Giorgio Chiellini joked he’s “losing hair and pace, but gaining in other areas” after a fourth consecutive Juventus title.
“For various reasons we can’t celebrate the way we did on other occasions, because the importance of Tuesday’s game is undeniable,” the defender told Sky Sport Italia.
The squad limited itself to a swig of champagne in the locker room after a 1-0 win over Sampdoria, as they face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final next week.
Giorgio Chiellini joked he’s “losing hair and pace, but gaining in other areas” after a fourth consecutive Juventus title.
“For various reasons we can’t celebrate the way we did on other occasions, because the importance of Tuesday’s game is undeniable,” the defender told Sky Sport Italia.
The squad limited itself to a swig of champagne in the locker room after a 1-0 win over Sampdoria, as they face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final next week.
“This Scudetto was earned a while back and I think the final step was beating Lazio. We were waiting for it to become mathematically impossible to catch us, but we still want to play a great last month.”
Juve switched from three at the back to four, sometimes asking Chiellini to play at left-back.
“As the years go by you are losing hair and pace, but gaining in other areas,” he laughed. “I lost something in physical terms, but learned to think more and I think I’m in my football prime.
“The whole team worked hard, sweated for the result and suffered. I hope to be an emblem of those characteristics.”
Chiellini had particular praise for Roberto Pereyra, who arrived from Udinese over the summer.
“I certainly didn’t expected him to be that good, but he became a first choice and few saw that coming.”