Strikers Alessandro del Piero and Christian Vieri, former club teammates, and winger Francesco Moriero will start together in tonight's match, the first of two exhibitions Italy has left before France '98.

Moriero, making his second appearance with the national team, has scored three goals and set up several others during his first campaign with Serie A's Inter Milan. Del Piero and Vieri, who played at Juventus together for one year, have tallied more than 50 goals between them this season.

The trio will face a Paraguayan team missing two key defenders. Catalino Rivarola, who plays in Brazil, and River Plate's Celso Ayala are sidelined with calf injuries.

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA: Injury-plagued striker Faustino Asprilla says he is feeling better and will play in the World Cup, the coach of Colombia's national team said yesterday.

Asprilla hadnot talked to coach Hernan Dario Gomez for a month after a feud over Gomez's decision to not let him take free kicks in a friendly against Yugoslavia. Gomez was afraid Asprilla might reinjure his groin.

The star of Italian side Parma told the coach that ``I feel good and I will compete at the World Cup,'' Gomez said. He has been sidelined for several weeks because of the injury.

He also apologised for the tiff and said he would follow Gomez's instructions.