Overview
- Speaking on Verissimo, Magnini said Pellegrini offered no public support during his doping ordeal despite living together and, in his view, knowing he was innocent.
- Magnini described the relationship as troubled and said that choosing silence meant she is not among the important people in his life.
- Pellegrini had previously told Verissimo the relationship remained important to her despite many ups and downs.
- The dispute revisits Magnini’s four-year sanction for attempted doping, a ban confirmed in 2018 and overturned with his acquittal in 2020.
- Magnini credited his wife, Giorgia Palmas, as a crucial source of support during the years of accusations, calling that period both difficult and formative.