Camo lashes out Thursday 1 March, 2007
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Mauro Camoranesi has hit out at Calciopoli, Juventus and international football in a controversial interview in Argentina.
The Oriundo became visibly furious when asked why he doesn’t sing the Italian national anthem before international matches and unleashed a tirade against the Press.
“Italian journalists keep annoying me about this issue, I told them that I don’t even know the Argentine anthem,” he told Ole newspaper.
“They have to stop it, however I have to say that since I became a world champion they have been less harsh with me,” stated the former Hellas Verona ace.
“The Seleccion has never been a priority for me and too much rubbish has been said. The truth is that Giovanni Trapattoni called me two months before Antonio Bielsa.
“Even if I have never dreamed of playing for Argentina, today I realise that I could surely be a regular because many of the players in Germany were poor,” he continued.
Camoranesi went on to astonish his interviewers with some harsh comments on Juventus and their role in the Calciopoli scandal.
“I do not believe in the ‘Moggi system’. When I go on to the pitch I don’t give a damn about what happens outside. However, something has been proved and if Juve paid for it then it must be true.
“To get where I am now has taken a lot of hard work and I am really angry that I have to pay for someone else’s errors. I wanted to leave Juve, but they stopped me.
“Everything was agreed with Lyon, but they wouldn’t let me leave. I am 30-years-old and I play in Serie B. At this point in my career I was dreaming of something else,” concluded the winger.
It is not certain whether the Bianconeri will decide to take disciplinary action against Camoranesi, but his ruthless comments will no doubt draw for criticism from some corners.
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