Juve face Serie C threat Tuesday 4 July, 2006

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Calciopoli prosecutor Stefano Palazzi has today called for Juventus to be
relegated into Serie C1, as well as urging the sporting tribunal to condemn
Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina to Serie B.

Palazzi made his formal requests at around midday where he pushed for all the
clubs charged with sporting fraud to face stiff penalties.

As well as seeing Juve thrown into “a Division lower than Serie B”, Palazzi
wants them to be stripped of their last two Serie A titles and start the new
campaign with a six-point penalty.

He’s also asked for Lazio and Fiorentina to begin with a 15 point penalty in
next season’s Second Division, where they could be joined by a Milan side who
start on minus three points.

There are also now 25, and not 26, individuals on trial for sporting fraud –
FIGC member Cosimo Maria Ferri was cleared of any wrongdoing last night – and
Palazzi is pushing for lengthy bans and fines.

Former Juventus director general Luciano Moggi, the man at the centre of the
scandal, could face a five-year ban from the game plus multiple fines of 5,000
Euros.

Palazzi has asked for the same length of punishment to be handed out to ex-Juve
chief executive Antonio Giraudo, Lazio President Claudio Lotito, Milan official
Leonardo Meani, plus Diego and Andrea Della Valle of Fiorentina.

Other notable individuals who may face similar consequences include former FIGC
chief Franco Carraro, ex-refereeing designators Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi
Pairetto, and current referee Massimo De Santis.

Milan Vice-President Adriano Galliani is facing the threat of a two-year stop,
while promising referee Gianluca Paparesta could be sidelined for a year.

The trial began last Thursday but was adjourned until Monday even if nobody was
questioned on its restart as the day was dominated by objections from defence
lawyers.

All involved maintain their innocence.

The FIGC are hoping for a verdict, which may not be as stiff as Palazzi is
pushing for, to be delivered by July 10.