FIGC wants Allegri-Tagliavento tape

By Football Italia staff

It’s reported the FIGC Prosecutor has asked to view footage of Juventus Coach Max Allegri talking to fourth official Paolo Tagliavento.

The meeting happened in the mixed zone of San Siro after Juve’s controversial 3-2 victory over Inter.

As Tagliavento walked behind him, Allegri called him by a nickname – Taglia – and talked about the performance of referee Daniele Orsato.

“It went really well… He was so good… Promote him!”

The term ‘promosso’ in Italian is most often used when someone has just passed an exam and can go on to the next level, otherwise he is ‘bocciato’ and remains at the current level.

According to news agency ANSA, Federation Prosecutor Giuseppe Pecoraro has asked to view this footage to see if there is anything untoward.

Another clip that has gone viral purports to see Tagliavento mouth ‘We’ll win in stoppages’ after Juan Cuadrado’s equaliser for 2-2.

Gonzalo Higuain would score the winner less than a minute later.

However, it’s not very clear at all and could’ve simply been the fourth official doing his job, which is organising with the referee how much injury time is given.

In fact, it later emerged that the clip was doctored and was actually from the first half, when Juventus were still 1-0 up.

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