Italy National Team Will Suffer If Juve/Roma Split Reaches Barca/Madrid Level

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Published: October 14, 2014

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Since the controversial top-of-the-table clash between Juventus and Roma on October 5, Italian soccer has been severely divided.

Roma fans—and Juve haters—are convinced that Gianluca Rocchi's controversial calls were the result of a fix.  They point to the penalties Juve were subject to in the wake of the Calciopoli scandal as a supposed track record.  Roma captain Francesco Totti led the charge, claiming in a post-match interview with Sky Sport Italia (via Football Italia) that "Juventus ought to have their own league, as by hook or by crook they always win."

Totti's incendiary remarks have produced a storm of backlash.  Juve director Giuseppe Marotta referred to the comments as "not acceptable" (h/t Football Italia).  Former on-field star and current board member Pavel Nedved called Totti out for not knowing what it was like to play for a club as big as Juve.

His biggest detractor has been his friend and former international teammate Gianluigi Buffon.  In a pep talk posted on the web site of Carrarese, the third-division club he co-owns (h/t Football Italia), Buffon took a veiled shot at Totti by saying, "Winners find a way, losers find excuses."

This Monday, Football Italia relayed comments he made to RAI Sport in which he again criticized the Roma captain.  "Throughout my career I've won a lot," he said, "but I've also lost a lot...but I don't think you've ever seen Buffon doing interviews in which he railed against someone or made inferences which aren't good for anyone or for the image of our game."

The sniping back and forth is reaching a fever pitch—and it's hurting the Italian game.



Of particular concern is the unity of the national team, which draws heavily on Juventus for its core.  The incendiary comments that have been lobbed back and forth can only serve to drive a wedge between the Juve players on the roster and tho...
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