The 35-year-old confused akin with club fable Giampiero Boniperti aback he came off the bank to cleft his 178th top-flight ambition during Juve's 4-0 achievement over Lecce on October 17.
Nesta, who forth with Del Piero helped Italy win the World Cup four years ago, said: "I face Del Piero with abundant pleasure.
"I am blessed he still has a starring role in his team.
"I've accepted him forever, as a battling and as a (national) team-mate.
"I like him. He is addition who has been able to booty on responsibilities.''
With strikers Vincenzo Iaquinta and Amauri out afflicted and Milos Krasic confined the aboriginal bold of a two-match ban this weekend, Del Piero will advance Juve's advance alongside Fabio Quagliarella.
Krasic, who is Juve's collective top scorer alongside Quagliarella with three goals apiece, was punished for simulation during aftermost weekend's aimless draw at Bologna.
"He is an important player,'' said Del Piero. "But whoever replaces him will do an acceptable job.''
Milan arch into the appointment two credibility abaft alliance leaders Lazio.
"This bold is account so much,'' said Nesta.
"If you appetite to win the Scudetto, and we appetite to, you accept to get chain to results.
"We accept taken four beeline wins branch into this bold and this is already an acceptable sign.
"To xhausted Juve gives you an appropriate addition in aplomb and that is what we plan to do.''
Juve, who lie fifth and aisle Milan alone by three points, accept not absent in their aftermost four alliance games.
The Turin giants acceptable aback goalkeeper Marco Storari from injury.
AC Milan apostle Thiago Silva is accessible afterwards afraid off an able-bodied abrasion that saw him absence aftermost weekend's 2-1 celebration at Napoli.
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