Lucio, former Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich defender, who played in Italy with the shirts of Inter and Juventus, spoke to
PassioneInter.com (via
calciomercato.com) and spoke about his final moments at the Nerazzurri club as well as transfer to Juventus in 2012.
"Juventus? A difficult situation for me. I didn't want to leave Inter. I wanted to continue. There was a change of coach with the arrival of Stramaccioni. He and Marco Branca put too much pressure on me and my agent," he said.
"I remember when I was on vacation in Brazil and every 15 minutes Branca called me, followed by others from Inter who constantly told me: 'You have to leave, you have to find another club'. It was a difficult situation."
The Brazilian centre-back went on to talk about his move to Juventus and the moments that preceded his move to the Allianz Stadium as well as how he felt about a transfer to the Nerazzurri's biggest rivals.
"It was not easy to find a team. Then when I was in Brazil my agent told me about Juventus. I didn't want to go there. But it was two or three days before the market closed so I accepted," Lucio said.
"But I made a mistake. This is very clear, in fact after six months I left and I did not feel well there. This is football."
Lucio went on to speak about his relationship with Antonio Conte as well as how he tried to adapt to a three-man defence, which is a trademark of any of Conte's sides.
"Conte and the three-man defence? For me, it was not tiring. Everything revolved around the fact that Bonucci risked a disqualification. Conte said to me: 'Come here and I will let you play'. But it proved to be a lie because the Bonucci situation was resolved and I never played. Going to Juventus was a mistake in my career."