Danilo
Danilo Luiz da Silva, known simply as Danilo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Juventus and the Brazil national team. He began his career with América Mineiro before moving to Santos, where he scored the goal that won the 2011 Copa Libertadores. In January 2012 he moved to Porto, where he won consecutive Primeira Liga titles, and signed for Real Madrid for €31.5 million in 2015; two years later, he joined Manchester City. Following two years at City, where Danilo won two Premier Leagues, an FA Cup and two EFL Cups, Danilo joined Juventus. Danilo was first capped by the senior Brazil team in 2011, also winning the 2011 U-20 World Cup and a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He represented the nation at the 2018 World Cup.
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This shirt has been worn by Danilo during the “Supercoppa Italiana” 2019 game (Coca-Cola Supercup for sponsorship reasons) between Juventus and Lazio which took place in Riyadh – Saudi Arabia – “King Saud University” Stadium, on December 22nd 2019. Lazio defeated Juventus 3-1. The 2019 Supercoppa Italiana was the 32nd edition of the Supercoppa Italiana, the Italian football super cup. It was played by defending champions Juventus, the winners of the 2018–19 Serie A championship, and Lazio, the winners of the 2018–19 Coppa Italia. The match was the fifth meeting between the two teams in the Supercoppa Italiana, and is now the most frequent pairing in the history of the competition, surpassing Inter Milan and Roma who have met four times. In the previous four match-ups, each club had won twice, with Juventus lifting the trophy in 2013 and 2015, and Lazio in 1998 and 2017.
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For the “Supercoppa Italiana” 2019 the team wore a special shirt, used in this game only, with player’s names on the back written in the traditional Arabic calligraphy, designed in collaboration with the famous Saudi-Moroccan calligraphy artist, Shaker Kashgari. This special Adidas kit has within each single number a traditional Arabic calligraphic design that highlights the word Juventus, with the name of each individual player written in Arabic.
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On 31 March 2015, it was announced that Danilo would join Real Madrid in July, with the Spaniards paying €31.5 million for his services and signing him to a six-year contract. He made his debut on 23 August, with a goalless draw at promoted Sporting de Gijón which was also the season opener. On 24 October he scored his first goal for the team, in a 3–1 away win against Celta. Danilo contributed with seven appearances in the 2015–16 edition of the Champions League, as Real won the tournament. In the final against Atlético Madrid, he came on as a substitute for injured Dani Carvajal early into the second half of a 1–1 draw (penalty shootout triumph). In 2016–17, profiting from several physical ailments to Carvajal, Danilo contributed with 17 games and one goal as the club was crowned champions for the first time in five years. He took part in three games in the club’s Champions League campaign, helping it to the second consecutive win in the latter tournament.
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Courtesy of his Santos performances, Danilo made his debut for Brazil on 14 September 2011 at the age of just 20, featuring in the first leg of that year’s Superclásico de las Américas, a 0–0 away draw against Argentina (2–0 aggregate win). In the same year, he started for the under-20s at the FIFA U-20 World Cup, with the tournament in Colombia ending in victory. Danilo represented the under-23 team at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He played four matches in an eventual silver medal conquest, scoring against New Zealand in the group stage (3–0). Danilo was also named in Tite’s squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, making his debut in the competition on 17 June by playing the entire 1–1 draw to Switzerland. He picked up an injury on 6 July the day before the quarter-final clash with Belgium, being sidelined for the remainder of the tournament.