Serie A thread

Bellotti has gone to Roma now. He will have to fight to get his place with Abraham playing so well and Dybala backing him up. Always rated Bellotti, hes too good to sit on the bench. I suspect he will get in and keep his spot. Roma looking good under Mourinho. Could give the title a good shot this season. 1 down to Udinese at the minute though..

Edited by doherty - 04 Sep 2022 at 7:57pm

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Well and truly beaten tonight. Bit of a blip for Jose. Surprising they have been so poor.

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Missing Zaniolo, Wijnaldum injury was a big blow for them too! Spinazzola hasn’t looked himself since returning from the injury at the last Euro’s! Defence and centre midfield is average no way they finish above Milan, Inter, Napoli or Juventus.

doherty wrote:

Wait till Bellotti starts banging them in. Abraham did he dislocate his shoulder or something when he came off. Southgate at the game aswell. Picked a bad one.

Belotti has been poor the past couple of seasons, he won’t score that many in a Mourinho team.

BrendanD88 wrote:

What a mental finish in the Juventus game! Looks like we are going to have another cracking season where a number of teams could win the league.

"Mental", "finish" and "Juve" are certainly the apposite terms!

Seems there's some serious sh*t going on at the club:

Rome, Nov 28, 2022 (AFP)

The entire board of directors at Juventus has resigned, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved, the Italian Serie A club said in a statement Monday.

The board stepped down en masse "having considered the centrality and relevance of pending legal and accounting issues", it said in a reference to an ongoing police investigation.

Prosecutors in Turin have since last year been exploring allegations of false accounting and irregularities in the transfer and loans of players.

The outgoing board "considered (it) to be in the best social interest to recommend that Juventus equip itself with a new Board of Directors to address these issues," the statement said.

https://www.thescore.com/ita_fed/news/2497971

Apparently the Turin Prosecutor is investigating a huge gap in their finances - some are speculating €200m+ - to do with false accounting, dodgy transfers and other contractual matters. While Nedved is said to have been "turned" by the Prosecutor to give evidence!

https://twitter.com/ForzaJuveEN/status/1597353446096740355?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1597353446096740355%7Ctwgr%5E69999e18a5158e3c6881874fc955e6e27c3cd4e2%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bigsoccer.com%2Fforums%2Fthreads%2Fthe-other-juve-related-news-discussion-thread.1638638%2Fpage-122

Of course, 90% of this is liable to be garbage, but if even the remaining 10% is true, then that could be enough to sink the club, since going into Administration would (I think) trigger automatic relegation, possibly even to Serie C?

While with Juve being a publicly listed company, the most serious allegations, if proven, could lead to severe criminal charges.

Could also explain why Antonio Conte never went back to them last year, as well?

Meanwhile, with Barca also in deep financial doodoo, it's looking like Real Madrid could have to resurrect the European Super League all on their own!

Edited by Territorial - 29 Nov 2022 at 12:52pm

BrendanD88 wrote:

Berlusconi was Milan owner not Juventus.

I know, it was Milan - was going to say "in Italy" but got confused over Monza etx.

Still, I guess old man Agnelli was no saint either - "The apple doesnt fall far from the tree", as they say.

BrendanD88 wrote:

f**k Juventus!

Or Juventus f**ked?

Anyhow, could there be a few free/out-of-contract departures from Juve in the January window? Rabiot isnt entirely popular with the fans, I believe, while Szczesny is doing himself no harm in Qatar.

And you could see a few of their loanees returning to their parent club early

BrendanD88 wrote:

Forza Napoli.

Let me guess, you''ve been a fan ever since you used to sneak out early from school to watch them?

Or is that Robbie Keane I'm thinking of?

Fook Juve and Napoli. Sampdoria forever!!! They'll beat the drop just see if they dont. ERG shirts will come back and im gonna buy all of them you hear. ALL OF THEM LOL

Edited by doherty - 29 Nov 2022 at 1:40pm

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doherty wrote:

Fook Juve and Napoli. Sampdoria forever!!! They'll beat the drop just see if they dont. ERG shirts will come back and im gonna buy all of them you hear. ALL OF THEM

A fine choice. I went to watch Sampdoria v Lazio back in August, was a quality trip and cemented my love for I Blucheriati, although from watching them this season Serie B is looking likely