Italian legend Alessandro Nesta has come out of retirement to join Chennaiyin FC for the remainder of the Indian Super League’s inaugural season.
The 38-year-old, who won the 2006 World Cup with Italy, has not played a match since featuring in a 2-1 MLS victory for Montreal Impact over Philadelphia Union in October 2013.
Chennaiyin FC’s official website announced on November 28 that Nesta had joined the club, linking up with former international colleague Marco Materazzi who is currently player-manager at the Indian side.
Nesta is the latest big name to turn out for Chennaiyin, who also have Elano, Mikael Silvestre and Eric Djemba-Djemba on their books.
He was summoned by the Chennai outfit following a couple of injuries to their main players.
Nesta started his career with Lazio before making the switch to Serie A rivals AC Milan in 2002, winning the league title on three occasions during his time in Italy.
The Italian is also a double Champions League winner with Milan, having lifted the trophy in 2003 and 2007.
