Home shirt as worn in Ronaldo's debut season at San Siro, after he signed for a then world-record fee of $27 million on a five-year contract, making him the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice. Ronaldo adapted to the Italian style of the game in his first season, finishing with 25 Serie A goals, and was named Serie A Footballer of the Year, alongside FIFA World Player of the Year for the second time, and the Ballon d'Or winner. Under manager by Luigi Simoni, the Nerazzurri won the UEFA Cup deafening Lazio 3-0 and achieved second place in the Serie A league, 5 points behind champions Juventus