A fourth footballer appears to be linked to the illegal betting ring

The illegal betting scandal that has hit Italian football continues to rage. Italians Nicolo Zaniolo and Sandro Tonali, players for Aston Villa and Newcastlerespectively, admitted to betting on games of chance, but denied doing so on football matches within the framework of ‘Betting case’ which investigates the Turin Prosecutor’s Office and where they just left 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 Nicolo Fagioli, player 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 at the moment, as it can be expanded over the days, there are ten players. In fact, the Italian media ‘Dillingernews’ He confirmed today that the fourth footballer involved is the Italian-Polish Nicola Zalewski21 year old winger Romealthough so far there is no official confirmation that the young footballer is involved.

Tomasz Kozlowski, director of the media and communication department of Polish Football Federation, He assured that “from Rome, where we are in contact, no document about Nicola Zalewski has been received.”

According to various information from Italy, a person close to this player, who these days is concentrated in Poland U-21 team, I would have bet that Zalewski will receive a yellow card in the Rome-Salernitana on May 22 (2-2) and ended up being reprimanded in the 94th minute for dangerous play.

The entourage of the Polish attacker assured Sky Italia that the player has not received any notification in relation to the case of illegal betting. That’s why Romanista lanerero’s lawyers plan to sue Fabrizio Coronathe journalist who revealed the plot and assured this Friday in the Radio Radio Web statements that “there are more than fifty players involved, also from Serie B and C.”

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“I’m sorry for the players, but there have to be rules, otherwise there will be chaos. I’m very sorry for them, but it’s fair that they receive a punishment; whether it’s important or not will be checked by the investigations,” he said. Arrigo Sacchi, former Italian coach, on Rai Radio1. “A young man can believe that he is close to God and he believes he can do anything he sets his mind to,” he added.

Lorenzo Casini, president of Lega Serie A, He also spoke on the subject. “As always in these cases, we have to wait until all aspects are clear. The main question is the role that education and schools can and should play in the real training of young people and promote a healthy sports culture that respects the rules”, Indian.

“It’s okay to try to help them defend themselves, then justice will follow, but if irregular things are done, it’s okay to pay.” This is what Sky refers to current coach of the ‘azzurra’, Luciano Spalletti, in case of illegal betting. “We have to talk about the risk of falling into these temptations, talk to these young people that these dangers exist,” he added.

For his part, the president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Gabriele Gravina, gambling addiction is defined as “one of the social plagues that affects many young people and fellow citizens, very widespread throughout the world. “It’s not a football problem but it’s rotting from within without looking anyone in the face.”

The Turin Prosecutor’s Office He came across the players’ names unexpectedly while investigating a gambling network of illegal sites where Italian organized crime might be involved.