In his autobiography, Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini expressed his admiration for the action of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, when he bitten him during a tense match in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
A decision was passed against Suarez - who went unpunished during the match - to suspend four months and nine international matches, but Killini said he had no grudge against the Barcelona striker.
It happened on this day 5 years ago in the World Cup # Brazil 2014 .. Bite # Suarez famous đ ! pic.twitter.com/MDpOJUR3aB
- Khaled Jassim đ¶đŠ Seated at Home (@ khalidjassem74) June 24, 2019
Juventus captain said in his autobiography entitled "I am Giorgio" that "slag is part of football, and to surpass the competitor must be smart, I admire his cunning (Suarez). If he misses this cunning he will become a regular attacker."
Chiellini noted that nothing strange happened on this day in the 2014 World Cup.
"I was watching (Edinson) Cavani most of the match. Another player is difficult to watch and we don't want to retreat in front of him, and suddenly I noticed that I was bitten in my shoulder, and what happened happened, but this is his (Suarez) strategy when it is cohesion, and if I may say it is my strategy too; We are alike, and the best confrontation with attackers like him. "
The match was without goals until this accident occurred, but minutes later Uruguay managed to score the winning goal 1-0, which brought it up to the round of 16 at the expense of Italy.
Chiellini sparked controversy with his memoirs, in which he said that Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos' obstruction of Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in the 2018 UEFA Champions League final was deliberate, and that it was a milestone by the Spanish defender, because he injured his opponent and left the field without a penalty.