Juventus have released a statement following the Court of Appeal’s decision to dock them 10-points for alleged capital gains. The news broke earlier that the Bianconeri will be awarded the penalty after their appeal to CONI was referred back to Court of Appeal for a new verdict. The new points penalty will see them drop to 7th place in Serie A, but still able to qualify for the Champions League, if they win their remaining three league matches.
The club have since released a statement on the matter via their official Twitter account:
Juventus Football Club takes note of what was decided by the FIGC Court of Appeal and reserves the right to read the reasons to evaluate a possible appeal to the Guarantee Board at CONI. What was established by the fifth instance of judgment in this matter, which began more than a year ago, arouses great bitterness in the club and in its millions of supporters who, in the absence of clear rules, find themselves extremely penalised with the application of sanctions that seem to take into account the principle of proportionality. While not ignoring the need for urgency, which Juventus has never shied away from during the proceedings, it is emphasised that these are facts that still have to be evaluated by a judge.
