Italy World Cup winner and Juventus former captain Alessandro Del Piero revealed about his recent visit to Armenia and shared impressions from Yerevan. The football star appeared on Russian late-night talk show Evening Urgant on Friday. Del Piero confirmed the reports that he had been unable to obtain Russian visa in Italy due to restrictions amid coronavirus. The former footballer added that he had to make a transit flight to Yerevan which appeared to be an “amazing journey.”

“I had to fill in a visa application in Milan, yet the things went in a different way due to the announced quarantine. That allowed me to make an amazing visit to Armenia, where I had to obtain the Russian visa,” Del Piero said, adding people were very kind to him in Yerevan and everything was great.

In response, the host of the talk-show Urgant noted Armenians have the ability to welcome guests, jokingly adding: “It is surprising that you eventually arrived in Russia instead of staying in Yerevan.”

To remind, the news about Alessandro Del Piero’s visit to Armenia came when the footballer shared a photo on social media with a view of Mount Ararat.