Corona: ‘Juventus knew about Fagioli betting and failed to report it’

Gossip columnist Fabrizio Corona claims that Juventus have been conscious of Nicolo Fagioli’s betting drawback in the summertime and tried to quietly resolve issues moderately than reporting it.

On August 2, Corona reported that the Juventus expertise had been betting on sporting occasions and was €1m in debt attributable to a severe playing dependancy. On Thursday, he admitted to investigators in Turin that he had betted on unlawful platforms, however not on matches involving any of his groups.

Fagioli handed over his telephone to the police, increasing the scope of the investigation. On Thursday night, Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo withdrew from the Italy coaching camp after being implicated within the scandal, with each being questioned by police.

Chatting with Tancredi Palmeri and Sport Italia, Corona alleged that Fagioli’s betting issues have been identified by Juventus in the summertime and that the membership selected to not report it to the authorities.

“There’s not simply Tonali and Zaniolo. There are additionally different sportsmen, not footballers. Juventus knew about Fagioli from August 1, a lot in order that on the American tour they made up an excuse to not carry him, attempting to wash him up.

“They did not report it to the judicial authorities, it’s a really severe offence, a relegation offence. I’m doing a clear investigation, I’m collaborating with justice. Organised crime is concerned.”

A report from La Repubblica as we speak claims that a minimum of 10 different Serie A gamers – together with one other at Juventus – have additionally been implicated within the rising betting scandal.

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