The former Bologna skipper went on to comment that the allegations against him are baseless and there is no evidence to suggest that he was involved in the betting.
The Scommessopoli case has dragged many players into the limelight for all the wrong reasons. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Simone-Pepe-c33591 and a host of other big names have been alleged to have been involved in the match-fixing saga that seems to have plagued the Italian Serie A once again.
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The prosecutor to the case has stated that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniele-Portanova-c10129 to rig the match to be played between Bari and Bologna. Even though, according to the prosecution, Di Vaio quashed any such match-fixing by refusing to go through with the deal, he is being charged for failure to report the activity to the appropriate footballing authorities.
Both of the players, Portanova and Di Vaio, claim innocence over the matter; Di Vaio would be charged with a year’s ban and Portanova would be given the lengthier ban of three years.
When the newly signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Montreal-Impact-c39946 striker was quizzed about his view on the matter, the Italian remarked that it was a trying time for the player, and is possibly the most important match of his career.
He went on to state that there was nothing concrete involved in the allegations, he went on to remark that he knew Andrea Masiello from his time in Genoa, but nothing happened. He mentioned:
“There is only one certainty, which is that I played with Andrea Masiello for six months at Genoa. He never referred to me in this situation and he could easily have done so, seeing as he has my phone number. He never contacted me, nor did he refer to me in his testimony.”
Stefano Palazzi, the prosecutor, is recommending sentences to be charged against the alleged.
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