Juventus Fined €10,000 for Disrupting Tribute to Sandro Mazzola

Lega Serie A has handed Juventus a €10,000 fine after a section of their supporters disrupted the minute’s silence held in memory of Inter and Italy great Sandro Mazzola.

Mazzola, one of the most revered figures in Italian football history, died on Saturday at the age of 83. The league ordered a minute’s silence before every Serie A fixture that weekend, a unified gesture for a player who helped define an era.

Tribute at Allianz Stadium

At the Allianz Stadium in Turin, the tribute broke.

Before kick-off in Juventus’ match against Atalanta, players lined up and the stadium fell quiet for Mazzola. In the Curva Sud, though, a group of home supporters turned their backs to the pitch during the silence and began singing chants dedicated to Juventus legends instead.

The contrast was stark: a league-wide moment for a former Inter icon, undercut in one corner by fans choosing to honour only their own. The reaction was immediate and fierce across the Italian football community, with the behaviour widely condemned as disrespectful.

Juventus' Response

Juventus moved quickly. The club issued a public statement shortly after the game, distancing itself from the actions of those supporters and condemning what had taken place during the tribute.

Lega Serie A has now formalised its response with the €10,000 sanction, underlining the obligation on clubs to ensure official commemorations are properly observed.

On a weekend meant to unite Italian football around the memory of Sandro Mazzola, Juventus instead leave with a fine, a public reprimand, and a pointed reminder of where respect for the game’s greats is supposed to begin.