Moggi had words of praise for Alessandro Del Piero who did not create a scene when at one point Cufre tried to provoke the Juve captain by slapping him on the face.
“Did you see what happened to Del Piero? When they say that our players are professionals apart from champions...They slapped him and he did not react, on the contrary, he responded with fair play which Cufre will not forget for a long time: he complimented his opponent for the nice gesture…”(GOAL.COM)
Moggi had words of praise for Alessandro Del Piero who did not create a scene when at one point Cufre tried to provoke the Juve captain by slapping him on the face.
“Did you see what happened to Del Piero? When they say that our players are professionals apart from champions...They slapped him and he did not react, on the contrary, he responded with fair play which Cufre will not forget for a long time: he complimented his opponent for the nice gesture…”(GOAL.COM)
Cufre: Del Piero Provoked Me
3/8/2005 12:00:00 PM
Following last Saturday’s incident between the Roma defender and Juve forward, Leandro Cufre wanted to clear things up on how it really went.
The Argentinean player does not want to see his name tarnished following the confrontation he had with Alessandro Del Piero, where he ended slapping the Bianconero captain. After this incident, ‘Pinturicchio’ has been hailed by the media for his professionalism and fair play attitude as he did not react in any way.
However, Cufre believes that it was actually Del Piero who provoked him first and therefore it is unfair that he is drawn as the bad guy in this situation.
“I spoke with Del Piero and I told him I’m sorry for my gesture. However if you look well at the images, you would notice that it was him who kicked me first. It annoyed me to hear that Del Piero is an example because he did not react. These are things which happen on the pitch. Del Piero provoked me.”