Capello Praises Del Piero Juventus coach Fabio Capello hailed Alessandro Del Piero after he saved the Bianconeri from probable Coppa Italia elimination at the hands of Roma.
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The home side were 3-0 ahead in the quarter final first-leg clash in Turin thanks to Mancini, Damiano Tommasi and Simone Perrotta, but Del Piero came off the bench to net twice in the last 20 minutes and make it 3-2.
"Apart from his two goals, the guy is in great shape both in his head and physically," said Capello. "He is an important resource to Italian football.”
He added: "I am pleased with the reaction of the side. The lads showed that they have a great determination to do well and with this result the tie is still wide open.
"In the first half, when we had three or four goalscoring chances, we were not looking good.
"They, on the other hand, are a side in good physical shape and are lethal on the counter-attack."