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The prosecutor Stefano Palazzi, who is investigating the most resonant Italian football scandal of recent times, stated that he demands that the club "Milan," involved in the saga of referee appointments, be relegated to "Serie B" next season, and "Juventus" even to "Serie C."
On Tuesday, while delving into the case, prosecutor Stefano Palazzi publicly announced the sanctions he will seek for the Italian clubs involved in the referee appointment scandal:
- Turin – relegation to "Serie C" and starting the season with a six-point deficit.
As reported by "Eurosport," the relegation of "Juventus" to the summer transfer market would send a whole galaxy of stars and start a major player migration. Players like Zlatan Ibrahimović and Gianluigi Buffon would certainly not play in the third most powerful Italian top-flight league.
- Milan – relegation to "Serie B" and starting the season with a three-point deficit.
- Rome and – prosecutor is seeking equal punishments for both clubs, i.e., relegation to "Serie B" and even a 15-point deficit at the start of the competition.
It is believed that these two teams would most likely loan out their best players and reclaim them if they returned to "Serie A."
The former "Juventus" director Luciano Moggi is proposed to be disqualified for five years and fined €5,000, the same punishment the prosecutor wants to apply to another former director of the Turin club Antonio Giraudo, to the official of "Milan" Leonardo Meani, to the leaders of "Lazio" and "Fiorentina" Claudio Lotito and Diego Delle Valle.
Former president of the Italian Football Federation Franco Carraro, referees Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi Pairetto, as well as referee Massimo De Santis, can expect similar punishments, while "Milan" vice president Adriano Galliani is proposed a two-year disqualification and referee Gianluca Paparesta - a years disqualification.
It is worth mentioning that the corruption scandal in Italy started when the phone conversations of "Juventus" general director Luciano Moggi and the federation representative responsible for appointing referees to "Serie A" matches were made public.
