After deducting 15 points.. Juventus coach: Nothing has changed

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said that nothing had changed for his team, despite the penalty of 15 points being deducted from his balance in the Italian Football League due to suspicious player transfers for falsifying financial statements.

According to this decision, the “Old Lady” team drops from third place to eleventh (from 37 to 22 points after 18 matches), 12 points away from fourth place, the last qualifying position for the Champions League, which greatly reduced its chances.

This decision came before the confrontation between Juventus and Atalanta on Sunday, but Allegri tried to minimize the impact of the ruling on the season of the team and the players.

"We need to finish the first half of the season in the best possible way," Allegri said. "After yesterday we need to stick together as a group, keep our heads down and work. We can't help but think about what's happening on the pitch."

And he continued, "Nothing changes, we need to get points, and tomorrow's confrontation will be difficult because Atalanta is playing well and in good condition ... We need to take one step at a time."

And Juventus announced that it would appeal the decision of the Italian Football Association court, not only to settle the points, but also to suspend a number of its former senior officials, including the current sports director, Federico Cherubini.

The federation suspended elements of the club's previous management, including former president Andrea Agnelli and former CEO Maurizio Aravabeni for two years, and former sports director Fabio Parachi, now in England's Tottenham, for 30 months.

And after the acquittal of all the other eight clubs facing sanctions from the federation, including Sampdoria and Empoli from the first degree, the legal team of Juventus described the decision as a "clear injustice."

Juventus has one opportunity to overturn the federation's decision, in the Court of Arbitration of the Italian Olympic Committee.

The court's decision will be issued within the next two months, either to cancel or maintain the penalties, so Allegri stressed the need for his team to continue to work, especially if the ruling is in the interest of Juventus.

Allegri added, "We had 37 points before yesterday's ruling, only one point for second place, and a chance to get a place in the Champions League and possibly compete for the title."

"So we need to keep doing what we have to do because the final verdict will be within the next two months. We don't want to be weak in these two months and later regret not doing what we were supposed to do."

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