Andrea Agnelli reiterates he knew nothing about offensive Superga banners and notes – “Juventus respect judgements, like the one that sent us to Serie B”.
An investigation into the links between the Drughi ultras and the ‘Ndrangheta claimed that security manager Alessandro D’Angelo had allowed the banners mocking the tragedy into the Curva Sud to placate the hardline fans.
Andrea Agnelli reiterates he knew nothing about offensive Superga banners and notes – “Juventus respect judgements, like the one that sent us to Serie B”.
An investigation into the links between the Drughi ultras and the ‘Ndrangheta claimed that security manager Alessandro D’Angelo had allowed the banners mocking the tragedy into the Curva Sud to placate the hardline fans.
That was strongly denied by the club this morning, as they also reiterated that there was never any suggestion the club knew about mafia elements within their ultras.
Agnelli was interviewed as a witness by the anti-mafia commission, but no charges were ever brought against anyone from the club.
The President was banned for three months by the FIGC, but that was for breaking rules on ticket sales.
“Over the past two years we’ve witnessed several irregularities, but an investigation showed that the accusations against us are non-existent,” Agnelli said in the Press conference after the shareholders’ meeting.
“Today people are still trying to create a spectacle, saying that these rogue banners got into the stadium through us.
“There are wiretaps which verify we had nothing to do with it. There were three players in the game: the ultras, the clubs and the law enforcement.
“Juventus respect judgements, like the one which condemned us to Serie B, where we played. Everyone shows the photos they like most in their own home.
“We apologised immediately after the banner incident, and what’s important is that the responsibility for those banners doesn’t lie with us.
“You have to have a relationship with the fans, even the most fanatical of the fans.”
Today saw a new board appointed, with CEO Giuseppe Marotta and CFO Aldo Mazzia leaving.
“They were two fundamental figures for the results obtained from 2010 to 2018. Fabio Paratici, Marco Re and Giorgio Ricci will manage the club together with [Pavel] Nedved and myself.
“It will be our task to keep the team at the competitive levels we’ve reached up to now.
“Why now? I don’t fix the deadlines of a publicly traded company, it’s natural that the decision would come at this time.
“We decided to renew the leadership, but nothing can take away the feelings of affection, gratitude and recognition for Marotta.”