Juventus GM Jean-Claude Blanc says the board is proud of how they survived the Calciopoli scandal.

"We had 100 days not to die," Blanc revealed. "We needed to take decisions very quickly to establish a new budget without the Champions League and to re-negotiate with Nike and Sky.

"We also had to convince the players most representative of the team to stay despite the relegation to Serie B.

"I have a great respect for players like Gigi Buffon, Ale Del Piero and Pavel Nedved. They could have left for any team, but accepted our adventure."