The words of the Dynamo Kiev coach who will challenge Juve in the Champions League. The pupil who challenges his teacher. For Pirlo it will be a particular debut as a coach in the Champions League. Sitting on the opponent's bench he will find Mircea Lucescu, the first to believe in his talent. At 16 he made a young Pirlo debut with Brescia. The two have a special relationship, which the current Dynamo Kiev coach explained to La Gazzetta dello Sport: "I was always going to the youth training sessions. As soon as I noticed how he moved and touched the ball I realized that there was a champion inside him. Andrea went to Viareggio underage and didn't play, so I drove him back to Brescia. On that three-hour trip, I tried to talk to him and give him some self-esteem. I protected him, I wanted to grow that talent. And in the end, the champion came out."
On Pirlo's new life on the bench, he added: "They have hired young but experienced people. Maybe they will pay duties on the organizational level. I know Pirlo, he is a man who has balance in his head. It means that you need talents, but fighters as well ". Finally, on the many Juventus champions: "Eleven champions together do not automatically make a great team".
