Andrea Pirlo starts his first Champions League match at the pace of Juventus, in a position for an emotional reunion with the boy who debuted as a rookie 25 years ago.
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu beat Italian midfielder Pirlo in his first match as a fresh-faced 16-year-old for his club Brescia in May 1995.
And now the two men are about to face off as managers for the first time in Tuesday’s first Group G match in the Ukrainian capital, when Europe’s elite festival begins the campaign.
Italian legend Andrea Pirlo made his debut at brescia’s house club at the age of 1995
Dynamo Kiev coach Mircea Lucescu is proud to have made his debut in Pirlo as in Brescia
Pirlo described his former boss Lucescu as ‘teacher’ in their Champions League clash
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