The Azzurri will face either Portugal or France in Sunday's final in Berlin.

Del Piero, along with Juventus and Italy team mates Gianluigi Buffon, Gianluca Zambrotta, Mauro Camoranesi and captain Fabio Cannavaro, went into the game just hours after hearing that their club could be demoted to the third tier Serie C if found guilty of offences in a match-fixing probe.

"The Juventus lads tonight were magnificent. You could say that that was the latest riposte to what we 'Juventini' have had to take. But the main aim is Sunday's final. We'll enjoy this moment and then think about Sunday," he said.