The three Italian clubs remain firm in their opinion that football needs to be remodeled to adapt it to the needs of the new era.
Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan they decided on Wednesday to leave the Superliga, as did AC Milan and Juventus, so the new competition was on the verge of extinction before it started.
“Atlético de Madrid took the decision last Monday to join this project in view of circumstances that no longer exist today,” the entity said in a statement.
the Juventus Turin, AC Milan and Inter Milan, The three Italian clubs among the twelve founders of the Superliga announced on Wednesday their resignation from the current competition project, acknowledging that at the moment there are no conditions to carry it out with the format envisaged.
If Inter and Milan were forceful in their statements, by justifying the decision in their “commitment” to the fans, very opposed to the project, Juventus admitted that their resignation was forced by the abandonment of ‘other founding partners.
After the revolution led on Tuesday by England, with the resignation of the six participating clubs, the Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal, the Italian branch also began to throw in the towel.
the Inter Milan, Who had already leaked his serious doubts last morning, was the first to announce his position: “FC Internazionale Milà confirms that the Club is no longer part of the Superliga project”, Assured its official note.
“We are always committed to giving fans the best football experience, innovation and inclusion have been part of our DNA since we were born. Our commitment to stakeholders to improve football will never change,” added the “Nerazzurri” box.
The “tifosi”, the fans, were also the center of Milan’s statement, which appeared a few minutes after that of the Interists.
“We accept the invitation to participate in the Super League project with the genuine desire to create the best possible European competition for fans around the world, to defend the interests of the Clubs and our fans. Change is not easy, but evolution is necessary to grow, ”reads the official note.
“But the concerns of fans around the world regarding the Super League project were strong and clear. And our club must be attentive and sensitive to the opinion of those who love this wonderful sport,” he stressed. communiqué.
The two clubs had received strong support from the Italian sports world, expressed in particular by the sports press and coaches of various clubs excluded from the Superliga.
“It’s a stadium coup. I’d rather not play against Milan,” Roberto De Zerbi, Sassuolo’s coach, said on Tuesday, commenting on his club’s appointment this Wednesday in front of the “Rossoneri” squad .
Also some followers of the Juventus they hung a banner on Tuesday night at Allianz Stadium, the home of the box office Andrea Pirlo, Regretting the club’s decision.
Meanwhile, the news of the resignation of the Athletic, Which also convinced Juventus to publish an official note to recognize the impossibility of continuing with this project.
“(Juventus) emphasizes that it is aware of the request of some clubs to abandon the project (of the Superliga), although the necessary procedures provided for in the agreement between the clubs have not yet been completed,” reads the communiqué.
“In this context, Juventus, Despite remaining convinced of the sporting, commercial and legal value of the project, he believes that it has at this time reduced possibilities of being carried out in the format in which it was intended, “adds the note.
Of course, the three Italian clubs remain firm in their opinion that football needs to be remodeled to adapt it to the needs of the new era.