Juve's Pessotto regains consciousness after fall

TURIN, Italy, July 1 (Reuters) Juventus team manager Gianluca Pessotto briefly regained consciousness today after falling from a window this week in what police have said was a probable suicide attempt.

Turin doctors treating the 35-year-old former defender said they were ''cautiously optimistic'' about his chances of survival.

''During a ''window'' in his sedation, Pessotto showed signs of consciousness and awareness of his surroundings,'' the doctors said in a statement.

Pessotto was taken to hospital on Tuesday having fallen some 15 metres from a window in the Juventus club headquarters. He was found clutching a rosary.

Police said they were investigating a suicide attempt. An investigative source said he was being treated for depression.

Pessotto was not among those facing charges at a sports tribunal into match-fixing charges that have engulfed Juventus and rocked Italian soccer.

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