Super cup fever and football betting thrills. Juventus week is an obstacle course. Buffon and Pirlo said clearly that Juve wants to drive away the ghosts on the pitch and that the enthusiasm of the team and the fans is great for the Super Cup against Napoli on Saturday in Beijing. “We are here to win because that's all that matters to us”. But the tension is cut into slices in the Juventus club. Anxiety about the verdicts of the football betting trial, above all.
The fate of Bonucci and Pepe are worrying but even more those of the coach Antonio Conte, the extra man of the newly crowned Juve. But paradoxically the situation has changed for a few days. Hopes are growing that the whole accusatory castle against Bonucci and Pepe could collapse and even lead to the acquittal of the two Juventus players due to the lack of reliability of the pentito Masiello. On the other hand, Conte's situation is different, against whom the accusations of failure to report for the alleged match-fixing of Bari when he was the coach could cause his suspension for a few months and jeopardize the season if not the bench of the champion team. The verdict of the Disciplinary is expected between tomorrow and Thursday and, in one sense or another, it will not fail to influence the Super Cup too, to the full advantage of Napoli.
