Sturaro: I enjoy being compared to Gattuso

  1. Home
  2. AC Milan

New Juventus midfielder Stefano Sturaro insists he enjoys being compared to AC Milan legend Gennaro Gattuso, and would love to have a career similar to his.

The 21-year-old joined the Bianconeri in January after the club brought his loan deal with Genoa to an end early.

“I enjoy the comparisons [with Gattuso],” he told Sky Sport Italia. “He was a great Italian player and it would be brilliant if I had even half of his career.

“These are exciting days for me. To join a club like this where everything is analysed in detail has a certain effect on you.

“At Genoa the level of preparation wash’t the same as here, so that is why there is a difference between the sides.

“I was sad to leave so many friends at Genoa, [Mattia] Perin for example, as we were practically twins, but I’ll stay in touch with them all.

Moving on to Saturday’s Serie A match with AC Milan, the young midfielder was wary of the Rossoneri who got their first win in 2015 against Parma last weekend.

“It will be a tough game, but we are ready,” he said.

“We [Juventus] must not let our guard down, the advantage [over Roma] must be an incentive to do even better. “

Exit mobile version