Spezia coach Vincenzo Italiano said Andrea Pirlo was ‘aware of the difficulties he would encounter’ at Juventus. ‘If the Bianconeri call, you jump at the chance’.
Ahead of the match against the Old Lady, the Spezia coach was interviewed by La Repubblica and spoke about his encounter with the Juventus coach.
“I met a passionate man who was aware of the difficulties he would encounter,” he said. “But if Juventus call, what would you do?
Spezia coach Vincenzo Italiano said Andrea Pirlo was ‘aware of the difficulties he would encounter’ at Juventus. ‘If the Bianconeri call, you jump at the chance’.
Ahead of the match against the Old Lady, the Spezia coach was interviewed by La Repubblica and spoke about his encounter with the Juventus coach.
“I met a passionate man who was aware of the difficulties he would encounter,” he said. “But if Juventus call, what would you do?
“You will jump at the chance, just like I would have jumped at the chance, even if the internship helped me a lot.”
Pirlo needs a reaction from Juventus, who prepare for three home games on the bounce, against Spezia, Lazio and FC Porto.
Juventus have qualified for the Coppa Italia Final but are 10 points behind Inter in Serie A and trail Porto 2-1 in the Champions League.
“I’m sure he will make it,” Italiano said. “He has been at the centre of the game for 20 years and it’s not easy to think otherwise, but he just needs to draw on what he has learned from his previous coaches.
“As I do. When I have a problem, I think about what solutions those who trained me would have found.”