Former Juventus defender Paolo Montero looks back over his Bianconeri career, including a sneaky punch on Gigi Di Biagio and hiding from Fiorentina fans throwing rocks.
The Uruguayan centre-back is legendary for his 16 Serie A red cards, but freely admits it could’ve been even worse during an Inter-Juventus clash in 2000.
“On a previous corner, Di Biagio had caught me and practically split my lip open,” Montero told Juventibus.
Former Juventus defender Paolo Montero looks back over his Bianconeri career, including a sneaky punch on Gigi Di Biagio and hiding from Fiorentina fans throwing rocks.
The Uruguayan centre-back is legendary for his 16 Serie A red cards, but freely admits it could’ve been even worse during an Inter-Juventus clash in 2000.
“On a previous corner, Di Biagio had caught me and practically split my lip open,” Montero told Juventibus.
“So, I led him into an area where there were many players crowded together, so the referee couldn’t see us. And, in fact, he did not see us” when taking revenge with a punch to the face.
Montero was at Juve from 1996 to 2005, before returning to his first love Penarol.
“I thought the South American passion was bad in the derby with Penarol, but the worst was in Italy. We were on the bus in Florence and Sergio Porrini said: ‘Fortunately there’s nobody waiting for us today.’
“Suddenly, they started hurling rocks at us and we had to lie down in the corridor of the bus to stay away from the windows. I’ve never seen such hate!”