Del Piero has admitted to the rift formed between him and Pippo according to an article posted in Onefootball.com.
The article says:
Alessandro del Piero has admitted that his relationship with former Juventus team-mate Filippo Inzaghi got so bad that manager Carlo Ancelotti was forced to intervene.
"I don't hate him, but it happened," admitted Del Piero. "Ancelotti had to sort us out."
The pair formed Juve's strike partnership during a highly successful spell in the late 1990s, but off the pitch they barely exchanged a word.
I am hoping this might play in Baggio's favor if this rift is bad enough to damage the solidarity of Italy's chances. DP denies that there wasn't any hatred between the two, but I'll bet there is. The rest of the article focused on Inzaghi who still denies that there was any rift.
DP also had some encouraging words for Baggio's chances to make it into the WC.
The article says:
And Del Piero, who has been one of Baggio's main rivals for the Italy No 10 shirt in recent years, insisted that he was delighted to see 'the divine ponytail' back among the goals so soon after recovering from an knee operation.
"What he did on Sunday was really beautiful and I think it surprised everyone," said the Juve star.
"Everyone talks about us having this big rivalry. It started four years at France '98, but the fact is that I have a lot of respect for him and I always want him to do well."
Del Piero also insisted that squad selection was not cut and dried. "It has not yet been decided that I will be going to the World Cup and he won't," he said.
"I am in the squad at the moment because I deserve to be after the way I have played for my club and for the Azzurri recently. But Baggio still has two matches left to prove Trap that he is wrong."
The article says:
Alessandro del Piero has admitted that his relationship with former Juventus team-mate Filippo Inzaghi got so bad that manager Carlo Ancelotti was forced to intervene.
"I don't hate him, but it happened," admitted Del Piero. "Ancelotti had to sort us out."
The pair formed Juve's strike partnership during a highly successful spell in the late 1990s, but off the pitch they barely exchanged a word.
I am hoping this might play in Baggio's favor if this rift is bad enough to damage the solidarity of Italy's chances. DP denies that there wasn't any hatred between the two, but I'll bet there is. The rest of the article focused on Inzaghi who still denies that there was any rift.
DP also had some encouraging words for Baggio's chances to make it into the WC.
The article says:
And Del Piero, who has been one of Baggio's main rivals for the Italy No 10 shirt in recent years, insisted that he was delighted to see 'the divine ponytail' back among the goals so soon after recovering from an knee operation.
"What he did on Sunday was really beautiful and I think it surprised everyone," said the Juve star.
"Everyone talks about us having this big rivalry. It started four years at France '98, but the fact is that I have a lot of respect for him and I always want him to do well."
Del Piero also insisted that squad selection was not cut and dried. "It has not yet been decided that I will be going to the World Cup and he won't," he said.
"I am in the squad at the moment because I deserve to be after the way I have played for my club and for the Azzurri recently. But Baggio still has two matches left to prove Trap that he is wrong."
