Del Piero set for midfield role

August 8, 2001
TeamTalk

Alessandro Del Piero has declared he is ready to play in midfield for Juve, in the absence of the suspended Edgar Davids. The Italy international striker, who reaffirmed a few days ago his wish to play upfront at the Delle Alpi, has put his name forward as a possible candidate for the midfield role left open by Davids' suspension. Juve are further hampered in that position thanks to Zinedine Zidane's move to Real Madrid, and Del Piero told Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport that he would happily help out his team in this position if need be. Del Piero seems to be one of the few candidates for the midfield role as new signing Pavel Nedved is more at home on the wing, and talks to bring Fabio Liverani to Juve look to be going nowhere. Juve coach Marcello Lippi has confirmed in the past that Del Piero may be used as a makeshift midfielder behind the two strikers, who are likely to be David Trezeguet and Darko Kovacevic.
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