The new scandal shakes Italy! As many as 13 famous players under the investigation for betting, also published names
Italian football is shaking a new scandal after the Milan State Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation against 13 current and former Serie A football players due to suspicion of illegal betting. It is a continuation of the affair that shook Italian football in October 2023. When it was revealed that the then midfielder Milan Sandro Tonali and the midfielder Juventus Nicolo Fagioli slaughtered illegally.
The tonalla was suspended at 10 and Fagioli for seven months banned football. They both changed the clubs and returned to play, Tonalla is now a member of Newcastle United, while Fagioli is currently in Fiorentina. Fagioli allegedly accumulated more than 500,000 euros in gambling debts, and was helped by 31 people, including some former teammates.
However, by searching their cell phones, police have found new evidence, so as many as 13 current and former Serie A. players have been involved in the investigation, certainly the best known among them is the Argentine national team player Angel di Maria who then played for Juventus, while he is currently a member of Benfice.
On the list is both his compatriot and midfielder Roma Leandro Paredes. As well as the midfielder Juventus American Weston McKennieand Italians Alessandro Florenzi (Milan), Mattia Perin (Juventus), Nicolo Zaniolo (then a member of Rome, and now Fiorentine), Raoul Bellans (former Turin player and now a member of Atalante), Samuele Ricci (then Empolia player, now in Turin) …
Italian media state that none of the players have been charged with setting up matches or betting on the matches they participated in. Between December 2021 and October 2023 they bet on other sports and played an online poker via illegal platforms. A million and a half euros were reportedly seized, and the system operated over three jewelry jewelry employees in Milan, which served as a front. The footballers paid luxury watches through bank transfers, while they didn’t really take on anything, and he stayed with the bookmaker.
« Tonali and Fagioli are again under investigation because they advertised these platforms among football players. In return, they received bonuses or reduced their debt they had at the bookmaker, » the Italians report.
The Italian agency Ansa states that football players from the « penalty » are faced with minimal risk and can solve a matter of paying a fine. However, they are threatened with « sports penalties and possible suspensions ».
