Juventus president confident of successful appeal
tribalfooball.com - July 16, 2006
Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli is confident of a successful appeal against the club's relegation to Serie B and 30-point deduction next season.
Juve were handed the tough sanctions by the country's Federal Appeals Commission (CAF) on Friday as a result of the club's involvement in Serie A's match-fixing scandal.
The Turin outfit have vowed to fight the verdict and Cobolli Gigli said: "Our lawyer says there are good grounds for appeal.
"He said that all of the reasons they gave for Juve's relegation are linked to the trivial article one and not article six, which is the more serious."
He added: "As a president and fan, I still hope we can stay in Serie A, but given the situation as it is today, we would be happy with Serie B, but with no deductions."