Juventus, recall of the sponsor Allianz after the brawl against Inter-Corriere.it

The racist insults and Far West scenes staged at the end of the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg at the Allianz Stadium have not yet exhausted the controversy queue. On one side Juventus appealed against the closure of the first tier of the South Tribune to be discounted in the next home match against Napoli on 23 April. On the other the insurance giant that sponsors Juventus with the naming right of the stadium, in some activities of the women’s sector and whose brand is present on the training shirts of the first team, has announced a letter of warning to the club.

But let’s go in order: Juve believes that its activity on the front line against racial discrimination and in this case the effective contribution to identifying those responsible for the horrible chants has not been recognized. Furthermore, the closure of the sector would penalize season ticket holders after the facts in question have occurred in the cup. The images that went around the world aroused a prompt reaction from the sponsors. Giacomo Campora, CEO of Allianz Italia, in a video released to employees and agents, announced: «I will send a letter to the top management of the club because I do not consider it absolutely acceptable for players who bear our brand on their shirts to have completely reprehensible attitudes and on which we do not admit any excuse linked to sporting competition”.

In the meantime, Fabio Paratici, without waiting for the Coni guarantee college, appealed to Fifa against the extension of his disqualification at a world level.