10th of August 2014: WELCOME JUVENTUS
It was a really special day for me. Today I've participated in press conference, that introduced a great event for the future of Australian football and for me personally. On the 10th of August the Juventus will come to Sydney to play a match against star team of A-League at Anz Stadium. I'll be the captain of this team.
Well, it's kind of a strange feeling… in my opinion there's no place for a word "AGAINST" in between "Del Piero" and "Juventus". I've never broken a relation with Juventus supporters and hope it will never happen. For me Juve has always been "One Love" and will remain so forever! So, let's do it like this… let's say that on the 10th of August I'll be playing "IN FRONT" of Juventus, with the A-League All Stars jersey on. Great emotions, and above all, it should be a great feast for football in Australia.
I do believe that this match will be a great opportunity to celebrate the improvements of Australian football, the growth of a movement, that in the last two years boosted league's growing stature and I'm happy to have lived this period here, doing my best to obtain these results.
It's important to talk about this match because it should become a tool to increase the popularity of football even more and to legitimize all the progress of the last years.
10th of August 2014: mark this date in your agenda! Last summer I had a fabulous experience with Sydney FC in Italy, next summer there'll be Juventus in Sydney… another chapter of black-n-white passion of my life that interlaces with great enthusiasm of Australian adventure. See you in Sydney, and I want to say already now: welcome Juventus!
Alessandro