazionale Milano, who last played as a striker for Racing Club and also formerly played for the Argentine national team.
 A prolific and consistent centre-forward, Milito has averaged just over a goal every two appearances over the course of his professional career.
The 2012–13 Genoa C.F.C. season is the club's sixth consecutive Serie A season of the football.
 This article lists its season results, transfers and statistics.
Genoa C.F.C. had a mixed season, in which it struggled to replace world-class striker Diego Milito, who moved on to Internazionale, where he was key in it winning the treble in 2010.
 Such a player was difficult to find on the market, and his Argentinian replacements Hernán Crespo and Rodrigo Palacio lacked the final punch.
 Crespo had it in his younger years, of course, but despite four goals in the autumn, he was offloaded to Parma, as Genoa put its faith in David Suazo for the goalscoring.
 Sergio Floccari also departed, and the Lazio signing scored more goals for the Roman club in half the year than what any player did for Genoa the whole season, while Suazo became a flop.
 The defence did not perform at expected level either, and even though the team scored several goals by many players, the defensive holes ensured the team did not repeat the fifth position from the year before.
Inter confined his market to a few of purchases, not being yet ready for a deeper revolution: the most notable arrival was Rodrigo Palacio, from Genoa.
 For the first three months of 2012–13 season Inter achieved good results, especially in away games.
 However, during winter times, the side suffered from too absences: Diego Milito and Javier Zanetti - for example - had injuries to long-term.
 As a result, Inter had to use young players who could not have the requested experience and skills.
 It was the worst season since 1993–94, as the club finished ninth and failed in qualyfing to European football for 2013–14.
 On 24 May 2013, Stramaccioni was sacked by the club, with successful former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri taking over on the next day.
U.C. Sampdoria had a successful season in the domestic league, finishing in sixth place.
 The club also captured Antonio Cassano from Real Madrid, with the notorious troublemaker settling in well at Sampdoria, helping the club to European qualification.
 The season also saw the first Serie A derbies between Sampdoria and Genoa C.F.C. since 1995, with Sampdoria winning the second one with 1-0, following a goalless draw in the beginning of the league campaign.
The 2007–08 Genoa C.F.C. season is the 1st since the promotion from the 2006-07 Serie B season.
 This article lists its season results, transfers, and statistics.
The Trofeo Spagnolo was a summer association football friendly tournament that take place in Genoa, Italy, from 1995 to 2012.
 The tournament was organized by Genoa C.F.C. in memoriam of Vincenzo Claudio Spagnolo, the fan of Genoa murdered around the match Genoa vs Milan on January 29, 1995.
 Edition was suspended in 2005 - because of relegation of Genoa to Serie C1, in 2009 - because of the unavailability of the Ferraris stadium and 2011 - because of the connection with the game of the second round Italian Cup at the Ferraris stadium between Sampdoria and Alexandria on August 14.
The Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (Italian: "Migliore calciatore straniero" ) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the non-Italian footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.
 Diego Milito was the last recipient of the award in 2010.
 The award was part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event.
Simone Pasticcio (born 11 January 1976 in Genoa) is an Italian footballer.
 He plays as a defender.
 He played for Entella and Genoa C.F.C. youth teams and made his debut in Serie A on 21 May 1995 against Foggia.
 He then returned to play for Entella and for Mestre.
Genoa C.F.C. enjoyed its best season in recent history and finished fifth in Serie A.
 Topscorer Diego Milito hit the back of the net 24 times, and earned a move to Inter prior to the 2009-10 season.
 The ex-player and 29-year-old Argentinian Milito, arrived from relegated Spanish side Real Zaragoza, and the returnee performed his best season yet.
 Thanks to his goals and Thiago Motta's midfield display, Genoa finished in the top 5, and nearly pipped Fiorentina to the final Champions League spot.
 Motta was also sold to Inter in the summer, which left a huge fold in the Genoa squad.

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 Diego Alberto Milito (born 12 June 1979) is an Argentine former footballer best known for his time with Internazionale Milano, who last played as a striker for Racing Club and also formerly played for the Argentine national team.
 A prolific and consistent centre-forward, Milito has averaged just over a goal every two appearances over the course of his professional career. 

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 Genoa C.F.C. had a mixed season, in which it struggled to replace world-class striker Diego Milito, who moved on to Internazionale, where he was key in it winning the treble in 2010.
 Such a player was difficult to find on the market, and his Argentinian replacements Hernán Crespo and Rodrigo Palacio lacked the final punch.
 Crespo had it in his younger years, of course, but despite four goals in the autumn, he was offloaded to Parma, as Genoa put its faith in David Suazo for the goalscoring.
 Sergio Floccari also departed, and the Lazio signing scored more goals for the Roman club in half the year than what any player did for Genoa the whole season, while Suazo became a flop.
 The defence did not perform at expected level either, and even though the team scored several goals by many players, the defensive holes ensured the team did not repeat the fifth position from the year before. 

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 Inter confined his market to a few of purchases, not being yet ready for a deeper revolution: the most notable arrival was Rodrigo Palacio, from Genoa.
 For the first three months of 2012–13 season Inter achieved good results, especially in away games.
 However, during winter times, the side suffered from too absences: Diego Milito and Javier Zanetti - for example - had injuries to long-term.
 As a result, Inter had to use young players who could not have the requested experience and skills.
 It was the worst season since 1993–94, as the club finished ninth and failed in qualyfing to European football for 2013–14.
 On 24 May 2013, Stramaccioni was sacked by the club, with successful former Napoli coach Walter Mazzarri taking over on the next day. 

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 The 2007–08 Genoa C.F.C. season is the 1st since the promotion from the 2006-07 Serie B season.
 This article lists its season results, transfers, and statistics. 

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 The Trofeo Spagnolo was a summer association football friendly tournament that take place in Genoa, Italy, from 1995 to 2012.
 The tournament was organized by Genoa C.F.C. in memoriam of Vincenzo Claudio Spagnolo, the fan of Genoa murdered around the match Genoa vs Milan on January 29, 1995.
 Edition was suspended in 2005 - because of relegation of Genoa to Serie C1, in 2009 - because of the unavailability of the Ferraris stadium and 2011 - because of the connection with the game of the second round Italian Cup at the Ferraris stadium between Sampdoria and Alexandria on August 14. 

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 The Serie A Foreign Footballer of the Year (Italian: "Migliore calciatore straniero" ) was a yearly award organized by the Italian Footballers' Association (AIC) given to the non-Italian footballer who has been considered to have performed the best over the previous Serie A season.
 Diego Milito was the last recipient of the award in 2010.
 The award was part of the Oscar del Calcio awards event. 

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 Simone Pasticcio (born 11 January 1976 in Genoa) is an Italian footballer.
 He plays as a defender.
 He played for Entella and Genoa C.F.C. youth teams and made his debut in Serie A on 21 May 1995 against Foggia.
 He then returned to play for Entella and for Mestre. 

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 Genoa C.F.C. enjoyed its best season in recent history and finished fifth in Serie A.
 Topscorer Diego Milito hit the back of the net 24 times, and earned a move to Inter prior to the 2009-10 season.
 The ex-player and 29-year-old Argentinian Milito, arrived from relegated Spanish side Real Zaragoza, and the returnee performed his best season yet.
 Thanks to his goals and Thiago Motta's midfield display, Genoa finished in the top 5, and nearly pipped Fiorentina to the final Champions League spot.
 Motta was also sold to Inter in the summer, which left a huge fold in the Genoa squad. 

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Answer: 24