Capello: 'Those titles are Juve's'
Thursday 8 April, 2010
England manager Fabio Capello believes the two Scudetti he won while in charge of Juventus should be recognised.
One was revoked and given to Inter while the other went unattributed after the Calciopoli scandal emerged in 2006, which led to Capello's decision to leave Juventus as the club was relegated to Serie B.
New evidence from the Calciopoli trial in Naples alleges that Inter also tried to influence the selection of referees, prompting calls to revoke the 2005-06 Scudetto again.
Last night, Juventus asked that everyone be treated equal in the investigation. The implication was clear: the Bianconeri feel that they were dealt with in a harsher manner than the other parties involved.
The President of the FIGC, Giancarlo Abete, has promised to discuss whether their own Calciopoli investigation should be re-opened after the next hearing of the trial in Naples on Tuesday.
“Given the position that I occupy, I cannot consider it opportune to say anything,” Capello is quoted as saying in Tuttosport.
“But I repeat what I already said on more than one occasion. It's obvious that those Scudetti were won on the pitch,” he concluded.