The Juventus man will miss his fellow striker as he prepares to move back to Real Madrid following two seasons in Serie A but hopes to get one over on him on Monday
Juventus striker Simone Zaza sent a touching farewell message to Alvaro Morata, all the while preparing to cross paths with him in Spain’s Euro 2016 match against Italy.
Morata will return to Real Madrid after two years in Turin, after the Spanish giants exercised their option to buy him back, prompting Zaza to say goodbye via Instagram.
“Our job is like this, people coming, people going,” he wrote alongside a collage of photos with his former team-mates.
Il nostro lavoro è fatto così: gente che parte, gente che arriva. Nella mia vita sono poche le persone che ho voluto rimanessero per sempre a far parte di me e tu sei una di queste. Con alcuni ci si conosce appena. Con altri nascono invece amicizie vere e profonde. Con te Alvaro è stato così: compagno di squadra e di vita. La competizione per una maglia da titolare ci ha reso fratelli. Ecco perché tra tanti addii questo è così difficile da dire. Buona vita Alvaro. Ti auguro il meglio perché te lo meriti… magari a partire da martedì! #morata #juventus #amicizia
Una foto publicada por Simone Zaza (@simonezaza) el24 de Jun de 2016 a la(s) 6:14 PDT
“In my life there are few people that I wanted to remain forever a part of me and you are one of those.
“Some you barely come to know. With others rather deep and true friendships are born. Alvaro, with you it was like this: a team-mate and friend.
“The competition for a starting spot made us brothers. That is why, among so many farewells, this is so hard to say.”
Zaza signed off by teasing the fellow forward over Monday’s last-16 match.
“Alvaro, have a good life,” he added. “I wish you the best because you deserve it… maybe starting from Tuesday.”