Juve midfielder Fagioli under investigation over illegal betting allegations

Juve midfielder Fagioli under investigation over illegal betting allegations

The 22-year-old is involved in a criminal probe targeting users of illegal online betting platforms.

Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli (centre) made his debut for the Italian national team last November. (LaPresse/AP pic)
TURIN:
Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli is under investigation for alleged illegal betting activities, a prosecutor said today, confirming earlier press reports.

The La Stampa daily said the 22-year-old is involved in a criminal probe targeting users of illegal online betting platforms, along with other unnamed suspects.

“I confirm the news of the investigation,” Turin’s chief prosecutor Enrica Gabetta said in an emailed statement, without elaborating.

The newspaper did not say what kind of betting Fagioli was involved in. Italian football authorities ban players from betting on football matches but not from other types of gambling.

The prosecutor’s office of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) is also looking into Fagioli’s case, a source close to the matter said, confirming another part of the La Stampa report.

A player found to have bet on football matches risks being disqualified for at least three years and fined at least €25,000 under the FIGC’s code of conduct.

Juventus declined to comment on the affair. Attempts to reach Fagioli via social media messages were not immediately successful.

Fagioli has played in six of Juve’s eight Serie A matches this season. Last November, he made his debut for the Italian national team, coming on as a substitute in a 3-1 away friendly win against Albania.

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