Alessandro Del Piero opens up on why he chose to stay in Australia at book launch Football correspondent Richard Bayless sits down with Alessandro Del Piero to talk about his life in Australia and his new book 'Playing On'. Alessandro Del Piero poses with his new book "Playing On." IF Alessandro Del Piero's new book has answered the lingering question from last year, of why he chose Australia as his post-Juventus career, the answer to why he stayed for a second year is all around him. Not so much on the pitch, though he is determined to guide the Sky Blues as high as possible. It's about what he has found in Australian life, and what his family sees every day. He hints at it in the book, not so much an autobiography as a celebration of key moments in his career, when he praises the way Australia "has harnessed diversity as an asset without seeing it as an obstacle... it's a lesson I want to carry with me forever, and I'd like my children to do the same." At the launch on Thursday he went further, citing his trip to Pyrmont that morning as the best kind of example. "I love this situation, love seeing this here in Sydney," he said. You can see so many different cultures - even today, walking here, you see Chinese, Arabic, every kind of people. It's normal here. If you are ready and open, to watch and observe, you see it all. The main heart is from England, but at the moment there are so many different cultures. There are one million Italians, from first or second generation. I was told when I left Europe that I would find a lot of Italians here, but I didn't expect it to be like this. It's good, because everyone - Italian Chinese, Arabic, English - puts into Australia the best bits, their best work. That's what makes it such a great place. Everyone who is Italian and comes to visit Australia, they leave with a big smile. Before I came, honestly, I had no idea - Australia is so far away, not just in kilometres but also in terms of news. I read a lot and asked a lot of people before I came here. The future of Sydney FC defender Tiago Calvano remains uncertain. He's charged with making contact with a referee, but the disciplinary committee has delayed it's ruling. Everyone said to me, you will find good people, a great welcome, great food and weather. Everything is perfect, and for sure I found this. It helps of course that the sun is shining, and that Sydney have righted their ship with two straight wins to climb the table. Tomorrow comes the first of two home games to reinforce that, this one at home to Wellington, but Del Piero has only caution about the change of fortunes. "The two wins in a row [against the two Melbourne sides] were very different, but were very good because we improved a lot," he said. But we have to remember, 10 days ago, what had happened before Melbourne Victory. This is the thing to keep in our minds - the danger is in the corner, as we say in Italy. If we miss one, if we have a bad game, we will pay a lot. But the positive thing is the team is moving forward step by step. Even when we lost in Perth we played a good game and made many chances. Then we had two wins in a row, now we face a tough game - even in Wellington are in 9th place, they are a good team and we have to focus.