Del Boy has played 550 games for the Old Lady since signing for
them in 1993 from Padova. Pinturicchio has come along way since
then and he has won many honours during his 15 year reign.
He burst on to the scene and he ended Roberto Baggio’s reign at
the club. Baggio at the time was one of the world’s greatest
players.
At the moment Gaetano Scirea holds the record with 552
appearances and it seems likely that Del Piero will surpass that
figure.
“Reaching Scirea’s record in terms of appearances is something
which will make me proud in so many ways,” Del Piero told Sky Sport
Italia.
“It’s an important achievement by I hope to enter the hearts of
people like he did. I’m different to him but I want to emulate the
respect he had in the world of football.
“It’s important at reaching this record but what’s more
important is what I did to get here.
“Sometimes the way in which you reach this level is more
important than the reaching the final objective, this is what I
like most because the records say a lot but so does the way in
which you reach those levels.”
Del Piero is perhaps Juve’s all time greatest player right up
there with the likes of Scirea, John Charles, Omar Sivori, Zinedine
Zidane, Roberto Bettega, Michel Platini, Dino Zoff and Claudio
Gentile.