Juventus was sanctioned on Tuesday by the National Federal Court of the Italian Federation (FIGC) with a fine of €718,200 for the case relating to salary maneuvers the club carried out with certain players during the pandemic, suspicious payments to players’ agents and secret agreements with other Italian clubs.
The settlement agreement reached by the Juventino team with the National Federal Court of the FIGC ultimately led to a strictly economic sanction, which did not affect the black and white box in Serie A, as it did in the case of capital gains’, in which the Italians were penalized with 10 points less in the standings.
The settlement agreement contains another whereby the club will not appeal the decision.
“This agreement is provided by our rules, convenient and shared, and it is the best result in Italian football to find a moment of peace,” said FIGC president Gabriele Gravina after the audience.
This process was for a different case than the capital gains case, but also under the so-called Prism Investigation, which included both investigations.
In this case, the reasons that led Juventus to go to this new process were the illegal salary maneuvers the club carried out with certain players during the pandemic, suspicious payments to players’ agents and secret agreements with other Italian clubs for player transfers. .
The goal of ‘Juve’ with this agreement is to end all judicial processes as soon as possible and to be able to start with the one strictly focused on sports, with a view to finishing in the top four to return to the Liga de Champions.
As the team from Turin has not received a points penalty, they can still enter the Europa League positions on this last day of Serie A, which sees Udinese measured at home. They need a win and Roma draw – or lose – or Atalanta lose.
On the other hand, former President Andrea Agnell decided not to accept the plea deal with the FIGC tribunal and will face trial on June 15.
The rest of the ex-directors involved in the plot, including Fabio Paratici and Pavel Nedved, accepted the agreement and will have to pay the corresponding financial penalty.
The process ends possible sanctions from the Italian sports courts for Juventus, which is now awaiting UEFA’s decision that could leave it without European competitions next season.
Source: El heraldo
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