Del Piero: Juventus showed the spirit that has been missing too often

Del Piero was speaking after Juve's playoff second-leg 3-2 win, though they lost the tie 5-7 on aggregate after taking the game into extra-time.

"Juventus came within one left-footer of an epic feat," stated Del Piero, referring to Edon Zhegrova's chance.

He went on, "The spirit we saw tonight is the one we need to demonstrate on the pitch in every match. It's what Inter lacked the other night, if I may say so, and what Juve have lacked too often.

"Unfortunately, it's a year of rebuilding, now there's Roma (in the next match) and Juventus can't afford to lose any more ground."