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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino gets a happy homecoming as his team fight back to draw with Juventus in the Champions League

Mauricio Pochettino had spent the previous evening exchanging gifts and good wishes with those from the land of his fathers.

The mayor of Virle Piemonte was down at the team hotel, bestowing upon the Tottenham manager an honorary citizenship and handing over a framed aerial photograph of the small town, south-west of Turin.

The mayor’s deputy tagged along, too, and he was a Pochettino himself, by the name of Daniele and a distant relative of the clan which had set sail for new frontiers in 1867.

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Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino acknowledges the fans after the draw with Juventus
Christian Eriksen completed a fine comeback from Pochettino's team in Turin on Tuesday
Christian Eriksen completed a fine comeback from Pochettino's team in Turin on Tuesday

Pochettino spoke of his spiritual connection to a region he had never visited before and gave them a signed copy of his book, which reflects his rural upbringing on a farm in Murphy, Argentina, and a Spurs shirt.