Turin, Italy - Italian giants Juventus' problems deepened on Tuesday when team manager Gianluca Pessotto was taken to hospital in a serious condition after jumping from his second floor office, police said.
The 35-year-old former Italy international defender, who was appointed to the post only last month, climbed onto the window sill of his office, holding a set of rosary beads, and jumped off bouncing off one car and onto another, police said.
He was treated at the scene and then rushed by ambulance to the Le Molinette hospital suffering from multiple fractures.
Police said they were investigating whether Pessotto had attempted to kill himself.
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Juventus press officer Marco Girotto said from the hospital that Pessotto's life was not in danger.
Pessotto, who won the 1996 Champions League with Juventus and played for them for 11 seasons before retiring at the end of the last campaign, had apparently been on his own in his office at Juventus Football club at the time of his fall.
Juventus are due to face a sports tribunal this week over the matchfixing scandal that has engulfed Italian football, but Pessotto's name has not been linked to the affair.
The row also involves Lazio, Fiorentina and AC Milan although reports suggest that five smaller clubs Empoli, Siena, Messina, Reggina and Lecce are also set to be charged.
News of Pessotto's admittance to hospital reached the Italian World Cup camp in Germany and a press conference called on the day after the team defeated Australia 1-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the competition was cut short.
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