Moratti Tells Juve: We Are Proud Of 2006 Scudetto
Inter President Massimo Moratti has refused calls to hand back to Juventus the 2006 Scudetto, and says that that championship is a source of great pride for all Interisti.
The bitter rivalry that is today present between Inter and Juventus is strongly linked of course to the Calciopoli crisis in 2006.
The scandal resulted in the Bianconeri having their Scudetti from 2005 and 2006 revoked, with Inter being issued the latter of these titles.
Conspiracy theories aside, Juventus fans and staff have always maintained that they won the 2006 Scudetto because they were the best side.
Yesterday Italian newspaper Tuttosport asked Inter chief Moratti if, in view of this, he would be willing to hand back to Juventus the 2006 title.
“Why don’t you return them? It would be a nice gesture," said the Turin-based paper.
Moratti was unimpressed by this demand, and his response was very clear.
"I have never taken into consideration this hypothesis,” declared the oil tycoon.
“Indeed I consider this Scudetto as a source of the greatest pride for Inter.”
Moratti then aimed a sarcastic cheap shot at Juventus, saying, in clear reference to the recent Scudetto victory, that he had better things to do with his time.
"Congratulations to Juventus for its purchases, but we in this period have other things to do,” he concluded.
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