When times are tough, football clubs can always rely on the support of their own fans. At least you’d hope so.
Despite winning 2-1 at Manchester City in the Champions League, Juventus have endured a difficult start to the season back in Italy.
The Serie A champions have picked up just five points from their opening five matches, and threw away a 1-0 lead in the 90th minute to gift tiny Frosinone their first-ever top-flight point on Wednesday.
Following the match, it emerged that the visitors’ last-minute scorer, Leonardo Blanchard, is actually a life-long Juve fan.
Italian journalist Gianluigi Bagnulo tweeted this image from Blanchard’s Instagram, which shows the defender in Berlin attending his beloved club’s Champions League final against Barcelona in June…
After spending almost his entire career in Italy’s lower leagues, scoring in Serie A should probably have been a dream come true for the 27-year-old. But he might just be the most reluctant hero this season.
