It was he who told the DAZN Italia site: “I arrived at the worst time for Juventus, but I am happy here. The important thing is to be strong as a club, to continue working, to be united as a group”. Argentine world champion and former PSG star Angel D Maria didn’t arrive at Juventus Turin at the best time last summer.
On January 20, the Old Lady was penalized with a withdrawal of 15 points in the league by the Italian sports justice due to accounting fraud during player transfers. With this penalty, Juve are now ninth, 14 points from Calcio’s Top 4. Inevitably, it weighs down ambitions and the former Parisian is in the front row to measure the consequences. The midfielder nevertheless ensures that this heavy punishment does not affect his future in Italy.
At 34, Di Maria is tied to Juve until next summer and nothing is going to change. “No, because my priority is always my family,” he explains. My family is happy in Turin, they are happy here. I’m at the biggest club in Italy and one of the biggest in Europe. And I too am happy here. Sportingly, the title now seems out of reach.
But Di Maria does not give up on his desires for the Champions League even if the club now finds himself at 23 points. “It’s hard to find yourself suddenly at 23 points, but you have to continue with the same mentality, continues Di Maria. Nothing is impossible. Juventus have often been down and ended up winning because they have a winning mentality. We have to work and chase fourth place, be strong as a group, with the fans. »