Sixteen Serie A and B clubs
including Juventus, Inter, Napoli, Lazio and Palermo, were
reported to Italian soccer's federal court Friday for a series
of violations of code of sporting justice and the regulations
governing players' agents, the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC)
said.
Executives and players of the clubs were cited too in the
'Offside' probe conducted by Naples prosecutors, the FIGC said.
The probe placed 64 people under investigation including
players, agents and executives on suspicion of tax offences, tax
evasion and issuing false invoices.
Transfer deals reportedly involving Juventus, AC Milan and
Lazio were among those suspected of being tainted, police said
in January.
Finance police searched the premises of some 30 soccer
players and agents and seized assets worth 12 million euros in
the probe.
Those under investigation include former Juventus CEO
Jean-Claude Blanc, Napoli chairman Aurelio De Laurentiis, AC
Milan CEO Adriano Galliani, Lazio President Claudio Lotito, ex
Napoli striker Ezequiel Lavezzi, ex Milan, Inter, Chelsea and
Parma striker Hernan Crespo, and agent Alessandro Moggi.
Atalanta defender on loan from Milan and Italy national
team player Gabriel Paletta, Torino (on loan from Sevilla) and
Italy striker Ciro Immobile, Milan midfielder Antonio Nocerino,
Atalanta striker German Denis, and ex Pescara player Fernando
Quintero are among those under investigation, along with
ex-Inter striker Diego Milito and former Fiorentina and Juventus
striker Adrian Mutu.
Naples prosecutors said Crespo evaded two million euros in
Italian taxes, agent Moggi evaded one million euros, and
Galliani evaded 240,000 euros.
The probe by Naples prosecutors began in 2012.
photo: FIGC President Carlo Tavecchio
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