The investigation for corruption in Italian football is expanded!

According to the news from the Italian agency ANSA, the sports justice has once again taken action on the matter regarding the investigation, which the Turin Prosecutor’s Office has recently concluded and is at the center of Juventus.

It was reported that the FIGC Sports Prosecutor’s Office will reopen the investigation file on financial corruption, such as unfair capital gains involving Juventus and other clubs, and show differently the value of player transfers, which it decided to acquit in May. .

Juventus Club also confirmed in a statement that it had received notification that the investigation in question would be reopened, along with 8 other clubs.

NEW INFORMATION EXTENDED RESEARCH

In La Gazzetta dello Sport news, it was reported that FIGC investigators decided to reopen their file in light of new information revealed in the financial corruption investigation, in which the Turin Prosecutor’s Office was at the center of Juventus. .

According to Corriere dello Sport, the file to be reopened by the FIGC includes the names of 9 clubs and 52 coaches. The clubs in question; Juventus, Empoli, Genoa, Novara, Parma, Pescara, Pisa, Pro Vercelli and Sampdoria were cited.

‘painful’ punishments

In the news it was noted that from a sporting point of view “painful” sanctions could be imposed, including relegation, which will take effect from the 2022-2023 season, when the file will begin to be seen in January.

The FIGC sanctioned 11 clubs and 61 managers in April. Long-term disenfranchisement was requested for names like Andrea Agnelli, who was Juventus president at the time, and Aurelio De Laurentiis, Napoli president.

In May, the FIGC sports judge decided to acquit all clubs and managers who were disciplined in an investigation into unfair capital gains and some transfers of soccer players registered with exorbitant values.

On the other hand, the president of Juventus, Andrea Agnelli, and the entire board of directors resigned on November 28 due to the investigation called “Prisma”, started in May 2021 and ended last October, by the Turin General Prosecutor’s Office on financial accounts. of Juventus for the period 2019-2021. (AA)