Tonali, meeting in Rome between the Prosecutor’s Office and the lawyers: we are moving towards a plea bargain

Everything as expected. The meeting took place today in Rome between the federal prosecutor’s office and the lawyers of Sandro Tonali, the Newcastle player who admitted his responsibilities nine days ago in front of sports investigators, saying he had played on illegal platforms and on football, breaking the FIGC Sports Justice Code. The talks paved the way for the plea agreement even if the terms of the agreement are not all finalized. Granted that the decision cannot be a “copy and paste” of what happened with Fagioli, the 7 months of disqualification plus the 5 of commitment as a testimonial of the fight against compulsive and illegal gambling by adhering to a therapeutic plan to get out of the gambling addiction tunnel.

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Tonali also bet on his teams (Milan and Brescia), always to win however, therefore without crossing into the territory of sporting offence, a circumstance which would have made this type of path impossible. It is likely, however, that the resolution of the negotiation is close to being concluded. The agreement could arrive in the next few hours. There is also understandable anticipation in England given that Newcastle have to play Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday. The federal prosecutor’s office-lawyers agreement must in any case be submitted to the general prosecutor’s office for sport at CONI and to the federal president Gabriele Gravina. Immediately afterwards, UEFA will also extend the disqualification internationally, a step which is not only formal, but which is now part of consolidated practice.