Gennaro Gattuso hailed Andre Silva's dramatic maiden Serie A goal after conceding the prestige of wearing AC Milan's famed number nine shirt may have been affecting his form.
Portugal striker Silva headed in a last-gasp winner from Suso's teasing cross to sink Genoa 1-0 at the Luigi Ferraris on Sunday and extend the Rossoneri's unbeaten league run to nine matches.
Silva had been a target for many of Europe's top sides before he joined Milan from Porto in the close-season, but he had failed to score on 16 previous top-flight appearances.
Gattuso believes the weight of history may be behind Silva's slow start to life in Italy, with the likes of Filippo Inzaghi, George Weah and Marco van Basten having adorned the number nine jersey.