Personal Life
Marchisio married Roberta in June 2008 and they have two sons, Davide (born on August 2009) and Leonardo (born on March 2012). His wife supported Juve's crosstown rivals Torino, as her father used to play for the Torino youth teams as well as various clubs in the Serie C2 and Serie D.
He is affectionately known to supporters as Il Principino ("Little Prince"), a nickname he acquired from the Juventus-supporting Premium Calcio football commentator Claudio Zuliani. Some fans and observers have also dubbed him the "De Rossi of Turin", in reference to his national teammate Daniele De Rossi of Roma, due to their similar style of play and the fact that both are local born and bred youth products and are tipped to be future captains of their respective clubs.
Marchisio has cited former Juventus team mate Alessandro Del Piero as his hero and idol.
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