1998 Juventus Home – Alessandro Del Piero #10

🏆 Juventus 1997–98 Season Summary

• Serie A: 🏆 Champions (1st place, 74 points)

• UEFA Champions League: 🥈 Finalists (Lost 0–1 vs Real Madrid)

• Coppa Italia: ❌ Quarterfinals

• Intercontinental Cup: ❌ Lost to Borussia Dortmund

Juve finished ahead of Inter Milan in a fiercely contested title race, winning their 25th Scudetto, with Del Piero contributing key goals throughout the campaign.

⚽ Alessandro Del Piero – 1997–98 Stats

• Position: Second striker / Trequartista

• Serie A: 29 appearances, 10 goals

• Champions League: 10 appearances, 10 goals (Top Scorer)

• All Competitions: 47 appearances, 21 goals

• ⚡ Known for his signature curlers into the top corner (“Gol alla Del Piero”)

• 🔥 Notable: Hat-trick vs Monaco in UCL semifinal first leg

Del Piero’s composure, elegance, and intelligence defined Juve’s style and made him one of the most feared forwards in Europe that season.

⚫⚪ 1997–98 Juventus Squad (Key Players)

Manager: Marcello Lippi

Goalkeepers

• Angelo Peruzzi (#1)

• Michelangelo Rampulla

• Edwin van der Sar (signed after this season)

Defenders

• Ciro Ferrara

• Paolo Montero

• Mark Iuliano

• Moreno Torricelli

• Gianluca Pessotto

• Alessandro Birindelli

• Zoran Mirković

Midfielders

• Didier Deschamps

• Edgar Davids

• Antonio Conte

• Alessio Tacchinardi

• Angelo Di Livio

• Nicola Amoruso

Forwards

• Alessandro Del Piero (#10)

• Filippo Inzaghi (#9)

• Zinedine Zidane (#21)

• Daniel Fonseca

• Michele Padovano

• Thierry Henry (joined in Jan 1999)

The 1997–98 season is often remembered as Del Piero’s golden year—the season he became a legend at Juventus and in European football. Let me know if you'd like the Italy 1998 World Cup recap for him next.