ISL 2017: 5 Indian Super League opponents who were teammates before

John Arne Riise and Aaron Hughes
John Arne Riise and Aaron Hughes

1) Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet

Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet
Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet

The Juventus legends are no strangers to the football fans in India. Del Piero joined the Vecchia Signora in 1993 at the age of 19. He went on to play 513 matches for the Old Lady, netting 208 goals until his farewell in 2012.

David Trezeguet joined Juventus in 2000 and played for 8 seasons until the end of his contract in 2010. He showed up for the White and Black Strips in 245 games and scored 138 times.

Both Del Piero and Trezeguet formed a formidable pair as Juventus won 5 Seria A titles, 1 Serie B title and 2 Supercoppa Italia.

Alessandro Del Piero was signed by Delhi Dynamos in 2014 and played 10 games for the Lions, scoring a free-kick in the final league game against Chennai in Chennai in a 2-2 draw.

David Trezeguet also signed up for FC Pune City in 2014 and scored two goals in the campaign in 8 goals. Trezeguet faced Del Piero twice in the league. Delhi Dynamos were held to a goalless at home by FC Pune City, who suffered a home loss to Delhi Dyamos by 0-1 in the return leg.

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