JUVENTUS - GENOA 2-2
FIORENTINA – CATANIA 2-2
“CHAOS STADIUM, WELCOME TO DEL PIERO, EXCELLENT INJURIES.
JUVE'S ELECTRIC WEEK ENDS WITH GENOA.
Let's start with a consideration: Juventus - Genoa will not be a match like any other. Not for the beauty of the challenge (which in any case promises to be interesting) or for the ranking (which still leaves the time it finds in October), but because it comes after a crazy week, in which practically everything happened. Andrea Agnelli took care of warming spirits, who during last Tuesday's shareholders' meeting, thought it well, between one declaration and another, to give Del Piero the sack after 18 years with Juve. The story has already been eviscerated from all points of view and retracing it in detail would make little sense, so we limit ourselves to a couple of considerations. It was known that Alex had reached the Juventus terminus, but the history and value of the Captain (strictly with a capital C) would have deserved at least different times and ways. Because here we are not dealing with the classic case of a player announcing his retirement, like Paolo Maldini: Alex has no intention of quitting, he will simply have to change his shirt. And, although everyone at Juve is trying to make us believe otherwise, this represents a problem for everyone. First of all for Conte, who is in a rather complicated situation, given that he will now find the guns pointed at him whenever he decides to put Del Piero on the bench.
Then the fans are literally enraged, and to realize this, you just need to go on the internet and open a random Juventus blog. Let's be clear, Agnelli has every right to make his choices, and if he believes that Del Piero has nothing left to give to the Juventus cause, he is right not to confirm it for next year. But manners are important, especially when dealing with someone who, as world champion, went down to Serie B, and who today earns almost a quarter of what Amauri receives (!!!). As if the situation weren't already tangled enough, the Turin prosecutor's office has made it even more complicated, which is investigating the steel used to build the Juventus Stadium.
The new plant, praised by all, risked a sensational closure due to lack of safety, which would have caused enormous damage to the Agnelli family's image and to all of society. It is no coincidence that Juve will declare itself the injured party, but the situation remains paradoxical: couldn't the checks have been done earlier? Or maybe the rush to inaugurate the new jewel was a bad adviser? We'll see, meanwhile tonight the Juventus stadium will regularly host Juventus - Genoa. The bianconeri will have to do without Arturo Vidal and Gigi Buffon, who will also miss Fiorentina (Tuesday evening, midweek round) and is also in strong doubts for the huge game against Inter next Saturday. One problem after another for Conte, who is trying to maintain serenity in an increasingly electric environment. “I think there is a common denominator, which is Juventus: we must never forget this. The shirt comes before any personal interest of the coach, the club or the players. Juventus is a good thing for everyone and we have to work towards this." Words from a leader, who has known the Juventus environment for a lifetime. And that maybe, in his heart, he didn't expect such a week.
