Andrea Pirlo, 2006 world champion with Italy and former Juventus player, was appointed coach of the Turin club on Saturday evening, a few hours after the sidelining of Maurizio Sarri. Pirlo, 41, doesn't have the slightest experience as a coach. He had just been appointed coach of the Juventus Under-23 team. His designation comes less than 24 hours after the elimination of Juventus by Lyon, Friday evening, in the round of 16 of the Champions League.
UFFICIALE ✍️ Andrea Pirlo nuovo allenatore della Prima Squadra ➡️ https://t.co/gFxYuC28cj#CoachPirlo pic.twitter.com/6xWUAJ5u19
- JuventusFC (# Stron9er 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆) (@juventusfc) August 8, 2020From maestro to Mister?
“During his four seasons as a Juventus midfielder, Pirlo has won as many scudetti, one Cup and two Super Cups. Today begins a new chapter in his football career: from Maestro to Mister, ”wrote Juventus in its press release.
From U23s to the first team in a week
“Il Mister” is how Italians refer to football coaches, regardless of level or age category. "From today, he will be for the Juventino people + Il Mister + since the club has decided to give him the technical direction of the first team after having already chosen him for Juventus U23", continues the Piedmont club. . "The choice made today is based on the conviction that Pirlo has all the cards to lead from his debut on the bench an experienced and talented team in order to achieve new success," also explained Juve.
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