Not many teams can make fans file into Sydney Airport at 3:30am just to get a glimpse of their football superstars. That’s the power of Italian football royalty, Juventus.

A group of about 500 die hard fans packed Sydney Airport yesterday to see the team arrive and hopefully get an autograph, or even better a photo.

People arriving at the terminal without a clue of the Juventus team’s entrance were welcomed by the team song and cheered on by fans desperate to see the likes of Andrea Pirlo.

The huge fan base bolstered by a huge Italian community in Australia will make Sunday’s All Stars match quite an interesting experience.

Losing to the like of Juventus isn’t such a bad thing, while winning against them will be extraordinary.

A capacity crowd is expected at ANZ Stadium to see Joseph Gombau’s team of Australian greats take on the Italian legends.

All eyes will be on Alessandro Del Piero, taking on his former side under the Australian banner.

His knowledge and insight into his former club and team-mates has proved invaluable.

Despite winning every major prize in 19 seasons with Juventus, he’ll be plotting to see them undone at the hands of Australia’s best.

Del Piero hasn’t played a competitive match since April but looked relaxed and sharp in the All Stars training session on Thursday.

He was evens seen in deep conversation with many players, hopefully giving a few tips on how to attack and defend against his former teammates.

Midfielder Thomas Broich says experiencing Manchester United last year won’t give them much of an insight to who their facing.

“I think it’s going to be even more difficult (than Manchester United last year) because this team has been playing together for quite some time and they’ve been fairly successful in recent years,” he said.

“Last year Man Utd made some significant changes and I guess the team was a bit unsettled, this year we’re playing against a well-oiled machine.”

Having a teams like Juventus and Manchester United playing headlining matches in Australia has Broich very excited to see Australians take more notice of the under-appreciated sport.

“Games like (Juventus) are really important when it comes to the public perception. The whole world is going to take notice of this result and if we can get a good one it’s going to mean a lot to the league.”

“Football in Australia is getting better and better and it’s been amazing over the last four years.”

The Australian team might have to pray for a win, after the Italians smashed Indonesia’s Select XI to a local crowd of 60,000.

Fernando Llorente scored a first half hat-trick that help Juventus manage a crushing 8-1 win.

There’s no sugar coating the enormous task ahead of Josep Gombau and his All Stars.

Broich says the team won’t be going into the match to do lessen a loss, but they’ll be there to win.

“We’re not here to lose only two- or three-nil,” the Roar midfielder said.

“We’re here to win this game of football. We’re going to give it a try.

“What we’re going to do on Sunday is reflective of the standard of football in Australia right now and we want to walk off the pitch and be proud of what we’ve done.”

Juventus have brought a full strength squad including new recruit Patrice Evra and 10 other World Cup players.

It will mark French international Evra’s second appearance in an All Stars showpiece, having played for Manchester United in last year’s inaugural fixture.

For Alessandro Del Piero, it will be his final match for Australia after his two year stint for Sydney FC.

FOXTEL A-League All Stars v Juventus FC
Sunday 10 August 2014
ANZ Stadium, Sydney
Kick-Off: 7:30 pm AEST