Juventus teenager Kenan Yildiz paid homage to his idol Alessandro Del Piero throughout and after the Derby della Mole in opposition to Torino.
The Bianconeri took the lead within the first half by means of a Timothy Weah tap-in, however the Turkish teenager appeared hellbent on getting on the scoresheet, particularly because the contest coincided with Del Piero’s fiftieth birthday.
The wonderkid finally received his want within the closing minutes as he met Francisco Conceicao’s beautiful cross with a sliding header that beat Vanja Milinkovic-Savic and secured the precious victory.
Yildiz exulted after scoring his purpose by mimicking the enduring tongue-out celebration of the Juventus nice as a becoming homage.
After the match, the Turkiye worldwide explicitly devoted the Derby win to his idol.
“I’m very proud of this purpose. That is for you Alex, glad birthday!” mentioned the 19-year-old in his post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia through IlBianconero.
“I’m additionally glad for the workforce, we performed effectively and I’m happy with the consequence.”
Yildiz additionally heaped reward on his teammate Andrea Cambiaso who produced a spectacular show and was behind Timothy Weah’s opener.
“Cambiaso works extraordinarily onerous. I’m glad to have him on my facet. I additionally attempt to assist him on the again as a lot as I can.
“Inter vs Napoli? We’re not fascinated about it.”
For his half, Cambiaso weighed in on his menacing run that yielded the primary Juventus purpose.
“I’m fairly drained now. However this result’s nice, so I’m very glad. I noticed an area on Weah’s purpose and I made a decision to slide in.”
The Italy worldwide additionally praised Yildiz for placing himself on the workforce’s disposal, urging him to keep up the identical strategy.
“Crucial factor is to assist your teammates and that is what Yildiz has been doing. He has to proceed on the identical path.”
