I did, long time ago, but can’t remember that part.
Anyway it isn’t difficult to get on bad terms with Conte and Agnelli.
Anyway it isn’t difficult to get on bad terms with Conte and Agnelli.

Never once did Alessandro complain in front of his team-mates; he always showed great dignity. You wouldn’t see much of him in the dressing room during the week – he had his own personal trainer to put him through his paces because, after all, the perfect engine deserves special care and attention. In the mornings, he’d always arrive before everyone else, get changed and hole himself up in a little gym a few metres along from the one used by the rest of the squad. He’d join the main group only when the balls appeared and it was time to work on the technical stuff. When we needed him, he was there, and we were very aware of his presence. We were all pretty sad that a true champion like him had to leave, particularly when the team (his team) had just started winning again

I don’t know exactly what went on between him and president Agnelli. I couldn’t tell you which internal mechanism stopped working or what little bug got into the system – I’ve never thought it appropriate to ask. I’ve got huge respect for both men, and there must be a valid reason for them having reached the end of the line. It’s purely their business, a private matter that all started with differing views on a contract extension that never actually materialised. It’s a shame really, because Del Piero still had plenty to offer Juventus. A guy like him is always going to come in handy. Great people and exemplary professionals are the sort of folks I’d want at my side 24 hours a day and Alessandro is both those things.

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