«Juventus Football Club and Massimiliano Allegri announce that they have mutually agreed upon the termination of the sports performance contract at the end of the current sports season». This is what the official statement issued by the club says after the dismissal for just cause two days ago. The letter reached the Livorno coach while he was in London, where he went to follow the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.

The dismissal from the Juventus bench was motivated by «certain behaviors during and after the Italian Cup final, which the club deemed incompatible with the values of Juventus and with the behavior that those who represent it must adopt». Then there were rumors of a possible appeal by Allegri against the dismissal, one year before the natural expiration of the contract. Meanwhile, two weeks have passed since the episode which on 17 May marked the beginning of the rift between the club and the coach, that of the Italian Cup final, in the 94th minute of Atalanta-Juventus, won with a one-goal advantage, in which the coach he had been expelled after ripping off his jacket and tie. He had protested by shouting at the referee designator for a free kick awarded to his opponents. A behavior that had also cost him a two-match disqualification.

(Unioneonline)

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