A small announcement appeared on the club's official website yesterday, informing us that the return of Roberto Bettega was over after just five months. The White Feather returned in December as Assistant Director General & became a buffer between the playing staff & the management duo of Alessio Secco & Jean Claude Blanc. He was also ultimately responsible for the loan acquisition of Antonio Candreva & replacing Ciro Ferrara with Alberto Zaccheroni.
While his departure is saddening, it is really no surprise. The arrivals of Andrea Agnelli, Beppe Marotta, Fabio Paratici & Gigi Del Neri had left Bettega with no clear role & with his love for Juventus unquestionable he would not remain for the sake of sentiment. However, keeping a famous former player around in that "buffer" role is a common trait among Serie A sides, so a replacement should be employed soon.
In an interesting footnote to the story, Andrea Agnelli visited the Italian National team yesterday, at a similar time to the announcement being made public. So as one iconic former number 11 left the club, who was the Presidents companion for his visit to Sestriere...
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