Post by Taxigirl on May 13, 2006 10:04:11 GMT
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Despite talk of bringing in Fabio Capello, Inter patron Massimo Moratti has hinted that Roberto Mancini will stay on next season.
“I think we should, and will, continue along this path,” said the oil baron. “In any case, I have other work concerns to attend to at the moment, so I’d like to deal with this issue at the right time in a relaxed state of mind.”
Mancini has won more silverware than any other Coach in Moratti’s era, having lifted the Italian Super Cup and two consecutive Coppa Italia trophies.
Yet his position is in serious doubt amid continual newspaper reports of a deal with Juventus boss Capello.
Don Fabio is expected to leave the Bianconeri, as the club undergoes a radical shake-up in the wake of the investigation into alleged collusion with referees and even match-fixing. As a man who has always protested about bias against Inter, is Moratti celebrating this scandal?
“I do not feel vindicated,” he told Sky Italia. “I think it’s shocking and naturally it’s a feeling shared by everyone who participate in this sport, above all the fans. I hope the truth of the matter is a lot less damaging than it might appear right now from the newspaper conjecture. This is my fervent prayer.”
A series of investigations are underway around Italy into various aspects of the football world, already prompting resignations for FIGC President Franco Carraro, Vice-President Innocenzo Mazzini and the entire Juventus Board of Directors.
“There was the feeling that something wasn’t working quite right, then it that the situation was getting increasingly rotten. At first glance, these transcripts and allegations are shaking me to the core.”
With the public prosecutor of Naples naming Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Milan among clubs investigated for alleged match-fixing yesterday, Inter are one of the few major outfits not currently dragged into the scandal.
“Thankfully not. This certainly isn’t pleasant for us, though, and far from a reason to be satisfied. I am following this with a sense of unhappiness and of irritation, as I know many of the people who have been named. It’s a shame they are in this situation, either because of weakness or a calculated gesture, and we’ll have to wait and see how bad the evidence is against them before commenting.”
Former Milan hero Gianni Rivera, who is now a politician, also welcomed the investigation into calcio.
“A tsunami has hit the Italian football world, but we hope it’ll wash away the rot and not take so many of the good things about this sport with it,” said the ‘Golden Boy.’
“For a long time we’ve known there was something wrong with this system and had denounced that fact on several occasions. Now there has to be total clarity and, naturally, for the reorganisation of the entire set-up to preserve what remains the most loved sport in Italy.”
Despite talk of bringing in Fabio Capello, Inter patron Massimo Moratti has hinted that Roberto Mancini will stay on next season.
“I think we should, and will, continue along this path,” said the oil baron. “In any case, I have other work concerns to attend to at the moment, so I’d like to deal with this issue at the right time in a relaxed state of mind.”
Mancini has won more silverware than any other Coach in Moratti’s era, having lifted the Italian Super Cup and two consecutive Coppa Italia trophies.
Yet his position is in serious doubt amid continual newspaper reports of a deal with Juventus boss Capello.
Don Fabio is expected to leave the Bianconeri, as the club undergoes a radical shake-up in the wake of the investigation into alleged collusion with referees and even match-fixing. As a man who has always protested about bias against Inter, is Moratti celebrating this scandal?
“I do not feel vindicated,” he told Sky Italia. “I think it’s shocking and naturally it’s a feeling shared by everyone who participate in this sport, above all the fans. I hope the truth of the matter is a lot less damaging than it might appear right now from the newspaper conjecture. This is my fervent prayer.”
A series of investigations are underway around Italy into various aspects of the football world, already prompting resignations for FIGC President Franco Carraro, Vice-President Innocenzo Mazzini and the entire Juventus Board of Directors.
“There was the feeling that something wasn’t working quite right, then it that the situation was getting increasingly rotten. At first glance, these transcripts and allegations are shaking me to the core.”
With the public prosecutor of Naples naming Juventus, Lazio, Fiorentina and Milan among clubs investigated for alleged match-fixing yesterday, Inter are one of the few major outfits not currently dragged into the scandal.
“Thankfully not. This certainly isn’t pleasant for us, though, and far from a reason to be satisfied. I am following this with a sense of unhappiness and of irritation, as I know many of the people who have been named. It’s a shame they are in this situation, either because of weakness or a calculated gesture, and we’ll have to wait and see how bad the evidence is against them before commenting.”
Former Milan hero Gianni Rivera, who is now a politician, also welcomed the investigation into calcio.
“A tsunami has hit the Italian football world, but we hope it’ll wash away the rot and not take so many of the good things about this sport with it,” said the ‘Golden Boy.’
“For a long time we’ve known there was something wrong with this system and had denounced that fact on several occasions. Now there has to be total clarity and, naturally, for the reorganisation of the entire set-up to preserve what remains the most loved sport in Italy.”