Del Piero a non-starter for Sydney FC

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Del Piero carried the soreness into his 800th career game last Sunday.

03 November,2012 01:32 pm

Former Juventus and Italy striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out of Sydney FCs A-League match against Central Coast Mariners on Saturday due to tightness in both hamstrings.The Italian star failed to train during the week and Sydney made a late call not to risk Del Piero, who signed a two-year contract with the Sky Blues in early September after a 19-year career with the Serie A powerhouse.Del Piero carried the soreness into his 800th career game last Sunday but scored for the third consecutive week.