Del Piero to be Bicentennial Man	Saturday 21 October, 2006 by Channel 4
Alessandro Del Piero hopes to score his 200th goal for Juventus and take them out of their Calciopoli penalty against Triestina. “There is a lot of expectation around this 200th goal for the Bianconeri, but I’m experiencing it in a calm manner,” assured the living club legend. “It is a very prestigious achievement, even if it’s only a signpost along the way. After all, having scored so many in my career, I certainly won’t get worried about one more!” Del Piero has so far netted 199 goals in all competition for Juventus and the party is already prepared at Triestina’s Stadio Nereo Rocco this afternoon, but not everyone is focusing on the captain. “Alex cannot help but be affected by all the attention around him right now, but I am convinced he’ll be able to stay concentrated and think of the good of the team,” said Didier Deschamps. “The more we win, the more we risk defeat at the next hurdle. It’s a statistical fact,” insisted the Coach after the Turin giants notched up five consecutive victories. “It all depends on us, of course. We have to keep this in mind and remain concentrated so that we don’t become complacent. We’ll give it all we’ve got, because we want to earn promotion into Serie A without going through the play-offs.” It would be quite an achievement for Juventus, who started the Serie B campaign from –17 points after the Calciopoli scandal. A result at Triestina today would push them over the minus mark and into actual figures, as in six games they have already wiped out 16 of those penalty points.