It thundered so much that in the end it didn't rain. The eagerly awaited interrogation of Antonio Conte at the federal prosecutor's office should not (conditionally obligatory) have led to anything transcendental, to the delight of the Juventus people, who flocked to Rome yesterday to support their coach. “There's not much to tell. Finally the day has come when I was able to tell the truth in a very peaceful atmosphere. I reiterate my happiness at having been able to have my say. Starting tonight I'll be back to doing what I do best, which is to win and be a coach”. This is how Antonio Conte expressed himself at the end of Stefano Palazzi's river interrogation, which lasted almost 4 hours. The Juventus coach was called to defend himself against the accusations of Filippo Carobbio, a midfielder from Spezia (but above all a former Siena player) involved in football betting and currently repentant, who had brought him up in relation to Novara-Siena (1/5/2011, 2 -2) and Albinoleffe-Siena (29/5/2011, 1-0).
According to Carobbio, both matches would have been arranged with the approval of Conte, who would have even announced to his team (Siena in fact) the existence of an agreement during the technical meeting. Pure invention according to the current Juventus coach, who presented himself to the prosecutor's office with a collection of testimonies (15) from members or former Siena players at the time, ready to refute the repentant Carobbio.
For Conte then everything would be the result of personal bitterness, dating back to an episode that took place in that very season. Carobbio asked his then coach for permission to miss a game to be close to his wife who was about to give birth, Conte denied it to him. A decision that shortly after triggered a quarrel between the spouses, which degenerated into screams and insults in front of numerous witnesses. “Do you think it could be normal? Can it be a logical defense? But I'm not interested, I'm serene ”Carobbio reiterated to Rtl 102.5, just as his former coach explained his position to Stefano Palazzi. After the interrogation, Conte took a private plane, destination Chatillon. There he will return to direct his teams in training, under the pleased gaze of Andrea Agnelli, who will be in training camp this morning.
