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Juventus CEO Andrea Agnelli said that he is “ashamed and angry” with the embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League, but will not consider sacking manager Max Allegri during the season. Allegri has been under immense pressure for most of his second spell in charge at Juventus and the start to this campaign has been disappointing for fans.
HAIFA, Israel: Juventus' 2-0 loss in the Champions League at Maccabi Haifa on Tuesday (Oct 11) marked a new low for the Serie A side but coach Massimiliano Allegri remained steadfast and ruled out stepping down despite the Italian club's poor run of form.
HAIFA -Juventus slumped to a 2-0 defeat against a Maccabi Haifa side who won their first Champions League game for 20 years as Omer Atzili's double helped the Israelis to a famous victory at a rocking Sammy Ofer Stadium on Tuesday.
The European Super League was a highly controversial proposal when first announce in April 2021, with Europe's elite football clubs announcing the breakaway league which would have provided more powers to the clubs in place of the Champions League.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin attends the qualifying draw event for the UEFA EURO 2024 football championships, on October 9, 2022 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Daniel ROLAND / AFP)
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, defended the project last Sunday and was followed by his Juventus counterpart Andrea Agnelli and then Barcelona chief Joan Laporta. A court decision in 2023 will be crucial in determining the project's future. "There are no football clubs among the ten richest entities in the world, we must be doing something very wrong in old Europe," Perez explained.
The main advocates of the Super League are not giving up. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, defended the project last Sunday and was followed by his Juventus counterpart Andrea Agnelli and then Barcelona chief Joan Laporta. A court decision in 2023 will be crucial in determining the project's future. "There are no football clubs among the ten richest entities in the world, we must be doing something very wrong in old Europe," Perez explained.
Florentino Perez PHOTO:AFP