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ALESSANDRO Del Piero remains as important as ever to the fortunes of Sydney FC.
Unquestionably the individual output of the Italian megastar has dropped this season as compared to his first in the A-League.
But as much as the stats don't lie about the minutes he's played and the goals he's scored, they also paint a stark picture about how pivotal he remains to the Sky Blues' setup.
Del Piero has missed seven matches since arriving in Sydney and his team has won just one of those games, losing five and drawing the other.
Fox Sports Stats reveal when he is either off the park or injured Sydney has a -16 goal difference (15 goals for, 31 against).
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When he plays the team scores every 59 minutes on average whereas without him they only find the back of the net every 72 minutes.
The 39-year-old obviously does his best work in the attacking third, but defensively the team is overwhelmingly better when he is on the pitch.
Sydney only concedes a goal every 63 minutes when Del Piero is on the pitch compared to every 35 minutes when he's not playing.
There's no better example of his value to the overall structure of the side than the Round 6 Big Blue of last year.
Sydney led 2-0 when Del Piero came off after 66 minutes at Allianz Stadium only to concede three goals in the last 24 minutes to lose 3-2.
Del Piero displays exceptional technique in Sydney FC's match against Central Coast Mariners. Source: News Limited
He's only averaging 73 minutes a game this year as opposed to 85 last year, but luckily for Sydney, and unluckily for Melbourne Victory, he will line up at AAMI Park tonight.
The affixed table suggests the 2006 World Cup winner hasn't been as breathtaking on the ball this season as compared to last.
But it's clear the unquantifiables — such as the confidence he gives his teammates when he's out on the field — remain as strong as ever.
Is tonight the last time we see Del Piero in Melbourne?
There was a time that it seemed he wouldn't see out the season for Sydney, then it was certain he would leave at the end of the 2013-14 campaign, now there's speculation he may even hang around for another year.
Regardless Del Piero is treating us, as A-League fans, to an outstanding show.
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