Giuseppe Marotta
Do you remember the tensions with La Gazzetta dello Sport
about Gigi Buffon‘s supposed words to his teammates? You can refresh your memory by re-reading this our previous article. Well, Juventus decided to deny the entry to the Stadium to two journalists of the Milanese daily. The Union of the Italian Sports Press commented this unpleasant case with a public announcement.
Here’s what it say: “The Juventus’ decision to deny access in press room for Juventus-Pescara to two La Gazzetta dello Sport’s colleagues is unacceptable and very serious because it violates the colleagues’ rights and does not respect the CONI’s provisions. The two reporters are, in fact, card holders Press-Coni, which guarantees the entrance to the sports facilities without any approval by the company that organizes the event.
Juventus, such as any other club or sports club, can not deny a right, above all if as, in this case, also recognized by the Coni, to sports journalists and not to permit them to exercise their profession freely .
The Ussi asks, therefore, to the Coni, to the FIGC and to the League, to intervene urgently in order to prevent this arbitrary situation, and avoid a dangerous precedent for Italian sport and for the freedom of information“.