Maldini, Juventus, Higuain, Udinese. Di Natale tells all: "Dybala plays like early Messi"

Antonio Di Natale and bianconero, a relationship that will last a lifetime. At Udinese, yes, but he also had the possibility of moving to Juventus in the past. The man of 209 goals in Serie A, was interviewed by Tuttosport: he talked about Juventus, Udinese, Higuain and more. Beginning with his recent past: "Del Neri didn't call me to return to Udine (laughing). He knows me well, and knows that if I make a decision, I won't turn back after a few months. I said enough with football, with my mind and my heart. He's a good coach, he doesn't need me. I only hope that he uplifts Udinese". "The 10 men who are still on the pitch at Udinese? A choice of the club, I sincerely think it was the right one. I would have expected a phone call, even only to warn me of their decision. I would have liked to work with the young players, or beside the sporting director. Maldini? Paolo is right. When you have made history with a club, like him at Milan and myself at Udinese, you can't agree to simply become the clown. Udinese is in my heart and I will always keep my door open to the club." "Juventus-Udinese? Facing Juve now is tough for everyone, but we have always played well in Turin. I hope it's like that this time. Have I regretted the decision to refuse Juventus? Absolutely not. It was a life choice, with my heart: I wanted to stay in Udine with my family. Then they labeled me as stupid: if I were to do it again, I would do the same thing. And at Juventus, I wouldn't have arrived at 209 goals in Serie A, and when I see myself in that ranking alongside Totti, Baggio...I understand that I've done something good in my career. Would I ever play in this Juventus? There are many champions. Anyone would like to play for this Juventus, with Pjanic, Higuain, Dybala, who makes plays like early Messi, I played against him. He's phenomenal. I think that Udinese threatened to bring him to Italy before Palermo did." "Next year I think he will take the 10, he's perfect for that number. The 10 is like a Ferrari: not everyone knows how to drive it. Based on his characteristics, I think he will do better together with Higuain, but what fun it must be to combine with Dybala, it's similar to when I played with Sanchez. What a period that was, we had a great team: him, Benatia. I told Pozzo: if we didn't sell anyone and made two acquisitions, we would fight for the scudetto. Not winning anything is my only regret. Higuain is the best forward in the world, if he continues to score 30 goals per season he will reach my numbers. For his age and strength, I think he's the only one who could pass me: he can score a brace every match. This year, the capocannoniere will be between him, Icardi, Dzeko and Borriello". "If there's not a cataclysm, Juventus will win their sixth scudetto. Allegri has two teams, I'm waiting for them to reach the top in Champions, too. Berardi is a talent: he's young and I understand his decision: he has a lot of time to make the leap to a big team: I see him at a great club in the future. To De Laurentiis, I want to say trust in Gabbiadini, he will explode. I wanted to be coached by Ancelotti: the only one who everyone says nothing but good things about. He's an exception." @GIANMARCalciO