Del Piero ruled out of Highbury clash

JUVENTUS striker Alessandro Del Piero has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s Champions League quarter-final, first leg away to Arsenal.

Mon, 27 Mar, 2006 - 01:00

James Whelan

The 31-year-old Italy international suffered a hamstring strain after 16 minutes of Saturday's 1-1 draw with Roma in Turin.

Del Piero has fallen behind David Trezeguet and Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the strikers' pecking order and was not expected to start at Highbury.

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