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Del Piero braced for glory
A superstitious Alessandro Del Piero believes his two goals against Empoli could result in a third successive Scudetto.
The Italian has netted a brace on the opening day of the season in the past two campaigns and they both resulted in Juventus title glory.
"When I start the season off with a double strike we go on to win the League," stated the Italian. "I do believe in these things so I hope the trend continues this year too."
Del Piero impressed in the 5-1 victory as Juve turned on the style with the help of their new 4-2-3-1 system.
"It wasn’t as easy as the result suggested," he explained. "We were up against a courageous side who created a number of problems in the first half.
"We’ll undoubtedly try the system again in the future but the most important factor was that we begun the term with a victory."
However, it wasn’t all smiles for the No 10 as he took exception to being substituted in the second half of the game.
"It is true that I did get upset," he noted. "But that is because I want to play all of the time. It just means I will have more energy for the national side."
Del Piero is in the squad for the crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against Wales and Serbia-Montenegro next week.
With Roma’s Francesco Totti missing with injury, Del Piero may be fielded in a central attacking midfield role by boss Giovanni Trapattoni.
A superstitious Alessandro Del Piero believes his two goals against Empoli could result in a third successive Scudetto.
The Italian has netted a brace on the opening day of the season in the past two campaigns and they both resulted in Juventus title glory.
"When I start the season off with a double strike we go on to win the League," stated the Italian. "I do believe in these things so I hope the trend continues this year too."
Del Piero impressed in the 5-1 victory as Juve turned on the style with the help of their new 4-2-3-1 system.
"It wasn’t as easy as the result suggested," he explained. "We were up against a courageous side who created a number of problems in the first half.
"We’ll undoubtedly try the system again in the future but the most important factor was that we begun the term with a victory."
However, it wasn’t all smiles for the No 10 as he took exception to being substituted in the second half of the game.
"It is true that I did get upset," he noted. "But that is because I want to play all of the time. It just means I will have more energy for the national side."
Del Piero is in the squad for the crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against Wales and Serbia-Montenegro next week.
With Roma’s Francesco Totti missing with injury, Del Piero may be fielded in a central attacking midfield role by boss Giovanni Trapattoni.