The madness of Italian football has exploded again. This time it concerns various Serie A football players who are being investigated for their alleged participation in a secret betting network. The situation is still confusing, but at least three players Italians In the eye of the hurricane: the famous Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli, Newcastle defender Sandro Tonaliand the Roma player was loaned to Aston Villa this summer Nicolo Zaniolo. All are being investigated by Italian sports authorities over a conspiracy that may involve 30 more people, according to local media.

The new scandal, which continues to attract great attention from the Italian media this Monday and sparks endless debate among observers, was first leaked at the end of last week. Tonali and Zaniolo suddenly left a facility Italian section They were preparing for the European championship match. Context: police He went there to question them and finally got hold of their phones and tablets. The same thing happened to you fagioliAccording to Italian media.

the accusation is quite serious. According to Article 24 of the FIGC (Federaciones Giuoco Calcio) regulations, professional players are prohibited from betting on FIGC, UEFA and FIFA matches. Therefore, if proven, they may be sentenced to imprisonment up to 100 TL. three years disqualification and one 25,000 euro fine. Of course, their careers will also be at serious risk of ending.

gambling addiction

Something that at least has a chance of happening in the case of Tonali and Fagioli. Actually first Confessed he has a serious condition gambling problem and he started to get better. Tonali also said that he approached the FIGC to run a campaign against this disorder. On the other hand, according to the news of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, Fagioli admitted to the Turin prosecutors of the FIGC that Tonali helped him. install an app on your phone He could bet on it.

Therefore, future participation for both voteAs with the Eurocup (if Italy qualify), it looks pretty good difficult. But fewer details are known about Zaniolo, who has denied involvement in the scandal.

However, according to local media, in principle those who bear all the risks Just them and not their own club. Although other people may also be affected his teammatesIf it is proven that they knew about these bets and did not report them. In this case, they face a fine of “not less than 15,000 euros” and disqualification of “not less than six months”.

Ancelotti’s support

In fact, some well-known names of Italian sports have closed ranks with Italian sports. calcium. One of them was Italian Carlo Ancelotti, coach of Real Madrid. “This was a serious oversight on the part of players who fell into the gambling system and needed to be treated. On a scientific level, problem gambling is a disease“, he stated on the radio program ‘Radio Anch’io Sport’.

“However, this is an individual oversight for me and seems to cover all of Italian football a bit exaggerated“Ancelotti, who also defended the football group, added: “Most of them [los futbolistas] “They are serious, professional young people who know very well what rules they must follow,” he said. very serious scandal Italian secret bet took place in 1982when even a well-known sports director at that time jumped, Luciano Moggi.