The manager and the former manager are at odds again in court: meanwhile in England, Max’s presence alongside Ferguson at Wembley fuels the rumors about Manchester United.
We loved each other so much. One looms long legal battle between Juventus and Massimiliano Allegri. Should it be ascertained by a judge validity of dismissal for just cause, the Juventus club would save a lot of money to allocate to the Livorno coach, who instead – naturally – opposes it. For Max and his lawyers, the behavior, certainly over the top, at the end of the Juventus-Atalanta match in the Italian Cup would not justify Juve’s decision to get rid of him.
Juve, the clash continues in court: Giuntoli against Allegri
It is the Gazzetta dello Sport that updates on the matter, hypothesizing a key role in the trial for Allegri’s “enemy” in the last part of his experience with Juventus: Cristiano Giuntoli. The manager should be the the club’s first witness in the case against the coach. Giuntoli himself who, in all probability, was the recipient of Allegri’s peremptory invitations to leave the field, immediately after winning the Italian Cup, in what was only a fragment of the sensational and repeated outburst from the coach. An outburst that began with the protests against the referee Maresca and the referee Rocchi and which continued subsequently.
The defense of Max’s lawyers: it was not a case of insubordination
According to Max’s lawyers, the coach’s words – even those subsequently reported to Guido Vaciago, director of Tuttosport – would not constitute an act of insubordination, but would fall within the normal right of criticism. The judge will decide how much weight to assign to Max’s phrases, gestures and attitudes in that excited post-race moment. Behaviors that Juventus branded as “extraneous to the values of the club” in the statement that accompanied the decision to sack the coach to make room for Paolo Montero in the last two days of the championship, awaiting the presumed arrival of Thiago Motta.
Allegri at Manchester United? I smiled with Ferguson in London
If the “judicial” future of Allegri – who in the meantime has seen his salaries frozen – is a puzzle, in England they are starting to believe a sensational transfer rumor. Max’s presence in the stands at Wembley for the Champions League final alongside Sir Alex Ferguson sparked the tabloids about a possible move to Manchester United. The Red Devils, despite their success in the FA Cup final at the expense of their cousins City, are thinking of giving the Dutch coach Erik Ten Hag the sack. Allegri, who is also being pursued by several Saudi clubs, could be ideal for rebuilding. Certainly, having been fired and not exonerated, Allegri is free to immediately settle wherever he wants. Maybe right in Manchester.
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