Post by Salem6 on Jul 14, 2006 22:16:55 GMT
Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina have been demoted to Serie B for their involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, but Milan have survived the drop.
The eagerly anticipated match-fixing verdicts were finally delivered this evening after seven days of deliberation by the CAF court.
Juventus have been stripped of their last two Serie A titles, sent down to Serie B and will start the new campaign with a 30 point deduction.
Lazio and Fiorentina have also been stripped of their Serie A status and will start with minus seven and minus 12 points respectively.
Milan have kept their place in Serie A but have been deducted 44 points from last season’s tally which means they will not be allowed to enter the Champions League.
The Rossoneri will also start the 2006-07 campaign with a 15 point deduction in the First Division.
Although this evening’s verdicts are strict, they are lighter than the ones called for by the FIGC prosecution team.
Stefano Palazzi had called for Juventus, at the centre of the scandal, to be relegated to a Division “lower than Serie B” and deducted six points.
He also urged the court to relegate the three other teams to Serie B with a 15-point deduction for Fiorentina and Lazio, but declared that Milan should only be docked three points.
All the teams involved do have the right to appeal.
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Calciopoli: The sentences in full Friday 14 July, 2006
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The Calciopoli verdicts were finally delivered this evening, here’s a brief rundown of all the sentences handed out.
Juventus:
Demoted to last place in 2004-05 season and stripped of that season’s title. Their 2005-06 Serie A title win has also been wiped out. They will start next season in Serie B with 30 point deduction. Former directors Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo banned from football for five years.
Fiorentina:
Relegated to Serie B with 12-point penalty for 2006-07. President Andrea Della Valle banned for three years and six months. His brother Diego, the club’s honorary President, suspended for four years.
Lazio:
Relegated to Serie B with seven-point penalty for 2006-07. President Claudio Lotito banned for three years.
Milan:
They stay in Serie A, but will start next season with a 15-point deduction. They are deducted 44 points from last season’s point tally which means they have not qualified for the Champions League. Vice-President Adriano Galliani banned for a year. Rossoneri official Leonardo Meani suspended for three years and six months.
Refereeing officials:
Designator Paolo Bergamo deferred, Pierluigi Pairetto banned for two years and six months. President Tullio Lanese banned two years and six months, Vice-commissioner Gennaro Mazzei banned for a year, observer Pietro Ingargiola cautioned.
Referees:
Massimo De Santis banned for four years and six months, Paolo Dondarini stopped for three years and six months, Gianluca Paparesta banned for three months. Pasquale Rodomonti, Paolo Bertini, Domenico Messina, Gianluca Rocchi and Paolo Tagliavento all cleared.
Linesmen:
Claudio Puglisi and Fabrizio Babini banned for a year.
Italian Football Federation officials:
President Franco Carraro stopped for four years and six months. Vice-President Innocenzo Mazzini suspended for five years.
All those sentenced have five days to appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal. At this time, Messina, Lecce and Treviso would be re-instated into Serie A.
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