Juventus fans and players salute Allegri after shock dismissal

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Susy Campanale | Last updated 5/17/24

Max Allegri has been sacked by Juventus, so players and fans have reacted to the shock news in very different ways.

The coach was dismissed this afternoon, officially because his behaviour during and after the Coppa Italia Final win over Atalanta on Wednesday was “incompatible with the values” of the club.

Although it was no secret that the Bianconeri were going to fire Allegri at the end of the season, it was still surprising and rare to see him sacked with two rounds left in the Serie A campaign.

Nicolò Fagioli, the midfielder who will make his comeback after a ban for gambling in Monday’s trip to Bologna, was the first to react on social media.

“As you always said, few words needed… THANK YOU, MISTER.”

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Juventus fans split on Allegri

When it came to the supporters, there were very different moods in evidence on social media, as the Allegri Out crowd was jubilant.

One even wrote ‘this is the best day of my life’ linked with the Juventus statement.

Others were sad that the coach was ending this second stint in such negative circumstances, having raged at the referee, the fourth official, the editor of Tuttosport and seemingly at director Cristiano Giuntoli during that Coppa Italia Final.

“Thank you Max, more or less everything happened over the last three years, but you always stood up for us, for Juve.”

The situation had been tense for some time, as at the Allianz Juventus Stadium, the ultras would regularly cheer for their coach, whereas the main body of the crowd tended to jeer him.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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