The situation of Trapani Shark in Serie A it becomes increasingly critical. The Federal Court of the FIP has inflicted on society a three point penalty and it has President Valerio Antonini was banned for two yearsfurther worsening the club’s difficulties. With this decision, the penalty points in the ranking rise to otto since the start of the season.
Il Court rejected the preliminary objections raised by the company, confirming the disciplinary responsibility of both the president Antonini and the Trapani Shark objectively. THE’Antonini inhibition will be valid until December 30, 2027while i three penalty points apply to the current championship.
The penalty is added to five points already inflicted in recent weeks, creating a significant handicap which makes the season more difficult for the Sicilian team. The club will now have to deal not only with the technical difficulties on the pitch, but also with the consequences of the disciplinary sanctions, which could affect the sporting path in Serie A.
In the evening the Italian Basketball Federation issued a second statement. “There Independent commission for verifying the economic and financial balance of professional sports clubs sent a clarification note fromRevenue Agencywhich highlights how the residual debt not honoredcharged to the Trapani company, does not concern a debt position in terms of VAT, but is attributable to the debt amounts reported in the forms F24 with which the use of the aforementioned non-existent VAT credits was made, i.e. a Irpef withholdings (and related additional taxes) ea unpaid social security contributions. This clarification further confirms the validity of the positions and measures adopted since the beginning of the matter by the Federation – we read in the note – denying any repeated attempt at exploitation and specious opposition to the application of the Federal Rules”. The penalty of 3 points the company Trapani Shark was instead imposed, pursuant to thearticle 61 of the FIP justice regulation, which provides for strict liability for acts of sporting fraud and sporting offences.
