Del Piero unfazed by penalty miss

February 20, 2002
Planet Football

By Philip Seery

JUVENTUS and Italy striker Alessandro Del Piero has pledged to continue taking penalties for the Turin giants despite missing from the spot in Tuesday's scoreless Champions League draw with Deportivo La Coruna.

With 73 minutes on the clock and the game heading for a draw Juve were awarded a penalty but Del Piero, 27, had his kick saved by keeper Francisco Molina and the Italians missed out on an important three points.

Despite the miss the Italian ace will have no qualms about stepping up should a penalty present itself.

"If we get another penalty I will definitely look to take it," Del Piero told Corriere Dello Sport.

"Not getting the three points is our fault and mine, in particular, seeing as though I missed a penalty.

"We must accept the draw but we must not be distracted from our objective to qualify. We tried to win and certainly did more than Deportivo."
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