Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero feels sorry for Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo after their Champions League final defeat. 

Del Piero was part of the last Bianconeri side to triumph in the competition in 1996 and believes the two Italian veterans proved their worth in the competition.

“Pirlo’s tears were heartbreaking,” he said at the Golf Cup charity event in Fiano Torinese.

Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero feels sorry for Gianluigi Buffon and Andrea Pirlo after their Champions League final defeat. 

Del Piero was part of the last Bianconeri side to triumph in the competition in 1996 and believes the two Italian veterans proved their worth in the competition.

“Pirlo’s tears were heartbreaking,” he said at the Golf Cup charity event in Fiano Torinese.

“Him and Buffon have won so much, most significantly the World Cup in Berlin, and I was sorry for their defeat but they have proved they are champions on and off the pitch.

“Being able to take part in the final is something beautiful, to go and play there is the best.”

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