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| It has been the
tease for the last months; scapegoat of the azzurri's elimination from
the French world championship, presumed doped by growth steroids, too psychological
weak to be conclusive. Many words around his figure, too many. He, the
victim of this series of blows, unable to lift the head with the better
possible answer, that is goals. Now the spell is broken, it begins a new
period in the Del Piero-story, surely destined to feature important
periods in the story of our home football. Two goals against Switzerland
in the second European qualifying match where Italy is whole score at the
top. But what's most important has been seen when making goals; that Italy
would beat the Switzerland was foreseen, quite foregone. That's why, when
in the goal scorers square, to break his personal nightmare, Del Piero
introduced himself, the fete at the Friuli stadium has been great. Meaningful
the embrace of all his team-mates to the football talent the most discussed
in the last time. His liberator anger howling to sky after a shooting a
goal action and the invention from a still kick. It will remain the
photo finish of this second winning of the national team leaded by Dino
Zoff. Concerning the new coach it is not to forget that the Alex's
personal victory passes just through the hands of the ex-great national
team goal-keeper who has taken the helm now. It was he whom confirmed among
the football team first-string players the juventino player deemed
by most observers in poor form.
And he himself resisted the request of a public opinion pressing to get him employing the Roma player Totti, another great azzurro hope, just to replace Del Piero. Sometimes regaining a champion means protect him and rely on him when he is in trouble just as Zoff did this time. And sometimes this credit is paid surprisingly soon, mainly if the debtor has extraordinary but only lightly dozing means. |