A-League All Star 2-3 Juventus: Del Piero re-unites with former team-mates

Del Piero and Pirlo
Former Juventus teammates reunite in a friendly match between Juventus and A-League All Star.

Serie A champions Juventus secured a 3-2 victory against A-League All Star after scoring twice in the dying minutes of the game in a pre-season friendly encounter at Sydney's Olympic stadium.

Juventus, who started with a line-up including the likes of Andrea Pirlo, Gianluigi Buffon, Carlos Tevez, Fernando Llorente, Patrice Evra and Paul Pogba, were seen trailing a goal behind following a goal from Marcelo Carrusca within the first ten minutes of the match.

Marcelo Carrusca opening the tally for the All Star team

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Fernando Llorente scores the equaliser

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Tomi Juric scores in the final 15 minutes of the game

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Gianluigi Buffon’s incredible save denying a chance from Besart Berisha

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However, the match wasn’t over yet, as the All Star players would have anticipated as a poor clearance from Michael Thwaite resulted in a late equaliser from Paul Pogba, followed by a winner from Simeone Pepe who scored from a long-range effort during additional time.

Paul Pogba equals the score with an excellent effort

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And, Simeone Pepe seals the victory with a winner

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Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero, who is currently out of contract and a free-agent, started for the All Star team was the star of the night as the 55,364 fans at the stadium cheered for the Italian striker.

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