Juve President hints at Triade split

Saturday 18 March, 2006

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Juventus President Franzo Grande Stevens has dropped the biggest hint yet that the club will split with its trio of directors, including Luciano Moggi.

Rumours have been rife over the past few months that the Bianconeri will make major changes next season and end its working relationship with the so-called ‘Triade’ of Moggi, Antonio Giraudo and Roberto Bettega.


“I think this is a time of change everywhere,” noted President Grande Stevens when asked about their future in a Press Conference at the University of Turin.


The trio of directors took charge in 1994 and brought Coach Marcello Lippi to the Stadio Delle Alpi, sparking an era in which Juventus have won six Scudetto titles, the Champions League, Intercontinental Cup, European Super Cup, four Italian Super Cups, a Coppa Italia and an Intertoto Cup.


Fabio Capello has suggested that his future is also tied to the presence of the Triade, although Grande Stevens pointed out in this same interview that he hoped the Coach would stay.


Following the death of the two leading lights in the Agnelli family – Gianni and Umberto – Juve could be heading in a new direction.