Del Piero sure of staying at Juve

May 24, 2001
Sportal

"If they don't talk about me, it means the club has the intention of keeping me. My relationship with Juventus is very good". Alessandro Del Piero is sure he is staying in bianconero, even if, in the past, there have been talks of a possible farewell. "At that time I questioned myself, it was the right thing then - he explained. At that moment I was sure I could get back to the top but other things were necessary. And if these things didn't come, I would have thought about staying or not. Instead they came and so everything was solved".

This way, Del Piero presents himself to be a sure part of Juventus' future: "Not just me, I think Juve also wants to confirm other important players. I don't believe in a revolution, but just some retouches. For example, if the attack stayed the same as this year's, I would be satisfied anyway because we are all valuable players".

The Davids case, without a doubt, has moved all of the bianconero environment... "If next year we had to be without him, it would be a difficult loss even if the one who played in his place showed he can do well".

Regarding the Bologna match, Del Piero affirmed: "We were awake thanks to their goal. After Signori's goal we got started and played very well".

About Sunday's match against Perugia he said: "Three points will be useful to keep on hoping. Roma has a difficult match against Milan and it's not sure they will get the three ponts. Anyway, we want the second place because we don't want to shorten our vacations".

The Champions League final made the Veneto-born player nostalgic... "I watched it and I remembered the three finals I played, one of which I won and two lost. I hope I'll tie it next year".

Finally, a balance of the season: "If we end in second or third place, we won't be satisfied, but one must notice that at the beginning of the season there are six, seven squads that go for the win, and we have always showed in the last years that we are competitive. We only made a mistake three years ago when we had to play the Intertoto Cup. At the beginning our roster was said to be inferior comparing to the ones of squads that are now below us".
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