A series of scandals continues in the Juventus football team: first, the club was expelled from European competition for financial fraud, then Paul Pogba failed a doping test. Now the young talent of Juventus has stumbled — Nicolo Fagioli has been suspended from games for betting on his own match.
What happened to Nicolo Fagioli?
Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli, 22, has been suspended for seven months for gambling, which is prohibited for active athletes under Italian law.
The investigation found that the football player placed a bet on the match of the 36th round of the 2022/23 Italian Championship against Salernitana. He bet that he would receive a yellow card and committed a flagrant foul in the 94th minute.
The punishment could have been more severe — initially the footballer faced a suspension of at least three years. Fagioli was saved by the fact that he admitted guilt, cooperated with authorities and agreed to treatment for gambling addiction. Even his agent admitted there was a problem. As a result, the prosecutor’s office commuted the punishment to seven months of suspension from football.
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“The Federal Prosecutor has reached an agreement with the player Nicolo Fagioli, after which he will be punished by a ban of 12 months, five of which will be replaced by alternative sanctions and a fine of 12,500 euros,” the statement said.
Let us remind you that Fagioli has been in the Juventus system since 2015, and is now considered one of the main young talents. He made his debut as a starter in 2021, played for the Italian national team, and this season participated in six Juventus matches, providing one assist.
Who else could be punished?
At the same time, Fagioli is not the only one involved in the scandal. Also under investigation as part of an investigation by the Turin prosecutor’s office into illegal betting are Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo.
They are yet to learn their fate, as the investigation against the couple is not at such an advanced stage as in the case of Fagioli.
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The famous Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti spoke about gambling addiction among the national team players:
“It was a blunder, these players have problems, they need to be treated. Gambling addiction is a disease. “At the same time, I am sure that this is the fault of individual players, and not the whole of Italian football — that would be an exaggeration.”