Marquee man... Focus will once again be on Del Piero for the Sky Blues (Getty)
Sydney FC’s off-season recruits have been named in the 18-man squad to play a pre-season match against J.League team Sagan Tosu next Wednesday.
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Nick Carle, Pedj Bojic, Corey Gameiro, Mark Warren and Matt Jurman will get a chance to press their first team claims and are joined in the squd by Alessandro Del Piero, Brett Emerton and Rhyan Grant.
The clash with Sagan Tosu comes after warm up matches against Belmore United (6-0 win) and Sydney University (7-1 win) but represents a significant step up in class for the A-League club.
“The match against Sagan Tosu will be a big step up and a tough test for the squad,” said Sydney FC assistant coach Rado Vidosic, who will take control of the side while head coach Frank Farina remains in Australia to finish his Pro Licence coaching course.
“We have played two matches against State League sides and we have been working hard on fitness and a new style of play. We also have a few new players and they are all coming to Japan for the game so this will be an important move in the right direction.”
Terry McFlynn (calf) and Pascal Bosschaart will not make the trip as they continue rehabilitation for injuries while Yairo Yau will also remain in Sydney to work on his fitness after re-joining the Sydney FC squad last week.
The Sydney FC squad departs Sydney for Fukuoka, via Tokyo, on Sunday evening.
Sydney FC's squad: Ivan Necevski, Sebastian Ryall, Mark Warren, Matt Jurman, Brett Emerton, Pedj Bojic, Corey Gameiro, Alessandro Del Piero, Blake Powell, Tiago Calvano, Mitch Mallia, Joel Chianese, Peter Triantis, Nick Carle, Vedran Janjetovic, Ali Abbas, Rhyan Grant and Hagi Gligor.
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