Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte cut an emotional figure before his side's clash with Brighton as both clubs paid tribute to Spurs fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone, who died this week at the age of 61.
Ventrone, who worked with Conte at Juventus as well as Tottenham, passed away from fulminant leukaemia. The club paid their own tribute during the week, with a number of members of Conte's squad sharing their personal memories of the Italian.
In addition to the manager's comments, Spurs' players paid their respects during the warm-up ahead of the Premier League match against Brighton & Hove Albion. The players walked out onto the pitch wearing t-shirts bearing the message 'Always in our hearts, Gian Piero'.
