It didn’t seem like the Juventus players broke much sweat when they cantered to a 4-0 win at Ibrox in the Champions League almost 30 years ago. But Antonio Conte remembers differently after his return to the Govan ground as boss of Tottenham Hotspur for Saturday’s pre-season friendly.
The Italian watched his Harry Kane-inspired team recover from conceding the opener to Antonio Colak to secure a victory thanks to England striker Kane’s double. That saw them lift the inaugural Walter Tull Memorial Cup, the first black player to play for both clubs.
Conte was delighted with the workout as his side build up to their English Premier League opener at home to Southampton. But as well as looking forward to the start of a new campaign which will also see them in the Champions League, the 52-year-old also cast his mind back to recall one Ibrox memory as a player. It’s one most Rangers fans would prefer to forget but if it seemed an easy night for the Italians then Conte doesn’t remember it that way.
