A real earthquake, the one that is shaking the Juventus environment, with the Turin prosecutor’s office which, in recent days, has requested the indictment of twelve natural persons plus the club as part of the investigation into the club’s accounts with various charges of information rigging, false communications to the market, false accounting and false invoices in relation to three years of operation. And very serious consequences for Juventus could also exist on a sporting level: “If the accusations are proven – lawyer Mattia Grassani, an expert in sports law, told Radio Anch’io Sport on Rai Radio1 – the bianconeri risk much more than a fine or a penalty”.
“Exclusion from the championship, relegation and revocation of the Scudetto: what is Juventus at risk”
“I think this is the heaviest investigation in the history of Juventus, even higher than that of Calciopoli in 2006 – explained Grassani -. The investigation concerns a series of irregularities that has no precedents. From a sporting point of view, if the charges will be ascertained, the club risks more than a fine or modest penalty: when there are document alterations, there can be more serious consequences. exclusion from the championship, relegation to last place or revocation of the Scudetto. Sports justice needs quick times and I think, therefore, that the procedure will be concluded by the end of the season, with the sanctions immediately applied.” .
“The en bloc resignations recall Juventus’ choice in 2006 – continued Grassani – and constitute a positive signal within a worrying situation. However, these are not enough to reduce the extent of the facts, if ascertained, but they speak volumes on the company’s willingness to try to isolate the problem. At the criminal level, I believe that a investigating judge has already pronounced on the non-current nature of the precautionary request for Andrea Agnelli, as these are corporate crimes that can no longer be retracted with resignation”.
