TURIN, Italy (AP) -- Juventus said its former player Gianluca Pessotto fell from a building at the club's headquarters on Tuesday and has been hospitalized in a serious condition.
"Gianluca suffered multiple fractures, but his life is not in danger," Juventus spokesman Marco Girotto told the ANSA news agency.
Molinette hospital spokesman Pierpaolo Berra described Pessotto's condition as "grave" and said he was undergoing X-rays and other medical tests.
Berra said there would be another update at 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT).
The 35-year-old Pessotto was appointed Juventus' team manager after the club's entire board resigned in May due to the massive match-fixing scandal rocking Italy.
It was unclear where Pessotto fell from. Early reports said he had fallen out of a second-floor window, but later reports indicated he had fallen from the building's roof while holding rosary beads.
Juventus said it was unable to give details and was looking into all possibilities.
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