Del Piero is Juventus incarnate
James Horncastle
Posted on March 21st, 2012
“Godot has come at last,” wrote La Stampa, and wasn’t the wait worthwhile? The 285th goal of Alessandro Del Piero’s Juventus career came 260 days after his last. But that of Tuesday night in a Coppa Italia quarter-final against Roma ranks among the very best for its execution and its sense of occasion. It was a “gol alla Del Piero.” By now everyone is familiar with his trademark. La Repubblica claims it was copyrighted on December 11, 1994 in a 4-3 win away to Lazio. His most famous goal had come a week earlier – a looping cushioned volley with the outside of his foot against Fiorentina. But it was exactly this kind of strike, perhaps because it was more repeatable – with…
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