Claudio Marchisio retired from professional football in 2019 .
He was the club 's second vice-captain , behind Giorgio Chiellini , before his contract was terminated in 2018 and subsequently signed with Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg , where he remained for one season , before retiring from professional football in 2019.Since making his breakthrough in the 2008–09 season , Marchisio has often been compared to former Juventus and Italian midfielder Marco Tardelli by the Italian press , due to his energy , tenacious style of play , and good reading of the game , as well as his ability to seamlessly switch between offence and defence .
Claudio Marchisio