PEP GUARDIOLA only had half an eye on the North London derby as the Man City boss jetted out to Italy to watch a Serie C clash.
The Spaniard stopped by Brescia’s home clash with Pro Patria in the Italian third tier, but this isn’t a one-off for Guardiola.
Guadiola was gifted a Union Brescia shirt to commemorate his visitCredit: Instagram / unionbrescia
The Man City boss embraced the Brescia heirarchy in ItalyCredit: Instagram / unionbrescia
Pep Guardiola nunca deixa de passar por Brescia, sua casa italiana, onde jogou nos anos 2000.
— Leonardo Bertozzi (@lbertozzi) February 22, 2026
O técnico do Manchester City apareceu de surpresa para acompanhar o jogo contra a Pro Patria pela Serie C. pic.twitter.com/xASf6d7wpj
The 55-year-old has been visiting the club for years after playing 24 games for them across two spells back in the early 2000s.
Reports in Italy noted that fans were left stunned by his arrival at their 19,000-seater stadium but they were delighted to welcome one of the best coaches in the world.
Of course, when Pep played for them, they were a outfit.
Guardiola shared the pitch with names like Roberto Baggio and Luca Toni during his time at the club.
But in the years since, the club has fallen on hard times and actually dissolved last summer.
They narrowly avoided relegation from Serie B last season, only to be deducted four points right at the last minute condemning them to Serie C.
The president declared the club bankrupt after proving unable to pay off debts of around £2.6 million.
The club found their rebirth in Serie C as Union Brescia and they now sit second in the Group A table.
Guardiola saw them secure a 3-2 win against second-bottom Pro Patria, but there was some major developments for him professionally transpiring back in England.
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at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and re-opened their lead at the top of the Premier League to five points.
Man City have been making ground on the Gunners in recent weeks after the leaders dropped points against and Wolves while City have won their last three games in a row.
Guardiola is looking for his seventh Premier League title this term and he is out of contract at the end of the season.
Maybe he likes the look of Serie C!
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