Dynamo Kyiv coach Mircea Lucescu is proud to see Andrea Pirlo in charge of Juventus.

Lucescu coached Pirlo at Brescia in the 1990s and meets his former protégé in the Champions League this week.

“[He was] mature like he is now", the former Inter boss told Uefa.com.

“I remember going to Viareggio to watch a match and I went home in the car with him. We had time to speak for two hours. I realised that he was a very level-headed guy. As well as being a creative player, he was someone who organised everything, which is yet another skill. That has helped him a lot to become what he is today, the coach of a wonderful team like Juventus."

Pirlo is till referring at Lucescu calling him 'Maestro'.

“It makes me proud. I must thank him! I hope he has a great career [as a coach]," Lucescu said.