Del Piero found what he was looking for

October 12, 2000
Italian-Soccer.com

Two goals mean always something for a player. Especially if this player is Alessandro Del Piero, who is trying to conquer again the trust of Italian supporters after a black period. Against Georgia the Juventus star replaced his club mate Filippo Inzaghi, hit by flue, in the Giovanni Trapattoni's line-up, and he didn't miss the chance the coach offered him.

"Well, we already supposed this match could have been a lot harder than that against Romania, and during the 90 minutes surely Georgia has been able to trouble us. But to take two wins in few days it's very important for the moral and it put us in a very good position in the standing"

"So, it was a good start, we closed the first qualifiers phase with a good gap on the other teams and we just defeated the two squads reputed as the most dangerous ones" Del Piero said.

About his own performance, the forward explained "I hadn't to prove anything to anyone tonight, my only target was that to help the team to take the win. Obviously I'm very happy for the two goals I scored, to net is always very important, even if it comes from penalties. They give me trust and joy, so I could say I found what I was looking for"

And he closed "It's time to relax for the national team, we have now the chance to face next matches in a more serene way. At the contrary, personally I haven't the opportunity to rest at all. There is always a lot of expectations from me, but I take that as a prove of admiration and trust toward myself".
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