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DAVID HASTINGS on Alessandro Del Piero and Juventus – one of football’s most enduring relationships

ON the 25th March 2012, Alessandro Del Piero scored his 288th goal for Juventus. The diminutive forward wheeled off and celebrated as if he was a novice to the art of goalscoring, performing his traditional celebration – tongue out of mouth with an almost crazed look on his face, running towards a section of the adoring Juventus public.
That goal came in the 71st minute of a tight, well-contested affair. With Juventus leading 1-0, a win was vital for Antonio Conte&rsqu...

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