Claudio Gentile, winner of six domestic leagues with La Vecchia Signora, appealed to the team’s spirit to claim the remaining 15 points to take him away from the title.
Juventus received a new blow . Yesterday, Serie A prosecutor FIGC determined that La Vecchia Signora will lose 15 points for his involvement in manipulating transfers for accounting purposes. In addition to this, five leaders were disqualified from holding administrative positions, including former president, Andrea Agnelli, and vice president, Pavel Nedved.
Although the club announced that it was going to appeal this sanction, the measure did not leave indifferent one of the most recognized ex-players of the club. The defender and world champion with the Italian team in 1982, Claudio Gentile, commented on this subtraction of units which impacts the aspirations of the team to win a new title.
“Juventus usually emerge stronger from these situations and I really hope this time it will be like that again. . I know very well the history, the spirit and the DNA of Juventus, which has always been used to emerging more compact and strengthened from these hard blows”, he said in dialogue with La Gazzetta dello Sport.
“It will be difficult, but I expect a great reaction from everyone. Coach, players and technical staff. And I hope the reaction is immediate “, he warned.
Also, time was given to make a proposal so that everyone on campus was aware of the situation. “I would attack the updated standings with fifteen penalty points in the locker room, so that all the players see it clearly every day.”
He also highlighted the work that Massimiliano Allegri will have to do from the technical direction. “Max is the first to pay the consequences of this unfortunate situation. . It will be very hard, but Allegri will also be the most motivated of all. I wish him to achieve a feat which, under these conditions, would be historic.
Allegri: “We have to score points as always”
One of the people from whom words were expected on this situation was from the Juventus coach himself. Massimiliano Allegri commented in a press conference before the game against Atalanta on Sunday that “tomorrow will be an important, special game, we have to close the first round well, in the best possible way. After yesterday, we all have to come together, keep working, lay low. Me, the technical staff and the players are there for that. . You have to think only on the ground. We need to unite even more with the fans. Tomorrow must be a beautiful and special night”. “Nothing changes after the penalty. We have to add points as always “, he added.
Moreover, in his remarks, he has already indicated that he assumed the subtraction of points, although Juventus appeal to the subtraction. “With this win, we secure seventh place at the moment, so it’s important. The ranking we have right now is a fact. We have 22 points and we have to go to 25. Until yesterday we had 37 points, -1 from second place, with every chance of playing the Champions League and the Scudetto . We have 60 left to be able to conquer,” he said.
He also pointed out that after the sanction, everything will remain the same in football. “It will not be a reboot. The legal procedure belongs to the club, not to us, there will be an appeal, they have reported it. The sentence will be in two months, we cannot afford to return to this day with remorse. We already adopted it a month ago with the resignation of President Agnelli. The penalty is a big unexpected but you have to come out stronger individually, with all the serenity of the case, with commitment, desire and determination to win the matches. . Let’s move up the rankings one step at a time,” he said.
Finally, he assured that “the boys, I am convinced, will do everything to make the most of it and do something extraordinary. In football, you never know,” he concluded.
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