Football: Del Piero scores four in big Sydney win
It was the first time the 38-year-old former Italian World Cup winner had scored four goals in one match.
SYDNEY:
Alessandro Del Piero delivered a four-goal master class to spearhead Sydney FC to their biggest-ever A-League win in a 7-1 rout of Wellington Phoenix yesterday.
The Italian maestro Del Piero struck a 19-minute first-half hattrick and added another brilliant goal after halftime for his ninth goal of the season for Sydney.
It was the first time the 38-year-old former Italian World Cup winner had scored four goals in one match in his celebrated career. “I felt free in my mind today, for sure,” said Del Piero. “It’s a day from the heavens because when you score four, for sure it’s a great day.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2013.
Alessandro Del Piero delivered a four-goal master class to spearhead Sydney FC to their biggest-ever A-League win in a 7-1 rout of Wellington Phoenix yesterday.
The Italian maestro Del Piero struck a 19-minute first-half hattrick and added another brilliant goal after halftime for his ninth goal of the season for Sydney.
It was the first time the 38-year-old former Italian World Cup winner had scored four goals in one match in his celebrated career. “I felt free in my mind today, for sure,” said Del Piero. “It’s a day from the heavens because when you score four, for sure it’s a great day.”
Published in The Express Tribune, January 20th, 2013.