had a chance to debate his time with Inter, and his rivalries with Milan and Juventus alongside Adriano Galliani and Gianluigi Buffon throughout a particular occasion on Monday night: ‘I’ve a lot respect for him’.
Mourinho, Galliani and Buffon had been all among the many star company at an occasion organised by , celebrating the paper’s one hundredth anniversary on Monday night.
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Mourinho, who was appointed head coach of Benfica in September, was unable to attend in-person, however joined the particular company on a video name halfway via the occasion on Monday.
Mourinho, Galliani and Buffon focus on Inter, Milan and Juventus rivalries
Jose Mourinho (Picture by Clive Rose/Getty Photographs)
Mourinho had a short alternative to debate Inter’s rivalries with Milan and Juventus with Galliani and Buffon, insisting that he all the time had ‘respect’ for the previous, and considers the latter ‘one of many biggest, if not the best’.
Galliani, talking about his experiences going up in opposition to Mourinho throughout his Milan days, stated: “I’ve by no means felt like an opponent of Jose Mourinho. I respect him and I hope that this sense will likely be reciprocated.”
CAGLIARI, ITALY – NOVEMBER 26: Adriano Galliani of Monza seems to be on in the course of the Serie A TIM match between Cagliari Calcio and AC Monza at Sardegna Enviornment on November 26, 2023 in Cagliari, Italy. (Picture by Enrico Locci/Getty Photographs)
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Mourinho, in the meantime, replied: “I all the time keep in mind that throughout my time with Inter, I each received and misplaced in opposition to Milan. However, Galliani and (Silvio) Berlusconi would all the time come into the dressing room to congratulate us, and for this, I’ve a lot respect for Adriano.”
Buffon interjected, and insisted that the rivalry between Inter and Juventus was not all the time as nice.
PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 06: Gianluigi Buffon of Italy attends earlier than the UEFA Nations League 2024/25 League A Group A2 match between France and Italy at Parc des Princes stadium on September 06, 2024 in Paris, France. (Picture by Claudio Villa/Getty Photographs)
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“There was no ‘good’ blood between Juve and Inter,” Buffon stated. “On the time, we wished to kill them, however then you definitely’d meet Jose, who’d make a joke or say one thing to you that meant that you just couldn’t hate him.”
Mourinho was then in a position to trade pleasantries with Buffon, including: “I’ve all the time seen Juve as Juve, even when they had been coming again up from Serie B on the time. And Gigi was all the time among the many greatest, if not the very best.”