Italy's Federal Court of Appeal has decided to punish Turin's Juventus for financial fraud, reports Corriere dello Sport.
Getty ImagesAccording to the source, the Federal Court granted the prosecutor's request for punishment for financial fraud. 15 points were deducted from Juventus. Prosecutors previously asked for nine points to be deducted from the Zebras, but the federal court decided to strip Massimiliano Allegri's team of 15 points. Other Italian teams were also accused of financial crimes: Sampdoria, Empoli, Genoa, Parma, Pisa, Pescara and Novara.
In addition, former team director Fabio Paratici was suspended from football activities for two and a half years, ex-president Andrea Agnelli - for two years, and Maurizio Arrivabene will not be able to work in the football field for the same amount of time. The other ex-Zebra directors, Federico Cherubini and Pavlo Nedved, were suspended for one year and four months and eight months, respectively.
