Chiellini: ‘Juventus can make history’

Giorgio Chiellini says winning the Coppa Italia would be “a historic achievement” for Juventus but it will be “difficult” against Milan.

The Bianconeri won the domestic double last season, and can become the first team to do it for two seasons in a row if they lift the cup tomorrow night.

“Tomorrow will certainly be a difficult – and in my opinion well-balanced – game,” Chellini predicted in the pre-match Press conference.

Giorgio Chiellini says winning the Coppa Italia would be “a historic achievement” for Juventus but it will be “difficult” against Milan.

The Bianconeri won the domestic double last season, and can become the first team to do it for two seasons in a row if they lift the cup tomorrow night.

“Tomorrow will certainly be a difficult – and in my opinion well-balanced – game,” Chellini predicted in the pre-match Press conference.

“We arrive at the end of a season where a lot of teams have put so much in with a one-off game which means that the things you’ve shown during the year are, unforunately, reset.

“I think we’ve prepared well, in these last two weeks we’ve been working with intensity and concentration and we hope to prove that on the pitch tomorrow.

“We’d very much like to win this cup because it would be a historic achievement for us to do the double for two seasons in a row.

“With my return on Saturday I got a goal to draw a line under the last few difficult months.

“I feel part of the team, to secure a historic achievement which we feel we deserve.

“We’re aware of our responsibilities and we’re also aware that all the chatter of us being favourites is just pub-talk.

“So we’ve prepared very well, today we’re refining the last things and we’re looking to go out and win this cup tomorrow.”

Having struggled with injury for much of this season, Chiellini was asked about his physical condition.

“I’m fine. I repeat, I came back well last week and I have a huge desire to play in this final tomorrow.

“I missed the last three months, so it’s normal that I missed important games. I was with the team, unfortunately from the outside, suffering and celebrating with them, and tomorrow doesn’t change anything for me on a personal level.

“We’re all Juventus, the players first of all but also the rest of the club who really want this win and this trophy.

“As for any other talk, I don’t care about it, and we don’t care about it.”