Del Piero to miss Udinese tie? Thursday 24 October, 2002
Alessandro Del Piero is set to miss his first game of the season on Saturday because of injury.
The No 10 picked up a hip problem in the 1-0 defeat at Newcastle which looks like it will keep him sidelined for this weekend’s game against Udinese.
Del Piero, an ever present for club and country so far this term, missed training today and won’t be risked ahead of the crucial Champions’ League game against Feyenoord next Tuesday.
Coach Marcello Lippi will replace Del Piero with either Marcelo Zalayeta or Marcelo Salas. One of those will partner former Parma man Marco Di Vaio.
Other striker David Trezeguet is still out with a knee problem but he too could be available for the Feyenoord home game.
In other injury news, Bologna will be without Giulio Falcone for the next four months. The defender has had surgery on knee ligaments he damaged in the 3-0 win over Brescia.
Source: Calcio Italia
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Aww, you poor thnig:frown: I hope he gets a well-deserved rest
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