The Prosecutor’s Office of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has made official the penalty against the midfielder of Juventus Nicolò Fagioliwho after a plea agreement will be out of the field of play for seven months and at least six under rehabilitation therapy against gambling addiction, and will have to pay a fine of 12,500 euros.
“The FIGC Prosecutor’s Office reached an agreement with the footballer Nicolò Fagioli after that he will be subject to a 12-month disqualification, 5 of which will be changed to alternative prescriptions, and a fine of 12,500 euros, for violating the article prohibiting the possibility of placing bets on football events organized by the FIGC , UEFA and FIFA,” the FIGC reported about it.
The 5-month sanction “commuted as alternative prescriptions” consists of “a cycle of at least 10 public meetings”, held within the aforementioned 5-month period. Besides, “Fagioli “Must participate in a therapeutic plan of at least 6 months duration.”
The midfielder of Juventusthe first name to emerge in the scandal where his compatriots are also being investigated Sandro Tonali (Newcastle) and Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa)reached a plea agreement with FIGC.
Fagioli He admitted, therefore, betting on football matches – (not in any direct involvement), something expressly prohibited by the FIGC Sports Code.
The fact of having one’s own report on FIGC (sports justice) as soon as he found out that he was being investigated by Turin Prosecutor’s Office (ordinary justice), the cooperation from the first moment, the recognition of his addiction and putting himself in the hands of professionals to treat it is key to reducing the punishment in Nicolò Fagiolidue to the Code of Sports Justice appears to be at least three years away from the playing fields.
The sanction ends the midfielder’s current season of ato Juventus who, in addition, lost the French half Paul Pogba for testing positive for testosterone.
Fagioliwho since he was formally investigated is undergoing treatment from a specialist in this matter, has someone controlling his accounts to detect possible betting movements.
The player, according to local media, mentioned in his first statements to the authorities a name, that of Sandro Tonaliwhich will give him the name of a mobile application and its installation to place a bet.
Source: La Verdad
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