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Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri confronts fan for jeers aimed at Moise Keane & Mattia De Sciglio.
Massimiliano Allegri confronted a fan after hearing jeers aimed at Moise Keane and Mattia De Sciglio in Juventus‘ Serie A match against Fiorentina.
Adrien Rabiot’s 34th-minute strike gave Juventus a hard-fought Serie A victory over Fiorentina on Sunday. Allegri was spotted approaching a fan who had been booing Kean and De Sciglio at the finish of the game.
The Italian coach was heard screaming: “Shut up and come down here and say that.”
Speaking to reporters after the game, Allegri addressed the incident and said: “I am disappointed because most of the crowd is helping the team, then there are a few who decide a player is poor regardless of performance and jeers, like Moise Kean, De Sciglio and at times [Leandro] Paredes too. They are Juventus players, we need all of them. I don’t like people coming to the stadium ready to jeer at one or another player, that is disrespectful. By all means jeer when we do badly, but not ahead of time.”
“Shut up and come down here” #Allegri to a fan postmatch shouting at the players (DAZN)
— 🎥 The AJC 🏳️🏴 (@The_AJC_) February 12, 2023
In January, Juventus suffered a major setback when they were found guilty of a number of financial violations by the Italian Football Federation and saw 15 points deducted from their tally.
After beating Fiorentina, they have 29 points after 22 games, placing them ninth in the Serie A standings.
On Thursday, Allegri’s team plays Nantes in a Europa League match.