Alex gets Don call

Reports: Alex gets Don call
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Tuesday 15 April, 2008

There are reports in the peninsula that Roberto Donadoni has told Alessandro Del Piero that he will be chosen for the Azzurri’s Euro 2008 squad.

Despite his superb form in this campaign, Del Piero wasn’t selected for Italy’s friendlies against Portugal or Spain and is facing the possibility of missing out on the summer’s adventure in Austria and Switzerland.

But the nation’s Press have supported Alex’s cause in recent weeks and have implored Don to name the Juventus captain in his squad next month and it sees that the campaign may have succeeded.

According to Il Giornale, Donadoni phoned Del Piero after his heroics against Milan last Saturday to reassure him that he will be playing at Euro 2008.

It has been suggested that Don told Pinturricchio he hadn’t selected him for the pre-tournament friendlies because he doesn’t need to be shown what the 33-year-old can do.

Del Piero has hit the net 14 times so far during this campaign and has played an inspirational role in Juve’s overachievement.