Juventus Turin won the 36th Scudetto in its very long history on Sunday evening and its 9th in a row. The opportunity to know the meaning of her nickname: the "Old Lady". The origin of the sobriquet of the transalpine club may seem paradoxical given the initial meaning of the club which means youth (juventus in Latin). An appellation created in 1897 when the Turin team was born by English students living in Turin. In 1923, the famous Agnelli family, owning the Fiat automobile brand, took control of the club and created a link between the Italian concession and Juventus. The first training center was notably built on the site of the first Fiat factory.
A club mixing aristocrats and workers
Juventus de Turin is both the most loved and hated team in Italy due to its socio-economic origin mixing aristocratic leaders (Agnelli family) as well as many workers, true fans of the Bianconeri. A structure that earned it two nicknames: "la Vecchia Signora", the Old Lady, a name that appeared in the 1930s to pay tribute to the longevity of Juve, the 4th oldest club in Italy, at the highest level. At the same time, the many Fiat workers coming from the southern part of the Peninsula had also given him the nickname of “fidanzata d'Italia” (the fiancée of Italy) to show their attachment. There was a variant, "the Sudista", the Sudiste, in reference to the employees of the Italian firm from the southern part of the country.
"Go back to the factory on Monday, lick the c ** of the Agnelli family"
A social identity that has earned it, even today, mocking songs from its competitors in many stadiums in Italy. Words addressed to the supporters of the club, the "Juventini" asking them to "return to the factory on Monday, lick the c ** of the Agnelli family" Many criticisms due to the image of the perfect and well-helped club by easy means of its leaders.
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