Juventus veteran striker Alessandro Del Piero has revealed that his latest comeback from injury has been particularly tough.

Del Piero had only ten minutes of match practice against Bologna before his 30-minute outing against Udinese, which Juve won 1-0. The forward was delighted to have overcome his injury this time around.

"It was more difficult coming back. Different from the usual. Maybe it's because I was not used to it as I haven't had a serious injury in the last four years," Del Piero told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.

"I came on and wanted to play strongly for the good of the team. It went well and I cannot complain."

The Old Lady is now five points behind Inter Milan in the Serie A table after 13 rounds of Italian top flight action.