Former Juventus director http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Moggi to appeal against prison sentence – Serie A Update
Former Juventus director, Luciano Moggi, who was allegedly involved in the Calciopoli scandal, was sentenced to five years and four months of prison time by a court in Naples.
The scandal shook the Italian football top flight and many of the top teams were punished for their involvement.
Moggi, after the initial trails, was banned for life from the world of football by a sports court and now he has been found guilty of the charges against him. He was amongst 16 others involved in committing the sports fraud, while eight were cleared of the
charges put on them.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Moggi is planning to appeal against the court’s decision.
"The verdict was already written. Now we will appeal hoping for true justice, otherwise, we will have to put our trust on the divine. This is just the first round, I will continue to fight. I am confident,” said the former Juve official.
However, Moggi was disappointed and surprised by Juve’s recent statement regarding the Calciopoli on their official website, which read that the court in Naples confirmed the outfit’s non-involvement in the fraud. But the former director at Turin is ready
to defend himself.
"I don't understand Juve's statement. It seems as though I played alone in this but it was not like that. I will defend myself, without a doubt.''
The scandal proved disastrous for the Turin giants, as they were demoted to second division football, Serie B. Moreover, La Vecchia Signora were stripped of the 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. Other big names involved in the scandal were AC Milan, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775, Reggina
and Fiorentina; however, they only faced point deduction penalties for the crime.
After the recent investigations, Fiorentina owners, Andrea and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Leonardo-c22056 Meani,
will serve a year in prison.
The football federation officials are also facing simimlar penalties. Former Italian football federation vice-president, Innocenzo Mazzini, was sentenced to 26 months, while former referee, Massimo De Santis, faces 23 months of jail time.
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