[EMPOLI, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 14: Cristiano Giuntoli of Juventus during the Serie A match between Empoli and Juventus at Stadio Carlo Castellani on September 14, 2024 in Empoli, Italy. (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)
Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)](https://football-italia.net/giuntoli-motta-ashamed-at-having-chosen-you/) In a shock report, La Gazzetta dello Sport claim Juventus director Cristiano Giuntoli told coach Thiago Motta he was ‘ashamed at having chosen you’ for the job.
Multiple sources state that the decision has been made, with Sportitalia director Alfredo Pedullá claiming this afternoon that Juve have already informed Motta by telephone that he is sacked.
Motta is currently in Portugal for time with his family during the break for international duty, with Igor Tudor expected in Turin this evening to take over.
Giuntoli turned on Thiago Motta
TURIN, ITALY - MARCH 09: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
TURIN, ITALY – MARCH 09: Thiago Motta, Head Coach of Juventus, looks on prior to the Serie A match between Juventus and Atalanta at the Allianz Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)
Director Giuntoli had publicly backed Motta just minutes after the 3-0 defeat to Fiorentina, but the situation deteriorated over the last week.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the face to face meeting with Motta and chief Maurizio Scanavino went so badly that Giuntoli even said: “I am ashamed at having chosen you.”
It might’ve been an attempt to push Motta into tending his resignation, therefore saving money that Juventus will otherwise have to shell out in order to fire their coach just eight months into the job.
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