Monday, 8 June 2015

Pirlo:Tears didn't mean goodbye

The legendary playmaker revealed his
disappointment at Juventus' defeat to Barcelona,
but rejects the notion it was his last match there
Andrea Pirlo insists that his tears after the
Champions League final were simply a reaction to
the result, not confirmation that he had played his
last game for Juventus .
The Italy international had admitted beforehand th
he would likely leave Turin if the Bianconeri beat
Barcelona in Berlin - even though he still has a
year to run on his current contract with the Italian
titleholders.
However, when the veteran midfielder broke down
after Juve's 3-1 loss, many pundits interpreted his
tears as evidence of his imminent exit.
Pirlo, though, says that too much has been read
into his reaction, explaining that he was merely
devastated at seeing the opportunity to claim a
third Champions League winners' medal pass him
by.
"Were my tears a goodbye to Juventus? No, they
were for the defeat," Pirlo told Sky Sport Italia. "It
is the kind of opportunity that I will rarely get
again."
Juventus director general Giuseppe Marotta had
earlier insisted Italy international's tears needed n
explanation and assured they were working to
keep him with the Serie A champions.
"Andrea is an icon of Italian football and has
become an icon of Juventus too," he stated. "I
think his tears are understandable for a player wh
gave us such strong emotions over the years and
it's only right he should feel those emotions too.
"Now that the season is over, we will begin
meetings with the players who are subject to
transfer speculation.
"It's not easy to replace Pirlo, [but] we have some
eclectic players like Claudio Marchisio, while
[coach Massimiliano] Allegri is capable of finding
other alternatives."
Pirlo joined the Turin giants in 2011 and
immediately inspired a transformation that has
seen the Old Lady lift four successive Scudetti.

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