In the end, Juventus received a penalty of ten league points.
Paul Pogba will probably not be seen in next season’s Champions League. PDO
For years, Juventus had been guilty of falsifying financial figures with the help of player deals.
A good example is the giant trade of summer 2020, where Juventus gave up the Bosnian From Miralem Pjanić barter Barcelona Arthur Melon with.
The values of the players were recorded in the trade book as 65 and 72 million euros, although in reality neither player was nearly as valuable. However, with the deal, both Juventus and Barcelona could record a profit from the increase in the value of the player.
Initially, Juventus’ scrimmage was deemed a foul worth 15 league points, but the Old Lady appealed the verdict. On Monday, the futsal association of Saapasmaa confirmed that the final penalty is ten points.
That also hits Juventus hard.
The team now drops from second place in the series to seventh place. A place in next season’s Champions League, which seemed certain, turned into a five-point gap compared to AC Milan, which is in the top four.
It doesn’t get any better on the field. The news of the spot penalty came just before the Empoli away game, and the home team ran away with a 4–1 victory.
There are only two rounds left in the Italian league. Next weekend they will face AC Milan, and the season will end with a visit to Udinese on the fourth day of June.
Juventus has played in the Champions League 11 times in the previous season. Now that series threatens to end.
A player legend Pavel Nedved was acquitted of the charges on Monday, but the former chairman Andrea Agnelliworked as CEO Kimi Räikkönen guy Maurizio Arrivabene and sports directors Federico Cherubini and Fabio Paratici however, suffer from their long suspensions.
The decision also ensures that Lazio, who came second in Serie A, secured their place in the Champions League.