Italian tax police on Friday
searched the offices of Parma FC, the Italian Soccer Federation
(FIGC) in Rome, and the Lega Serie A in Milan ahead of a
pre-bankruptcy hearing involving the cash-strapped Serie A club.
A labour consultancy office in Parma was also searched.
Documents were seized in the raids.
Earlier a Parma ground safety agency said Sunday's home
game against Atalanta could go ahead.
The whole Serie A season could be compromised unless the
bottom club's games continue.
On Thursday former Parma chairman Tommaso Ghirardi was
placed under investigation for fraudulent bankruptcy.
Also on Thursday, Sky Italia TV warned Serie A that it must
solve the Parma crisis, adding that the clubs had the money to
do so after the payment of the latest installment of the
satellite broadcaster's cash for TV rights.
Bottom side Parma's away game at Genoa was postponed last
weekend, as was their home game the week before against Udinese,
because of their financial plight.
But FIGC chief Carlo Tavecchio said Wednesday he and Parma
Mayor Federico Pizzarotti had framed a plan to allow Sunday's
home game with Atalanta to go ahead.
Pizzarotti said there was "a 50% chance" of the match
being played.
The news came two days after Giovanni Malago', the head
of Italian Olympic Committee CONI, blasted the buck-passing on
Parma and said the authorities were ready to intervene.
If Parma are unable to complete the championship it will
cause chaos for Italian football.
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