Giorgio Chiellini made news a few days ago because of the harsh details of Mario Balottelli that the defender reveals in his autobiography, but finally reconciled with the Italian attacker. And now details of the life that Arturo Vidal led in Italy, during his time at Juventus, counted by the defender, who was a companion of the Chilean in the Vecchia Signora.
In the paragraphs that he dedicates to the national steering wheel in his autobiography, Chiellini says that Vidal had a weak point at that stage: “The footballer is not a devil or a saint, the distinction that must be made is another, that is, between the real and the false. Someone like Vidal sometimes went out and drank more than necessary, everyone knows, you can say that alcohol was a weak point. “
“The great Arturo, a couple of times did not show up to train, or arrived being, so to speak, happy. But he was never surpassed by this bohemian life, on the contrary, I think that sometimes in a certain way it gave him more strength when it came to giving himself up in the field “, Chiellini adds in his autobiography.
Episode in Miami
The Juventus defender also reveals an anecdote with Vidal in the United States, deepening his experiences with the Chilean during his time at Vecchia Signora, cycle in which the national midfielder was a great figure of the Serie A of Italy.
“We were in Miami the night before the last training session before we were released. The next morning, Arturo was nowhere to be seen. He was in bed. That day we also tried the new training material, we were all dressed in black and it was 40 degrees: Mr. (Antonio) Conte could not wait for Vidal in that state to surrender, turn red and gave him an exemplary punishment “, bill.
“Instead, after 10 minutes when Arturo still looked drunk and didn’t even see the ball pass, he finished training running like crazy. What do you want to say to that person, who among other things brings joy to the group as well as being a fighter and a great champion? “Adds the Italian defender in his autobiography.
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