Tonali and Zaniolo admitted that there were bets, but not on football matches

The Italians Nicolo Zaniolo and Sandro Tonali, Aston Villa and Newcastle players, respectively, They admitted that there was a bet in games of chance, but they denied having bets on matches soccer within the framework of the ‘Betting Case’ investigated by the Turin Prosecutor’s Office and where they abandoned the concentration on the Italian team.

The players were questioned by the Italian Police on Thursday at Coverciano (Florence, north), at the end of training in Italy. Both denied betting on football games, at “poker and blackjack”, as reported this Friday by the newspaper ‘La Repubblica’.

They also did not deny being friends with their countrymen Niccolo Fagioliplayer of Juventus which is the first football name to appear in the investigation carried out by the Turin Prosecutor’s Office for several months in relation to illegal betting on unlicensed online sites.

The same newspaper reported that the list of players does not end with those three names and for now, as it can be expanded as the days pass, with them ten football players.

In fact, the Italian media ‘Dillinger news’, which announced this Thursday that Zaniolo and Tonali, confirmed today that the fourth football player involved is the Pole. Nicola Zalewski, lane of Romealthough so far there is no official confirmation that the young footballer is involved.

After questioning Zaniolo and Tonali, the Police the cell phones of both parties involved were taken to check all the messages and clarify if they bet on soccer games.

FagioliOn the contrary, he would have admitted to betting on football, according to local media, but the fact that he had self-reported before sports justice, as revealed by the players’ lawyers, it could reduce the penalties.

And betting in Italy is allowed, but not for those associated with the Italian Football Federation, which in this case is subject to the organization’s own Sports Code.

In this particular case, article 24 states that regardless of their role in the sport, betting on football is prohibited, so if it is proven that Tonali and Zaniolo did not bet on matches, they will not receive FIGC sanctionsbut the ordinary justices, in this case are inferior to sports.

“On the subjects of rfederal systemdirectors, members and card-carrying members of clubs belonging to the professional sector to place or accept bets, directly or indirectly, including from persons authorized to receive them, relating to the results of official matches organized within the framework of FIGC, FIFA and UEFA,” the aforementioned article read.

The penalty, if this type of crime is confirmed, may include at least 3 years suspension and a fine of at least 25,000 euros.

The Turin Prosecutor’s Office came to the names of the players unexpectedly while investigated a gambling network on illegal sites where Italian organized crime may be involved.