Andrea Pirlo believes the Scudetto and Sunday’s Coppa Italia Final with Napoli are the beginning of a new Juventus era. “Now we can start really winning.”

The midfielder arrived on a free transfer from Milan last summer and proved decisive in their title triumph.

“I felt great joy after doing something important and indescribable. The party on the open top bus through the city streets was really amazing, as there were so many people,” he told Sky Sport Italia.

“Today we began an important week of work, as we will reach Sunday with the right hunger and concentration to win this trophy. Napoli are a great team and proved that over the last few years. They too have the objective of winning, so it’s going to be a difficult game.”

If Juve win the Coppa Italia, it’ll mean they end the entire season unbeaten in all competition, as so far they’ve played 38 Serie A matches and four in the Cup.

“We laid the foundations to achieve something important, because when you begin a run of victories, it increases the hunger to keep going. Now other trophies and Finals to play are opening up to us, so we can start really winning,” added Pirlo.

He was asked about his ‘heir,’ the 19-year-old Marco Verratti who shone for Pescara this season and has been called up for the Euro 2012 long list.

“He is very talented. Is it irritating to hear about the ‘new Pirlo’? No, it’s not as if I can play until I’m 40. I keep going as long as I have fun and maintain the desire to play.”

Grande Pirlo!

Pirlo...

I can't believe we acquired a legend still in his prime for FREE from our biggest rivals!!!! What was Milan thinking really???

This might go down as the greatest free transfer in the history of Juventus...

It truly is a new era as this is the first time we have the winning DNA without any primadonnas. Everyone is focused on the team and those who eearn the most (Buffon, Pirlo etc) are not behaving the same way Milan or other teams' star players behave. Everyone puts the team above their own interrest and that makes the winning DNA of Antonio Conte.. Same reason Marrotta makes a statement that we wont sign players such as Balotelli, or the reason we let Cassano go to Milan instead of making an attempt. This is the idea of the new management, Agnelli, Nedved, Marrotta, Conte ofc and co.