Juventus sanction: 10 points taken away in Serie A

They sanctioned Juventus with the removal of 10 points in the Series, so it went from the second position in the league to the seventh with 59 points. The Federal Court of Appeal penalized the Turin club for the well-known “capital gains case”, in which they are accused of increasing the market value of footballers to generate higher income on their passes. We played in a surreal situation, because we knew the sentence fifteen minutes before the game. But that doesn’t justify the lack of concentration. Now we must shut up and accept defeat. But something must be said: it was clear that on the field we added 69 points, although now we have 59 left and we have fallen to seventh place, “said coach Massimiliano Allegri after losing today to Empoli 4-1.Al regard, he added: “I told the players that I can not reproach them anything, but the situation was not easy and it will not be in 10 days. There are two games left to play and we must try to get six points. They did their best and only deserve applause after everything that happened this season. It was something continuous since January, always chasing those at the top, and when we finally put our heads out they hit us again.” With this measure, the “Vecchia Signora” fell to the seventh position of Serie A and was out of European competitions two dates before the end of the local league. The club issued a statement informing the sanction of the court and the acquittal of the charges against directors of the institution. “We are waiting for the publication of the bases and reserves the right, in defense of its interests, to consider an appeal before the Sports Guarantee Board in the terms provided by the Sports System,” they said.

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