Andrea Agnelli has always been identified as one of the great fautors of the new Super League, which would replace the current Champions League format to favor European giants. The president of Juventus, speaking this afternoon at the FT Business of Football Summit in London, He commented on the situation of the maximum continental competition, confirming his doubts and the idea to give more weight to the historical tour of the clubs, more than his great sports performances.
The chief bianconero president said: “The opportunity to have automatic access to competitions should be discussed because you are part of a great country. I have a lot of respect for Atalanta, but He had access to the Champions League without international history and only with a great season. It's fair?“.
Agnelli, on the other hand, would consider it more appropriate to defend a team like Roma: “I think of the Giallorossi, who in recent years contributed to stopping the UEFA ranking of Italy and for a bad season they were left out, with all the economic consequences of the case. You have to protect the investments. “
Some statements that obviously did not sit well with the fans of the 'Dea', who lives another great course and, after the 4-1 endorsed to Valencia in the first leg, is very close to the quarterfinals of Champions “You have to find a midpoint“Agnelli explained,”between the weight of the contribution to European football and that of a great performance in a single season“.