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Juventus fined €10,000 after fans disrupt Mazzola tribute

Italian league sanctions club over supporters who turned their backs during minute of silence for Inter legend.

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What to know

  • Juventus fans in the Curva Sud disrupted a minute's silence for Inter legend Sandro Mazzola on September 20 by turning their backs and chanting Juventus legends' names instead.
  • The club swiftly condemned the behaviour as unjustifiable; the majority of the stadium applauded Mazzola and drowned out the chants.
  • The Italian league fined Juventus €10,000 on September 22, with the sanction reduced because of the club's immediate response and crowd dissociation from the disruption.
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The disruption was shameful and shows disrespect for football's values.

  • “A section of fans in Juve's curva have disrupted the minute of silence for Sandro Mazzola by turning their backs and chanting for Gaetano Scirea, Andrea Fortunato and Gianni Agnelli.”

    PianoJealous307 · Reddit ↗

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Juventus fined €10,000 after fans disrupt Mazzola tribute
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    Italian league fines Juventus €10,000

    The Italian league's sporting judge issued a €10,000 fine to Juventus for the supporter disruption. The sanction was mitigated because the club swiftly condemned the behaviour and the rest of the crowd dissociated themselves from it; closure of the Curva Sud was avoided.

    1. 1 outlet Juventus escapes with a 10,000 euro fine after fans disrupt Sandro Mazzola tribute

      first by Yahoo Sports, 1d ago

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    Atalanta manager Sarri criticizes incident

    Atalanta coach Maurizio Sarri commented during his post-match press conference that the disruption reflected generational ignorance about Mazzola's achievements, noting that paying tribute to such a figure is fundamental.

    “A bad feeling, perhaps done by a generation that doesn't realise what Mazzola achieved, regardless of the shirt he wore. Paying tribute to such a figure is the least we can do.”
    — Maurizio Sarri
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    Juventus condemns supporters' 'lack of respect'

    Juventus released an official statement criticizing the disruption, stating that "No rivalry can justify a lack of respect during a minute's silence" and emphasizing that honouring the dead transcends club allegiances.

    “No rivalry can justify a lack of respect during a minute's silence. Honouring the memory of those being remembered and coming together in remembrance during moments of commemoration is a shared responsibility that transcends allegiances and colours.”
    — Juventus
    1. 1 outlet Juventus fined after supporters interrupt minute's silence for Mazzola

      first by Channel News Asia, 1d ago

    2. 1 outlet first by Yahoo Sports, 3d ago · read ↗

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    Rest of stadium applauds Mazzola, drowning out chants

    The majority of spectators at the Allianz Stadium responded with a surging round of applause that drowned out the disruptive chanting, visibly distancing themselves from the Curva Sud's behaviour.

    “No rivalry can justify a lack of respect during a minute's silence.”
    — Juventus · source
  6. background

    Juventus fans disrupt minute's silence for Sandro Mazzola — During the pre-match minute's silence before Juventus vs Atalanta, a section of fans in the Curva Sud turned their backs toward the pitch and chanted the names of Juventus legends Gaetano Scirea, Andrea Fortunato, and Gianni Agnelli instead of honouring the late Inter icon.

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