| World Player of the Week |
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| Juventus | 1-2 | Milan | Juventus | 2-0 | Inter |
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Juventus forward Alessandro Del Piero
has proved his worth this week, despite his advancing years, as he
bagged himself vital goals against AC Milan in the Coppa Italia
semi-final and then against Inter in his side's push for the Serie A
title.
He
was given only his sixth start of the season on Tuesday in the cup
clash, and scored a neat close-range finish to take the Bianconeri a
goal up within half an hour.
He
then added to his already magical week by completing the Old Lady's
victory in the Derby d'Italia on Sunday with a typical striker's finish
past the on-rushing Julio Cesar.
His
team-mates were quick to extol praise on the veteran forward, while
coach Antonio Conte claimed he was "decisive", while centre-back Giorgio
Chiellini said he "made the difference".
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| Congratulations to Del Piero, Goal.com's 149th World Player of the Week winner! |
Honourable Mentions
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic added to more goals to his season tally to lead AC Milan to a come-from-behind 2-1 Serie A win against Roma at San Siro. The Swedish striker has now netted 22 times in 23 league games this term, including seven in four since returning from suspension.
Olivier Giroud - MontpellierOlivier Giroud’s terrific last-minute volley for Montpellier against Saint-Etienne saw his side win 1-0 and go top of Ligue 1 after Paris Saint-German slipped up on Sunday. For Montpellier to be leading the league at this stage of the season is an incredible achievement, and the striker has been their talisman with 18 league goals so far.
Ilkay Gundogan - Borussia DortmundIlkay Gundogan started against Koln in the Bundesliga on Sunday and delivered an impressive performance, scoring a goal and bagging an assist in their 6-1 away triumph. In midweek he was the hero against Greuther Furth as he scored the only goal of the game in the 119th minute to help his team qualify for the DFB-Pokal final.
Klaas-Jan HuntelaarTwo
goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar in a crucial 2-0 victory for Schalke
against Bayer Leverkusen in Gelsenkirchen bumped the Royals Blues into
third place, and brought his tally to 40 goals, plus 12 assists, in 38
competitive appearances this season. The 40-goal milestone is a
remarkable feat, as only a few centre-forwards over the last decade
have reached it.
Cristiano Ronaldo - Real MadridCristiano Ronaldo became the quickest Real Madrid player to score 100 or more goals in La Liga when he found the target twice against Real Sociedad in their 5-1 home win. His double took his tally to 101 in Spain’s top flight in just 92 games, allowing him to surpass Ferenc Puskas' record of accumulating a century of La Liga strikes for Los Blancos in 105 matches.
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