Both were scored with the final touch of the half in the 2-2 draw, the skipper heading home to cancel out a Kwadwo Bahh opener in the first half, while Sweeney volleyed in a beauty right at the death after Imran Louza had scored a penalty on 50 minutes for the Hornets. Not relying on the efforts of Jamie Reid could be key going into the new League One campaign and it is something manager Alex Revell has pinpointed in pre-season. "It was pleasing to get the goal at the end because we deserved something out of the game," said Piergianni.
"I can't believe Sweens has gone and done that. And taking all the credit hasn't him. But that's a great strike.
"We've always been dangerous from set pieces so it's good for us to go and get the goals. "And they will come. I'm sure most of us, barring Reidy are probably disappointed with our goal tally for last year.
"We all know we can chip in with more goals and if we all do that, if we get those extra few goals, we know we'll be in a great position. "It's important we do work on that and the gaffer has been, training to get more bodies into the box and how we can break teams down. "It's still early days, but you know it's all looking positive.
" In terms of a contest, it was one the skipper said was needed, and it produced the required response from the Boro squad. He said: "It was a good run out and nice to be back home at the Lamex in front of the fans. "Watford a good side and they tested us in ways we wanted to be tested.
"They moved us .
