Alessandro Del Piero magic leaves Brisbane Roar spellbound Alessandro Del Piero thanks the crowd after yesterday's game. THE brilliance of Italian superstar Alessandro Del Piero had Mike Mulvey spellbound yesterday. Then he quickly remembered he was not a fan but instead the coach of a Brisbane Roar side that stumbled to its 11th loss of an ordinary A-League season. Del Piero was the difference yesterday as Sydney FC coach Frank Farina exacted revenge on the club that sacked him via the Sky Blues' 2-1 win over the Roar at Allianz Stadium. The former Juventus star led the Roar on a merry dance for the entire contest, with his class showing as early as the sixth minute when turned makeshift central defender Ivan Franjic inside out before putting Sydney ahead. He later played a key role in the Sky Blues' winner with 20 minutes remaining when he floated a delightful ball into the penalty area, which Brisbane's defence failed to deal with. The ball was only partially cleared by Roar substitute James Donachie. An unmarked Peter Triantis made the most of the loose ball, burying his shot past Brisbane goalkeeper Michael Theo. In between, Roar striker Besart Berisha had equalised from the penalty spot after Dutch import Stef Nijland was brought down by Sydney's Brazilian fulllback Fabio on the stroke of halftime. But that was Brisbane's only joy in another sub-standard display from the defending competition champions, who dropped to eighth on the ladder, three points behind sixth-placed Sydney and just two points ahead of cellar dwellers Perth Glory. How Mulvey wished for a Del Piero yesterday to inspire his outgunned troops, who have little time to recover ahead of Wednesday's AFC Champions League qualifier against Buriram United in Thailand. "You've got one world-class player out there who doesn't suffer nerves," the interim Roar coach said. He's a class player and he makes the difference he makes things happen. He's very good at getting into pockets of space, and if it breaks down, he's the first person they look for and then he's capable of doing anything. He's truly a lovely player to watch if you're a spectator, not if you're an opposing coach. Farina was equally as complimentary in his assessment of Del Piero. "He was again very, very good," said the Sydney coach, who was axed by the Roar in 2009 after being charged with drink driving. That's why he is who he is. He can put in performances like that. He's a big-game player. We certainly need him. He's stepped up at a time when the club's been desperate for his experience and his play. Farina was not as keen to discuss the future of former Gold Coast United captain Jason Culina, who did not play for the Sky Blues yesterday after his training-ground spat with the coach on Friday. "What happens in our club, that's our business," he said despite telling Fox Sports just minutes earlier that the former Socceroos midfielder had potentially been seen for the last time in a Sydney jersey.