Del Piero scores, Trapattoni rejoices

September 1, 2000
TeamTalk

Alessandro Del Piero seems to be back to his old self and is ready to start all over again after last year's double disappointment both with Juve and with Italy.

And now that coach Trapattoni has basically announced his will to let him and Totti play together, Alex's performances seem to have improved with his spirits.

"I didn't change role. Totti did. Trapattoni has solved the dilemma very easily. Totti is an advanced midfielder, I'm a striker and we can play together."

Del Piero now can also claim to have been the first to score a goal in the Trapattoni management, albeit in a friendly game against Italy's U-18 last night.

Still, Juve's star striker isn't sure he'll be playing form the first minute in Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Hungary in Budapest.

"I still don't know if I'll play. There's two days left and the coach will no doubt have to ponder about this."
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