A.Tacchinardi remains in Villareal © EuroFootball.com

The contract of the Italian champion Turin club's defender, who played in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday, with the Spanish club has been extended for another year.

The experienced 30-year-old player moved to Villarreal before this season and established himself in the main team, playing 20 matches in the Spanish championship and 8 in the Champions League, helping the team reach the semi-finals of the prestigious tournament for the first time.

It was expected that the Italian would stay at the club, and it was announced before the important matches that both clubs had reached an agreement - A.Tacchinardi was loaned to Villareal for another year, and it is speculated that he will later be bought from Juventus for around 3.5 million euros.

However, the defender, who started his career at Atalanta and then played for Juventus for 11 years, will have to miss the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, as he received his second yellow card in the first match and got suspended for one game.