TURIN – Juventus threatened relegation punishment after the President of Codacons (Italian consumer and environmental protection agency), Marco Donzelli, made a statement regarding the manufacture of Italian passports Luis Suarez. Donzelli thinks Juventus have helped Luis Suarez cheat in making Italian passports.
For your information, early last week Luis Suarez underwent an Italian test at the University of Perugia, Italy. Suarez underwent a test as one of the conditions for getting an Italian passport. If he scores well on the test, Suarez will get an Italian passport. That way, Juventus can tie the contract for the Uruguay striker.
(Luis Suarez when he was about to undergo an Italian test in Perugia)
However, in the end Suarez canceled joining Juventus. Suarez failed to join Juventus because Suarez’s Italian passport was only completed at the end of October 2020. In fact, the 2020 summer transfer market closed on October 5.
Although the transfer was canceled, Marco Donzelli considered that there were indications of fraud by Juventus lawyer Maria Turco. In Donzelli’s view, Turco asked the University of Perugia to provide Suarez with an easy question. The goal is so that Suarez gets good grades and in the end receives an Italian passport.
“If Juventus’ direct involvement is confirmed in the cheating of Luis Suarez in getting an Italian passport, then the FIGC will have to punish Juventus with heavy sanctions,” said Marco Donzelli, quoted by Corriere dello Sport.
“It is with all interests, including economics, that Juventus are suspected of trying to secure one of the greatest strikers in Europe. For this reason, in accordance with Article 32 of the Sports Code of Conduct, we ask for Juventus to be relegated, ”continued the Italian.
Previously, Maria Turco had clarified. He said it did not help Suarez to cheat at all.
“As per my assignment, I helped the staff from Luis Suarez contact the University of Perugia. This is a contact to follow up on verification of the things needed to obtain citizenship, “said Maria Turco, quoted from Football Italia.
(Luis Suarez joins Atletico Madrid)
“This activity can be found in the e-mail between the player’s representatives and the university. I testify that the words mentioned in the wiretapping evidence are very far from the context and incomplete, ”continued Maria Turco.
If the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) investigates the above case and Juventus is found guilty, will Juventus really be relegated? If Juventus are relegated, who will benefit?
If Juventus are sentenced to relegation to Serie B, Inter Milan will benefit the most. In terms of quality, Inter Milan have abilities that are not much different from Juventus. If Juventus bounce to Serie B, Inter Milan have a very big chance of dominating the Italian League.
Evidently, last season Inter Milan, who finished second in the Italian League, was only one point adrift of Juventus. Earlier today, Inter Milan started the 2020-2021 Italian League campaign with maximum results, namely a 4-3 win over Fiorentina.
Inter Milan can repeat the dominance they had done in 2006-2010. At that time at the end of the 2005-2006 season, Juventus was found guilty after being proven to have done Calciopoli (score fixing).
Apart from being sentenced to relegation to Serie B, the titles won in 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 were removed. Then, the FIGC gave the Italian League trophy 2005-2006 to Inter, while the 2004-2005 title was left vacant.
The loss of Juventus from the Italian League made Inter Milan dominate the Italian League. It was from 2006-2007 to 2009-2010, Nerazzurri – nicknamed Inter – always won the Italian League trophy. Therefore, it is interesting to wait for the steps taken by the FIGC in addressing the above case.
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