Legendary Juventus captain Alessandro Del Piero reportedly referred to as Kenan Yildiz to congratulate him for scoring within the Derby della Mole.
The enduring striker celebrated his fiftieth birthday on Saturday, so the Turkish teenager was eager to pay homage to his idol by discovering the again of the web towards the Granata. Whereas it wasn’t precisely a trademark Yildiz strike, the 19-year-old managed to beat Vanja Milinkovic-Savic with a sliding header after assembly a elegant cross from Francisco Conceicao.
The Turkiye worldwide naturally celebrated his purpose by protruding his tongue, thus mimicking Del Piero’s outdated celebration. After the competition, Yildiz explicitly devoted his Derby purpose to his function mannequin. “I’m very proud of this purpose. That is for you Alex, glad birthday!”. Il Pinturicchio then replied with a submit on social media.
However in line with La Gazzetta dello Sport by way of JuventusNews24, this wasn’t precisely the top of the story. The Italian icon didn’t solely thank his inheritor obvious for his gesture on social media, but in addition referred to as him to congratulate him for his show, and maybe provide him some worthwhile recommendation.
In order the pink newspaper tells it, the bond between the 2006 World Cup winner and {the teenager} continues to develop, going past mutual esteem and appreciation.
The Turkiye worldwide has been in comparison with the legendary striker as a consequence of his comparable enjoying type. As an illustration, {the teenager}’s purpose towards PSV Eindhoven instantly evoked recollections of Del Piero’s unforgettable strikes. Yildiz lower from the left flank earlier than sending an outstanding roller in the direction of the highest nook, harking back to the “alla Del Piero” objectives.
Yildiz has now scored 4 objectives this time period, together with a memorable brace towards Inter after coming off the bench to rescue a worthwhile attract an exhilarating Derby d’Italia contest that ended 4-4.