11/29/2021 at 13:26 CET
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The Italian Consumers Association (Codacons) asked this Monday to sanction the Juventus with the demotion and that the titles won be revoked in the event that the “very harsh accusations” of tax evasion and issuing false invoices in the sale of players are confirmed.
“If the charges are confirmed, the ‘bianconero’ club will have to be relegated and the last titles will have to be revoked. The legal competition between Italian Serie A clubs has been falsified, ”the Codacons reported in a statement.
They investigate Juventus headquarters for possible documentary forgery
“As a form of protection against deceived supporters, the Association presents an appeal to Antitrust (the body responsible for competition in Italy) and to the Public Prosecutor’s Office,” he added.
The Juventus headquarters were raided on Friday evening on orders from the Turin city prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the club’s board of directors for the purchase of footballers and other unclear operations over the past three years.
Agents of the Guardia de Finanza (fiscal affairs police) entered the headquarters of Juventus with the order to collect the documentation relating to the accounts for the period 2019-2021 and collected information on the sale of players and on the budget formation.
There are over 280 million player trading related capital gains that are considered unclear.
Among those investigated is the leadership of Juventus: the president, Andrea Agnelli, to the vice-president, Czech Pavel Nedved, up to the previous sports director, Fabio Paratici, now in Tottenham.
Juventus, a club listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, said in a note that they were prepared to collaborate with investigators and defended having acted in accordance with the rules in force.
“The accusations are very serious and raise doubts about the last football championships, even because, as we know, there has been a real ‘bianconero’ domination in recent years,” said the president of Codacons, Marco Donzelli.
“If Juventus had illegally benefited from rival clubs with operations of this type, then the last championships would be irregular and, incidentally, the Federation will have to intervene and sanction those responsible. The club, beyond the people, will he not be able to escape the sanctions. , ” he added.
Juventus have entered a deep process of involution over the past two years and the start of the sports season has been very negative.
The team is eighth in the standings and is closer to relegation (11 points) than the lead (14 points).
Last year, he handed the league title to Italy after nine consecutive titles and was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League in the last two seasons, against Lyon and Porto.
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