From the papers

October 6, 2000
Juventus Official Site

All the papers today focus their attention on the Juventus players who are busy preparing for the Italy match against Romania.

The Gazzetta dello Sport begins its summary by talking to Alessandro Del Piero about his goal at the San Paolo against Napoli last Saturday. "I view the manner in which I scored the goal as a return to my old self," declares the Bianconero star. He continues: "If my instinct in front of goal has returned it means that I am both physically and psychologically over the injury and doing well. Now all I have to do is keep it going." Against Romania though Del Piero is destined to start from the bench. However the number 10 points out: "There are two matches and many of us will get their chance. I've had a more relaxing week than I have been used to. I am now clear in mind as to the important contribution I want to make even if it is as a substitute."

The headline in Tuttosport reads "Inzaghi, the main man." The paper then explains the fact that SuperPippo is certain to start the match. "Italy's centre-forward can adapt to any strike partner or situation. Tomorrow night in the San Siro he will be partnered by Marco Delvecchio with whom he played in Reggio Calabria last April against Portugal in Italy's last friendly before the European Championships. He was Dino Zoff's first choice and is now Giovanni Trapattoni's number one striker - hardly surprising given his excellent start to the World Cup campaign when he bagged two goals against Hungary.

Meanwhile the Corriere dello Sport comments on the recent visit to the Comunale of both Giovanni and Umberto Agnelli. The Rome based daily writes: "The first to arrive was Giovanni who made a morning visit at the end of the team's training session. The vice-president practised his French as he spoke to Zinedine Zidane. There were also words of encouragement for Antonio Conte and Gianluca Pessotto as well as a few words of Neapolitan dialect thrown in as he spoke to Ciro Ferrara. This was followed by a long chat with Bianconero manager Carlo Ancelotti who has become a firm favourite of both the Agnelli family and the Juventus fans. The second member of the Agnelli family to arrive was Umberto who made an afternoon visit in which he watched the players train. He stayed for around half an hour and also spoke to Ancelotti."
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