Former assistant manager Angelo Alessio covers Antonio Conte’s decision to walk away from Juventus, taking the Inter job and why Maurizio Sarri ‘can only get stronger.’
Alessio was most recently in Scotland as manager of Kilmarnock, but was sacked in December.
He is most famous as the assistant to Conte at Juventus from 2011-14, an experience that was abruptly and surprisingly ended when the coach walked away just days into pre-season training.
Former assistant manager Angelo Alessio covers Antonio Conte’s decision to walk away from Juventus, taking the Inter job and why Maurizio Sarri ‘can only get stronger.’
Alessio was most recently in Scotland as manager of Kilmarnock, but was sacked in December.
He is most famous as the assistant to Conte at Juventus from 2011-14, an experience that was abruptly and surprisingly ended when the coach walked away just days into pre-season training.
“These are old situations that remain between Antonio and the club,” Alessio told calciotoday.it.
“We in the staff never got into this matter and I don’t know what happened. Conte makes certain decisions by himself. I can’t say if it was a good choice or not, but the important thing is that Conte set the club on that path and Juventus continued to win afterwards.”
Conte is now back in Serie A with Juve’s arch-rivals Inter, making for a special Scudetto race atmosphere.
“Antonio always said he was a professional, so I am not surprised. Don’t forget, this is a man from Lecce who trained Bari, their bitter rivals. We have to respect his decision, even if many Juventus fans feel let down.
“I had decided to go out on my own after our time together at Chelsea. I had this experience in Scotland, but was fired despite the fact we were fifth in the table.
“I hope to find a new club, even though it’s difficult at this moment with the coronavirus situation. I’d prefer to get a job in Italy, but if I had an opportunity abroad, I’d happily take that.”
Much as having Conte on the Inter bench is unusual, the current Juve boss is Maurizio Sarri, who had fought the Bianconeri as coach of Napoli.
“Sarri has certainly had some problems, but despite that, he is still top of the table and in with a chance of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. He’s got the results, so can only get stronger from here.
“Juventus have never lost the rule that winning is the only thing that matters. I think it has been a positive first season for Sarri and the club considered this choice carefully.”