Juventus have accused a major Italian sports newspaper of encouraging prejudice against the club with a story concerning Gianluigi Buffon.
La Gazzetta dello Sport published an article on Friday in which they used paraphrased quotes purported to have come from the veteran goalkeeper, in which he suggests that Serie A opponents give the champions an easy ride.
The story quotes Buffon as having told team-mates: "Guys, we're going nowhere like this. We win in Italy because the others step aside, but it doesn't happen in Europe.
"The only two teams in Italy who didn't do that beat us [Inter and AC Milan].
"We need more personality, anger and to be willing to help each other otherwise we'll complicate our path in the league and struggle in the Champions League."
It read: "Following an internal inquiry, Juventus wish to communicate that the content of the Gazzette dello Sport article entitled 'And Buffon again raises his voice' is false and has the sole objective of feeding an unpleasant prejudice against the club, its members and supporters."
