Conte admitted that he was very happy to see Pirlo trusted to be the new coach of Juventus.
Coach Inter Milan Antonio Conte congratulated Andrea Pirlo on officially becoming the new coach Juventus.
Although he has no experience as a head coach and was only appointed as Juventus Under-23 tactician last month, the Old Lady’s management made a bold decision by appointing Pirlo as Maurizio Sarri’s replacement.
As is known, Sarri was kicked out of the seat of the Old Lady’s main coach after the club was eliminated from the Champions League because of defeat Lyon through the away goals rule.
“I’m obviously very happy for Andrea,” said Conte. “Because above all he has given me in terms of football, he is an extraordinary person and I really love him.
“With that said, seeing the players I used to coach now as coaches is starting to make me feel old!”
Conte and Pirlo were together in Turin from 2011 to 2014 with the first name resigned in July 2014 and then became coach of the Italian national team the following month.
Meanwhile, Pirlo was also an important component in helping the Bianconeri win four titles A league and was a one-time Champions League finalist in 2014/15.
On the international stage, Pirlo made 116 appearances for the Italian national team and was part of the 2006 World Cup winning squad.
Pirlo hung up his boots in 2017 after three years of strengthening New York City FC of MLS United States of America. After that, he took a coaching course in preparation for plunging into the managerial world.
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