Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC)
President Gabriele Gravina on Wednesday warned against
"lynching" Juventus after the Andrea Agnelli quit as chairman
this week along with the rest of the board due to problems
regarding the Turin giants' accounts.
Prosecutors in the northern Italian city are investigating
allegations that the club presented false information to
investors about its accounts in recent years.
The accounts of the club, a listed company, have also come under
the scrutiny of Italian stock-market regulator Consob.
On Tuesday the FIGC opened a sporting probe into the case.
"If we want lynching in the street, that's no problem, but we
should calm down because I fear that this issue may regard other
subjects too," Gravina said on the sidelines of the 'Calcio &
Welfare' conference in Naples.
"I have to stress, out of seriousness and intellectual honesty,
that the soccer world is going through moments of tension all
over Europe and the world, not just in Italy.
"And I don't like the idea of punishing some entities, in this
specific case Juventus, before a trial has been held.
"We don't declare subjects guilty and punish them before the
investigations".
Gravina also criticized Spain's LaLiga for calling on UEFA to
punish Juventus.
"We are in close contact with UEFA. I see there have been some
gratuitous attacks by those who should focus on getting their
own houses in order," he said.
"I think they are quite out of place".
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