Former Juventus director general Luciano Moggi decided against attending Saturday' defeat to AC Milan.
Moggi hasn't been back at Juve since the Calciopoli scandal.
He said: "The principal reason for which I didn't go to the stadium on Saturday evening was of a personal character [his mother required an operation].
"But aside from this, if I had gone to Turin I would have been welcomed by the applause of the fans in a moment in which the team is not doing well, and this wouldn't have been OK with me.
"I will go to see Juventus when they win some games. I would like to thank the fans again because [their chanting of his name] means that I have left a good memory, but I didn't like the idea of receiving their applause in a moment like this."
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