«The 3rd of September was a normal day for me until I got to know from the television the news of the tragic death of Geatano Scirea in Poland. Apart from my feelings, I remember that the whole of Italy joined the Juventus supporters in memory of a champion who had given so much not only by playing for Juventus but also for the national team».

Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli remembers Gaetano Scirea on the 20th anniversary from his demise:«He was a classy great player who represented Juventus by playing as a bianconero for many years in a role that does not exist anymore, the libero role, but which he interpreted in a very dynamic manner. He was very good with his footwork and was capable of imposing the game. As a child, in the Atalanta youth sector he had gained experience as a winger and this sowed in him the want to attack. He was even capable of scoring great goals: I remember two impressive ones scored against Torino which fill me with joy and satisfaction».

Besides the class shown on the field, Scirea perfectly incarnated the spirit that forever has been the soul of the great players in the history of Juventus and which is the basis of the Juventus style: «Today’s Juventus is also made up of memories of men who gave this team something and this perhaps allows our club to be different from others. Scirea’s style is the style of Boniperti, from whom he learnt it and is now the style of many others and definitely of Del Piero. This is what allows Juventus, besides the coaches and the management, to maintain its tone of a compact club which allows it to rise-up even in the hardest of moments».