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Juventus coach Sarri recalls facing Allegri in 2003: No-one thought we'd make it

Juventus coach Maurizio Sarri has been recalling the beginnings of his career with Sangioviannese.

Back in 2003, Sarri's team faced Maxi Allegri's Aglianese with the game ending 0-0.

“Nobody believed in us at the time," Sarri said on stage at an event to mark 100 years of his hometown club Figline.

“That game ended 0-0, no goals, no shots on target. At the end of the match, a friend said to me: 'If you two are coaches, anyone can be…'

“I hope and believe that there is still something of that Sarri in me now. The spirit is the same, I haven't changed the way I approach football.

“The emotions I felt in Sangiovannese v Montevarchi are something I've rarely experienced again in my career, not even in international Finals."

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