Volume 1 Chapter 485 Breaking the News
Juventus' win over Udinese caused an uproar after the game.
Fiorentina coach Prandelli Juventus was furious when he won with Piero's offside goal, because if Udinese drew with Juventus, Fiorentina would narrow the gap with Juventus to within three points, and in the battle for the title, although they could not yet have an advantage, their fate could be in their own hands.
In the post-match press conference, Prandelli slammed Juventus, saying: "This is a shame in Serie A, this is a scandal, a big team, but can only win by relying on the referee's mistakes, then this victory must also be disgraceful, I dare not say that there is a shady scene, but I think the Italian Football Federation must come to investigate and not let what happened last season happen again this season." ”
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini supported Prandelli's claims, saying: "This kind of thing is not a day or two in Serie A, the championship is always dominated by one or two teams, and at every critical moment, there is always an invisible hand controlling everything, and this kind of thing should be over." ”
"Milan Sport" also thinks that Juventus win is too ugly, they questioned, "The referee's mistake is part of the game, but every mistake of the referee benefits a team, this is not normal, if we count the old accounts forward, in fact, in recent seasons, the big teams have been benefiting from the referee's care, which is one of the reasons why small and medium-sized teams cannot win the league title." ”
"La Repubblica" published a commentary article saying: "Juventus's offside goal is too obvious, Piero is offside as big as an Atlantic, even a non-professional referee can see it, but Datilo and his assistants turned a blind eye, this should not be considered a mistake, this is a conspiracy, this is a bit of a force that does not like to see Fiorentina win the championship, this situation has already occurred last season, although Fiorentina itself has a little problem, but it is a fact that some teams are taken care of by the referee, over the years, Serie A has gradually changed from a leader to being surpassed by La Liga and the Premier League, and there are important reasons for the unfair competition with Serie A. ”
Juventus can despise the attack on the media, can ignore it, but Juventus will never let go of the attack on the title rival, Capello has never liked this kind of war of words, he just said, "The criticism of the winner has been a practice since ancient times, there is no need to make a fuss about it, in fact every team will encounter miscalculations, sometimes benefit, sometimes victims, this is normal, in the long run, it is the strength of the team that determines the victory or defeat." ”
But Juventus' general manager Moggi aggressively counterattacked Prandelli and Mancini, and asked the Italian Football Federation to punish the two coaches who slandered their opponents and referees, "Isn't Fiorentina and Inter Milan not benefiting from the referee's decision, who takes advantage of the more, who suffers more, you can put it out and see, saying that the championship is occupied by Juventus and Milan, is it true that Rome has not won the championship, Lazio has not won the championship, Sampdoria has not won the championship, and he does not have that strength, I don't have that ability, but complain about the referee, I think, they just want the referee to help them win the championship, for such a coach, I think it must be punished, otherwise anyone can criticize the referee in the future, which will put too much pressure on the referee to enforce the law. ”
No matter how effective Moggi's suggestion was, the referee committee then banned Fiorentina manager Prandelli and Inter Milan's manager for one match, and warned them not to criticize the referee and affect the referee's enforcement work.
Prandelli and Mancini were banned by the referees' committee, which provoked the anger of Fiorentina president Prandelli, who said: "Is it ridiculous that the referee is God, you can't even criticize when you make a mistake, I hope that the referee committee will withdraw the ban on Prandelli and Mancini, a coach who insists on justice should not be punished." ”
Juventus took advantage of it and sold it well, and Moggi was so aggressive, which also made the media who had long been dissatisfied with Juventus and Moggi shoot at them, and some media even turned out the fact that Juventus benefited from referee mistakes in key league games that year, proving that Moggi's words are pure sophistry.
Obviously, Moji didn't realize that the anti-Holy Alliance organization had been formed for a long time, and that the power to oppose him had been accumulated for many years, and his strength had led him into even greater trouble.
First of all, "Italian Sport" broke the news, unknown and unspeakable said that a certain giant manager, in Serie A and even the Champions League, can arbitrarily assign referees to enforce their team's games, and the manager's son runs his own agent company, so he also used the power in his hands to coerce players to play match-fixing, this father and son have actually become the masters of Serie A, they can decide who is relegated, and they can also decide who wins the championship.
The revelations of "Italian Sports" did not name names, but as long as fans who know a little bit about the history of Serie A, they will know who "Italian Sports" is talking about, in Italy, there are only three real giants, Juventus, Milan, even Roma and Lazio dare not say that they are giants, and there is only Moggi who has a son who opens an agent company.
This revelation is no more than the previous attacks of Prandelli and Mancini, when their attacks were just some problems in the past game, but "Sporting Italia" broke the news to the point, if "Sporting Italia" said the truth, then Moggi will be prosecuted by the court for sports fraud
When Moggi saw the news, he was having breakfast at his home in Turin, he stood up in fright, and a glass of milk spilled out most of it, and only after half a ring did he make a phone call to Giraoudo, the director of the club of Juventus, for more than half an hour, and the two had a heated argument on the phone, and finally the two agreed on the end of the call.
After talking to Girahudo, Moggi didn't have the heart to finish his breakfast, so he hurried to Via Ferraris, and after spending half an hour in his office, Moggi held a press conference in which he gave a sternly worded warning to Sporting Italia.
"Some media like to break the news without any evidence in order to attract the attention of readers, maybe this is a way for them to create circulation, but I want to say that this kind of behavior is immoral, it is unprofessional, and it cannot last, don't think that I can't sue you without naming names, if you don't quickly withdraw this unfounded report and apologize to me, I reserve the right to go to court to sue you. I know that Juventus is so successful that he has aroused the jealousy of some clubs, who want us to collapse, but I tell you that Italy is a society governed by the rule of law, everything has to be done according to the law, and we have to act strictly according to the law. ”
Moggi is clearly threatening in his words, and he does not seem to be afraid of more aggressive revelations from the media and opponents, because Juventus has a deep background, their backstage is the famous Agnelli family, which has a lot of influence in Italian politics and economy, and more importantly, Juventus's ally AC Milan boss Silvio Berlusconi is the Italian prime minister. With such a two-tiered relationship, any investigation into Moggi and Juventus would have to go through the capital's highest judicial body, and Berlusconi would probably not allow such an investigation to pass through a judicial investigation.
There is a clear example of this, Juventus was originally punished for the drug ban incident, but last month, the trial was reopened, and the club director Giraoudo was still found not guilty, and the team doctor Agricola, who had been sentenced to a month in prison, was released in court.
This almost factual case can be reversed, and it is impossible for "Italian Sport" to bring down Moggie without naming him, so Moggie decided to fight back instead of remaining silent after careful discussions with Giraoudo.
The clash between the media and Moggie is in full swing, but the league is still going on.
In the 24th round of the league, Fiorentina will have a key battle with Inter Milan, and Juventus will also face the challenge of Parma, which is full of form and strength, and AC Milan's opponent is the weakest, they have to play Treviso, which is almost the most difficult opportunity for AC Milan, if they can't grasp it this time, it is estimated that there will be no theoretical chance.
Due to the dismissal of the appeal, the two managers of Fiorentina and Inter Milan were banned for one game, this game did not have a head coach for both teams, and could only rely on the assistant coach to carry out the intention of the head coach, football is a very fortuitous competition, many things are dependent on the on-the-spot command to improvise, it can be said that without the coach, the two teams rely more on the ability of the players and the usual training to decide the outcome of the game, and in this regard, Inter Milan is actually stronger than Fiorentina. In various pre-match analyses and predictions, the media is also more optimistic about Inter Milan's unbeaten run.
From the overall situation of Serie A, a win or draw for Inter Milan is the most beneficial for Juventus, because Inter Milan is nine points away from Juventus, while Fiorentina is only two points less than Juventus, and if Inter Milan wins or draws in this game, Juventus can widen the gap with the second place a little.
Fiorentina have just recovered their form and they are completely unacceptable to draw or lose at home, they must win if they want to win the title, and they must not let the gap between the points be too big for the first place Juventus.
On the other hand, Juventus are now also caught up in a game-manipulation scandal, although Juventus FC is actively coordinating, but now the team's morale and fighting spirit will definitely be affected somewhat, if Juventus can't win, then Fiorentina's chance will come.
Crises, dangers, and opportunities are all at the same time, and this is the case in Florence right now, where one step forward and one step back can lead to a complete defeat.