“It doesn’t matter, I confess: I’m a fan of Napoli and I hate Juve”

one in three prosecutors which was part of the so-called ‘Prism Investigation’, which led to a 15 point penalty in the classification of Serie A (First division) in Juventus to generate fictitious capital gains and with the disqualification of several managers, he abandoned the case after the controversy caused because in 2019 he declared himself a fan of Naples and “anti juventino“.

This is the deputy prosecutor Ciro Santoriello, that he spoke this Wednesday with the chief prosecutor, Anna Maria Loreto, that he will not go to court next Monday for the preliminary hearing of the process against the former management of Juventus, accused of false corporate communications, market manipulation and blocking administration.

Loreto notes the decision made by Santoriello with total autonomy, and appreciates “the good sense of the institutionloyalty and attachment of the magistrate”, according to local media.

The withdrawal from the prosecutor, an expert in economic crimes, comes more than a month after unleashed by a social storm for the words he spoke four years ago, at a conference.

“I don’t really follow football… Yes, it doesn’t matter, I admit it: I’m a Napoli fan and I hate Juventus. As a fan, Napoli is important to me, but as a prosecutor… I am anti-juventus; that is, I am against stealing the pitchSantoriello said on June 14, 2019, at a forum organized by several law firms in Milan, in a relaxed tone.

He video with these statements circulated on February 7 by social networks and the prosecutor ended up in the crosshairs of the Juventinos, who questioned the prosecutor’s impartiality in the current investigation.

Next Monday, Juventus Turin will face a preliminary hearing within the framework of the ‘Prism Investigation’, which investigates whether the Italian club generated fictitious capital gains and engaged in irregular salary maneuvers with some of its players to balance the economic balances.