From the papers

June 13, 2000
Juventus Official Site

The Gazzetta dello Sport headlines with Alessandro Del Piero in confident mood: "Italy looking good; soon I'll have a greater say" as the Bianconeri's favourite son looks to cement his starting place in Dino Zoff's 11. Juve's other striker Filippo Inzaghi is not to be outdone either: "I'm in great shape, am happy with the goal and am not worrying about the missed chances." The Milan football pink closes with a positive note for Dino Zoff as Juve's Gianluca Pessotto should be back in training as of today.

The Corriere dello Sport also concentrates on the Azzurri, but a super-charged Belgium team are wary of Del Piero's potential, cue their coach Robert Waseige: "He is a superb player who can decide the outcome of a game on his own." Filippo Inzaghi does not take the stick lying down: "Stop pestering me. It's the penalty that counts."

Tuttosport allegedly reports that Arsenal's Patrick Vieira has agreed to move to Juve, but that the north London club has doubled his wages. Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz is prepared to let Nicolas Anelka go but things must be settled in the next week. Darko Kovacevic has extended his contract till 2006, and finally on a sadder note the Heysel stadium will haunt the Italians - and in particular the city of Turin - come Wednesday night against host nation Belgium with Antonio Conte stating that he will "pray for those who died".
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