Del Piero: "The game is just coming"

October 17, 2001
Sportal (translated by Alice)

Alex Del Piero's shape is going through a great moment. Even though he didn't score, Pinturicchio got himself a nice match rating and the Juve managers' teasing obviously must have incited him on the right way.

The bianconero captain comments the victory against Rosenborg, which was harder than expected: "We could have scored 2-0 in order to be more calm, even though lately it isn't really the right time to say this!". After the joke referring to the derby, Del Piero explains the squad's attitude: "We were tense due to the importance of the game, but we played a good match. We did well over the game point of view, and we created many good opportinities, but we didn't manage to close the match and there was the risk of equalizing, with a rebound, a header or something else".

Pinturicchio anticipates the future of Juventus: "With determination and sacrifice, things will settle. The important thing will be not to get disturbed by the outsider voices. Bologna is third on the table and they've been playing well, but most of all, what will count is the way we face the match. It will be manily a question of mind".
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