On 12 September 1993, at the Pino Zaccheria in Foggia, an 18-year-old youngster took to the field midway through the second half in place of Fabrizio Ravanelli. It marked his Serie A debut and first official appearance in the black and white stripes.
On 11 April 2012, eighteen years and seven months later, Juventus took on Lazio at Juventus Stadium. The fresh faced youngster who joined the action on that afternoon in Apuglia is now a 37-year-old man. He is a world champion and has played for his beloved Juventus ever since. His achievements are remarkable: 287 goals, an Intercontinental Cup, a Champions League, a European Super Cup, seven league titles, a Coppa Italia and four Italian Super Cups.
He has collected 473 Serie A appearances, 35 in Serie B, 55 in the Coppa Italia, 127 in European Cups and a total of 9 in the Italian Super Cup, European Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup competitions. 699 in total. And when he removed his tracksuit top and came on in place of Vucinic, this figure became 700. Ten minutes later, he had notched goal number 288.
Speaking after the game, he said: “I’m probably not yet fully aware of the joy I’ve taken from scoring today. It was certainly an important goal and I’m happy about my strike, my 700[SUP]th[/SUP] appearance and a fundamental victory for the team.”
It could only be one man: Alessandro Del Piero.
Source: Juventus.com
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