Agnelli tribute for Allegri is also rebuke of Juventus

Former Juventus President Andrea Agnelli, who brought Max Allegri back in 2021, paid tribute to the fired coach with a pointed rebuke of the official club statement.

Allegri has completed his second stint in charge of the Bianconeri after an initial run of five consecutive Serie A titles from 2014 to 2019, returning at the behest of Agnelli in 2021 on a five-year contract.

He was sacked today for his actions on and off the field in the Coppa Italia Final victory over Atalanta, where he raged at the fourth official, his own director Cristiano Giuntoli and the editor of Tuttosport.

The statement released by the club blamed this for his dismissal.

“The exoneration follows certain behaviours during and after the Coppa Italia final that the club deemed incompatible with the values of Juventus and the behaviour that those who represent it should have.”

With that firmly in mind, the wording of Agnelli’s message on social media feels like a rebuke to the club that he left behind, or rather was forced to leave behind when the scandal over financial irregularities erupted in late 2022.

“An extraordinarily unique mix: pride and humanity that continually combine during a 10-year journey,” wrote Agnelli.

“Thank you Max, thanks to you who represented being Juventus with your every cell. To the end…”

The former patron echoed the sense of ‘representing’ Juventus values, although he turned it on its head to suggest it was Allegri who embodied that spirit rather than the current crop of directors.

Agnelli tribute to Allegri