Serafini praises Milan’s project with Juventus in chaos: “I have been saying it for years” | OneFootball

Journalist Luca Serafini believes that the path AC Milan are taking is the only one that clubs in Italy should be embarking on amid the chaos at Juventus.

It was announced yesterday that UEFA have opened an investigation into Juventus for potential breaches of both club licensing and Financial Fair Play rules, while the club have also been accused of false accounting.

The current financial investigation has resulted in the resignation of Juventus’ entire board of directors, with accusations of manipulation of player valuations and paying players under the table during the pandemic.

On the subject of the current crisis at Juve, journalist Luca Serafini spoke in a column for MilanNews about what it means for Italian football and why Milan fans can rest assured with the way the club are being run.

“In the light of what is emerging in Italian football and which many of us already knew well, in relation to the joy of managing too many clubs on the brink of bankruptcy well before the lockdown, I still believe that the road taken by Milan is the the only viable option in a financially collapsing world and in a country, Italy, where the most solid investment – made up of owned stadiums – remains hostage to short-sighted officials and a weak, unsuitable policy,” he began.

“The sacrifice is to leave higher sporting ambitions on the field, perhaps. The fact remains that after years of oblivion, this highly competitive club is back in Italy and looking to grow in Europe.

“Regarding this last reflection: despite the fact that for years I have been repeating that the system of capital gains and – precisely – of ease in financial statements and tricks in Italian football, must be pursued, I am not already celebrating the carcass of Juventus because as a citizen I have always feared the ‘judgments at the table’.

“Everyone has the right to a defence and a fair trial before being convicted (or not) guilty. Summary justice terrifies me, the one that – sarcasm and irony aside – is being carried out these days on the black and white club.

“Whoever made a mistake must pay, on this we are intransigent and as some who have paid even beyond their own faults says it, but first it is necessary to identify precisely who made a mistake and if they made a mistake. Who was an accomplice and who was not.”

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