The technicians of the big match of the Allianz Stadium are fellow citizens and played together both in the Under 21 of Croatia and in the Split club, for a short time: “Ivan is a friend”
Juventus -Atalanta was born 710 kilometers away as the crow flies from where it will actually take place, more than a thousand if you want to connect –With a dozen driving hours – Turin to the city of Split, the native land of both coaches of the Big Match of the Allianz Stadium. Between the homonymous channel and the bay of the Castelli, it is the main center of Dalmatia, a place where football cannot be avoided even if you want: either you can stand it reluctant, or you love it and let yourself be lulled by the madness of the world of the ball. Right there, between the mid -seventies and the mid -nineties, the city has seen both Igor Tudor and Ivan Juric, the first international players of international level and today coaches from high floors of the Champions League.