The former Juventus and Seina midfielder has warned his national team-mates over the Azzurri captain's behaviour on the pitch, while praising Gianluigi Buffon
Sweden international Albin Ekdal has fond memories of his time alongside Giorgio Chiellini at Juventus, but has warned the defender can be "a swine" on the pitch ahead of his country's euro 2016 encounter with Italy.
Ekdal joined Juventus from Brommapojkarna ahead of the 2008-09 campaign to become team-mates with Chiellini, before leaving the Turin side for Siena the season after.
"Chiellini treated me, maybe not as a little brother but like a youth team player," Ekdal told Expressen.