Athirson Gets OK To Train With Juventus
TURIN, Italy (January 26, 2001 3:51 p.m. EST
http://www.sportserver.com) - Brazilian defender Athirson can train with his prospective employers Juventus as of Saturday after the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) granted him a provisional transfer on Friday.
Left-back Athirson - full name Athirson Mazolli de Oliveira - has signed a deal with the Turin giants but his former club Flamengo of Rio de Janeiro is disputing the agreement and world governing body FIFA is investigating the
case.
The agreement allows for the player to train with Juventus pending a
resolution of the issue and the Stadio Delle Alpi outfit also announced it
would formally present the defender to the press on Wednesday.
