The 37-year-old centre-back captained the Azzurri to Euro 2020 glory in the summer and was widely regarded as one of the tournament’s best players.
His partnership with Leonardo Bonucci for both club and country has spanned well over a decade, gleaning countless major trophies, and when he does eventually retire Chiellini will surely be placed alongside the likes of Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini in the pantheon of Italy’s greatest defenders.
Our new no.21 has come up against Chiellini on a grand total of 10 occasions while with Palermo, Napoli and Uruguay.
In those matches, Edi has scored an impressive six goals, including a 2011 hat-trick for Napoli, but there’s no doubt in his mind that the Juve skipper has been the hardest player to get the best of.