Daniele Massaro has spoken about how much Franco Baresi meant to him, and how much he now misses the AC Milan icon.

The incredibly sad news broke over the summer that Baresi had passed away following a battle with illness. Thousands of fans lined the streets to pay tribute at his funeral, while the club have honoured him in several ways, including in the first home game against Venezia.

Given his importance to Milan both as a player and then as an ambassador, it has left a huge hole in the hearts of many, above all his former team-mates and colleagues who shared a dressing room and/or an office with him for many years.

At the presentation of Mauro Suma’s book ‘Il Milan nel Mondo’ many former players spoke, including Daniele Massaro. He was visibly emotional during his speech, admitting it is actually getting harder to arrive at work each day and not have Baresi there.

“It was something rare in football. For me every day it’s harder and harder to walk into the office where he used to sit, I miss him. Franco will always be a part of me,” he said.

“I was lucky enough to meet him as an opponent one of the few times we played against each other in Serie B with Monza, then in ’82 we played in the World Cup together. At Milanello I would get changed in front of him, it seemed unreal.”