Alessandro Del Piero admits he
is still hoping to earn a place in the Italy squad for this
summer's World Cup.
The 35-year-old Juventus captain has played in the last seven
major tournaments for the Azzurri, although he is not currently a
part of the international set-up.
But despite having not been in Marcelo Lippi's plans since 2008,
the experienced frontman believes he can still make the plane to
South Africa.
"The call-up is the consequence of what you do in the league,"
he said.
"My concentration is exclusively for Juve. I hope the coach's
choices will be the best for Italy and I hope to be part of that
group."
Juventus are currently trying to move further up the top end of
Serie A and secure a place in Europe next season.
The Old Lady were knocked out of the Europa League by Fulham
earlier in the campaign and Del Piero is keen to secure a place in
the UEFA Champions League next term.
He added: "In our mind we have only the aim of the fourth
place.
"This season is not going as we wanted and so the judgement
can't be positive. But we are optimistic."
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