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Del Piero to have tests
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Published 02/02/2003 at 19:26 GMT
Juventus and Italy striker Alessandro Del Piero suffered a thigh injury in his team's 1-1 draw at Atalanta on Sunday and could be in doubt for his country's friendly against Portugal on February 12.
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Juventus and Italy striker Alessandro Del Piero suffered a thigh injury in his team's 1-1 draw at Atalanta on Sunday and could be in doubt for his country's friendly against Portugal on February 12.
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Del Piero was taken off injured two minutes from the end of
normal time in Sunday's game to leave his team, who had used all
their substitutes, with just 10 men.
Juve said on their website that Del Piero had a "muscle
problem in his left thigh that will be evaluated in the coming
hours".
Del Piero has put his fitness problems behind him this
season and has been in fine form, scoring 12 goals in Serie A
for the Italian champions.
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