Del Piero will leave Juventus at the end of the season.

President Andrea Agnelli announced that Alessandro del Piero will leave Juventus after the end of the 2011/2012 European football season, indicating that the player is likely to retire next year. The announcement that the striker is playing his last Italian Championship for Juventus was made by the Turin team's leader during a speech at a meeting with the club's shareholders.

Del Piero is considered a symbol of Juventus and has not yet made any official announcement about his departure from the club and retirement. "Applause for captain Alessandro del Piero, who wanted to stay for another year, in what will be his last season with the Bianconeri," said Agnelli.

The experienced striker has a contract with Juventus until the end of the 2011/2012 season and has been with the club since 1993 after a spell at Padova. Del Piero has achieved impressive numbers during his time at Juventus, being the player with the most appearances for the team - 677 matches - and the club's all-time top scorer, with 284 goals.

Del Piero, 36, did not leave Juventus even when the team was relegated after the 2005/2006 Italian Championship due to involvement in a match-fixing scandal. Because of this, the team had two national titles revoked. In addition to these achievements, he won five national titles and a UEFA Champions League with the club. In 2006, he was a World Cup champion with the Italian national team.