2002 World Cup
Qualifyers
After the surprising Euro
2000 campaign, the azzurri have a new coach: Giovanni Trapattoni, the most
successful Italian coach. He is not an unknown face to Alex Del Piero:
Trapattoni was the Juventus coach when Alex joined the squad, back in 1993.
Italy 1-0 Hungary
World Cup Qualifyers. October
6, 2001. Parma, Italy.
Alex scored the goal which
qualified Italy for the World Cup!!
Match
report - AFP
Pictures
(may take some time to download -- 26 pictures)
Lithuania 0-0 Italy
World Cup Qualifyers. September
1, 2001. Kaunas, Lithuania.
Alex was replaced by Filippo
Inzaghi.
Match
report - AFP
Pictures
Georgia 1-2 Italy
World Cup Qualifiers. June
2, 2001. Tbilisi, Georgia.
Del Piero didn't score.
Picture
Italy 4-0 Lithuania
Group 8. March 28, 2001.
Trieste, Italy.
Alex not only played a great
match, but scored twice!
Pictures
Romania 0-2 Italy
Group 8. March 24, 2001.
Bucharest, Italy.
Though he didn't score,
Alex played a very good match.
Pictures
Italy 2-0 Georgia
Group 8. October 11, 2000.
Ancona, Italy.
Del Piero scored both goals
from penalty kicks.
Match
report - Daily Soccer
Pictures
Italy 3-0 Romania
Group 8. October 7, 2000.
Milan, Italy.
Del Piero entered for Inzaghi
and didn't score.
Hungary 2-2 Italy
Group 8. September 3, 2000.
Budapest, Hungary.
Del Piero was replaced by
Marco Delvecchio in the 72nd minute and didn't score.
Picture
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