Pippo pledges to play on if fit and in form

The 35-year-old, whose contract runs until June 2010, has not ruled out signing another deal, although matching Brazilian Romario's reputed 1,000-plus career goals looks impossible.

"I'll try to carry on as long as I'm playing like this. Knowing myself, it will be a difficult day when I stop," Inzaghi told Sky television after two trademark goalpoaching strikes.

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