FRANCE 98 – Alessandro DEL PIERO (10 – ITALY) : light training

Alessandro DEL PIERO, a striker in the ITALY team (Group B), had a gentle training session at the Parc des Sports in Senlis (40 kilometres north of PARIS) on Saturday 6 June. He is getting himself slowly but surely back in shape after straining the adductors in his left thigh. The Juventus player did not follow the same training programme as his team-mates, contenting himself with just the warm-up session. DEL PIERO will not be playing in the friendly match on Sunday 7 June at the Parc des Sports at Senlis against a team from the Oise region. He will be starting normal training again on Monday 8 June, provided, of course, that the results of his last X-rays are satisfactory. There is every likelihood that he will be on the pitch for match no. 4, ITALY vs CHILE on 11 June.