Juventus president Agnelli denies mafia ties
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JUVENTUS president Andrea Agnelli, who faces a grilling by an Italian anti-mafia commission, angrily denied claims he knowingly met bosses of a feared organized crime group.
Agnelli was summoned after wiretap evidence from an ongoing investigation into the ‘Ndrangheta linked staff at the Serie A champion to the Calabria-based criminal network.
It follows claims by an Italian football federation (FIGC) official that Agnelli and three other club officials maintained “contact” with an alleged ‘Ndrangheta member Rocco Dominello.
In a Twitter message last week Agnelli said he had “never met mafia bosses.”
And after receiving from federal prosecutors his summons to give evidence, Agnelli read out and then published a defiant statement of denial.
“As I said a few days ago, I have never met mafia bosses. At regular intervals, as you know, I meet with all different kinds of fans, whether they’re ticket-holders or members of groups of ultras,” he said. “Ultra” groups are powerful and often have close ties with clubs.
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