 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kutevera Scudetto yavo ya1996kukunda, Milan yakaderera zvikuru pashure pacho, ichipedza yechi11 muna 1997 uye yegumi muna 1998, sezvo basa raRossi pachake rakaderera uye rakamuona achirwa naMassimo Taibi nokuda kwenzvimbo yepamusoro. Mumutambo wechi17 wemwaka wa19981999, Milan yaive ichitungamira A.C. Perugia Calcio 20 pavakatambira chirango chekupedzisira. Mushure mokunge Hidetoshi Nakata atendeutsa bhora racho, mumwe wake Cristian Bucchi akarohwa necheshure naRossi paaidzorera bhora kubva kumashure kweneti. Rossi akadzingwa uye gare gare akarangwa nokurambidzwa mitambo mishanu. 