Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini was grateful to the San Siro crowd for their support during Italy's 0-0 draw with Portugal.
Despite his Juve connections, Milan's fans were full of support for Chiellini.
He said, "Yesterday's evening was almost perfect, in that environment winning could have made the evening memorable.
"After fourteen years I'm identified as a symbol of Juventus and to receive the ovation of 80,000 people to regardless of the club it was a surprise.
"There was pride and emotion, I was a little surprised and it was really exciting."