Antonio Conte has been given a warm welcome so far in Turin and Juventus fan groups appealed for calm.
The Italy Coach received death threats from disgruntled fans after Claudio Marchisio sustained a knee injury on international duty, though it later proved to be not a serious problem.
The Azzurri are in Turin ahead of Tuesday’s friendly with England at the Juventus Stadium and it remains to be seen how Conte will be greeted by his former supporters, who are bitter at the way he walked away last summer.
Antonio Conte has been given a warm welcome so far in Turin and Juventus fan groups appealed for calm.
The Italy Coach received death threats from disgruntled fans after Claudio Marchisio sustained a knee injury on international duty, though it later proved to be not a serious problem.
The Azzurri are in Turin ahead of Tuesday’s friendly with England at the Juventus Stadium and it remains to be seen how Conte will be greeted by his former supporters, who are bitter at the way he walked away last summer.
Conte took a walk outside the training camp and got some coffee in the city, as locals clamoured for photographs.
“I absolutely do not see why he ought to be jeered,” said Paolo Bertinetti, President of the Associazione Amici della Juventus fan group.
“His credit in the revival of Juventus and three consecutive Scudetti cannot be denied. Conte was the added value and nobody expected him to win the first title in 2012.
“He was decisive, just as he was last year with the third Scudetto won breaking the all-time points record.
“Conte had nothing to do with Marchisio’s injury. Fortunately Claudio is fine and the problem was less serious than feared, but it was still an accident and can happen anywhere.
“In any case, the past is the past and it’s only right to remember it. We must applaud Conte for what he represented at Juve and now look at the present, where Italy represents the country.”