Marcello Lippi sees similarities between Juventus and his World Cup winning Italy side – ‘I hope the outcome is the same’.
The Bianconeri advanced to their first Champions League final since 2003 [when Lippi was on the bench] with a draw in the Bernabeu against Real Madrid last night.
The showpiece event will be held at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, the scene of the Azzurri’s 2006 triumph, and Lippi acknowledges the parallels.
Marcello Lippi sees similarities between Juventus and his World Cup winning Italy side – ‘I hope the outcome is the same’.
The Bianconeri advanced to their first Champions League final since 2003 [when Lippi was on the bench] with a draw in the Bernabeu against Real Madrid last night.
The showpiece event will be held at Berlin’s Olympiastadion, the scene of the Azzurri’s 2006 triumph, and Lippi acknowledges the parallels.
“Berlin is a place which is very dear to me, as it is for many of the champions at Juventus [Andrea Pirlo, Andrea Barzagli and Gigi Buffon were in the 2006 squad],” the former Juve Coach told Tuttomercatoweb.
“I see so many similarities between my Italy and this Juventus, now I just hope the final outcome is the same.
“Juventus proved last night that they are strong, very strong. They went onto the pitch in a tough manner, with the attitude of a team which wants to go through.
“They’ve proven they are stronger than Real Madrid, but some achievements are part of the Juventus DNA.
“Juventus have mainly grown in self-belief, and they’ve done this with great performances on the European stage.
“I’m thinking about the matches with Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and the two against Real Madrid.”
Lippi, who lifted the trophy with the Old Lady in 1996, also had words of praise for Coach Massimiliano Allegri.
“Congratulations to Allegri. With the Champions League final he has completed the work which [Antonio] Conte began in these past few years.”