President of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) Carlo Tavecchio does not consider Turin's "Juventus" club guilty in the "Calciopoli" scandal case.
The scandal that shook the Apennine Peninsula in 2006 irreparably damaged one of the strongest football leagues in the world at that time. The trials regarding clubs influencing referees ended with the strongest country's team being relegated to the second division "Serie B" and having two Italian championship trophies revoked.
At that time, "Juventus" general manager Luciano Moggi was found guilty of influencing referees. However, a team of Italian lawyers presented hidden evidence from 2006 that painted a completely different picture than was previously thought.
In March, the highest Italian court will present the final decision regarding the "Calciopoli" scandal, and if "Juventus" wins the case, they would receive compensation exceeding 400 million euros.
"It is obvious that at that time 'Juventus' had no equals," the president's words are quoted by the newspaper 'La Repubblica'. "The club won a total of 32 'Scudetto'. They did not need any additional tricks or thefts and I say this as an 'Inter' fan."
"It's true, the 'Calciopoli' trial punished them for behavior beyond the boundaries of sportsmanship and we are here to enforce the laws. On March 23, the highest court will make the final 'Calciopoli' verdict. 'Juve' demands a lot and you will see that damages will have to be compensated by the federation," said C. Tavecchio.
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