Juventus is back!
Juventus are through. In a good football world they will win the Champions League. And in a small way the struggle for Zlatan to win all his trophys – and the Champions league dream, is somewhat connected with the struggle to come back in style for Juventus. If you like to read the story that way – and I am swedish just like Zlatan, so I decide to do just that for this blog article. At the time when Zlatan left Juve for Inter – to stay in Serie A instead of playing in the Serie B, it was a Juventus that had won two Serie A titles, only to be relegated to Serie B due to the Calciopoli scandal. A Calciopoli thats been dragged in courts and media ever since. A decade long story. And since then watching this Ibra playing and winning Serie A titles with Inter Milan, Barcelona and AC Milan almost every year, just before he moved on to PSG and continue winning. It is also a struggle and come back in a way for Gianluigi Bufffon, this giant, the fabulous goal keeper.
Buffon, a player who have stayed at Juventus all this time. This great of the greats in the history of goal keepers. Alessandro Del Piero who run a cool advertizing campaign ”the life of Del Piero” is no longer playing in Juve, nor is he playing at all in european football – he´s in India. But to me it is somewhat a come back for him as well. I know it may sound far fecthed. Taking the thesis too far. But to me Alessandro Del Piero is also Juventus – he is the greatest all time goal scorer for Juve after all. And for everyone who lost their titles and being relegated a decade ago, its a come back. Even if the players have moved on forward and forgot about it.
Juventus is back in european football.
What would be a wonderful match to watch – but which probably wont happen, is if Juventus reach the final of Champions league, and on the stadium seeing both Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alessandro Del Piero, David Trezeguet and other players from back then, watching their old team play – and hopefully win.
Now I like to see Marco Verratti play for Juventus. This young fantastic player. And I wouldnt mind seeing Swedish player John Guidetti playing alongside Marco in Juventus. One can always wish.
Forza and Congratulation to Juventus!
Stefan Lindblad
Illustrator, graphic designer, artist
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