Cremona judge Pierpaolo Beluzzi
is set to give his verdict on allegations Italy coach Antonio
Conte committed match-fixing-related offences by the middle of
May at the latest, ANSA sources said Tuesday.
For Conte, who has requested a fast-track trial, the case
should open on April 4, with the end of the defence arguments
set for April 21, although the judge has also set two more
hearings for May should they be needed.
Therefore the sentence should arrive before Conte leads
the Azzurri at Euro 2016, which kicks off in France in June.
Conte is among over 100 defendants in the case stemming
from the Cremona-based Last Bet probe into alleged
betting-related match-fixing.
The former Juventus boss is suspected of sporting fraud
for allegedly failing to report alleged attempts to fix a match
against AlbinoLeffe when he was in charge of Siena in the second
tier, Serie B, in the 2010-11 season.
Conte, who has been linked to a move to Premier League
Chelsea when his Azzurri contract expires after Euro 2016,
served a four-month ban while at Juventus at the start of the
2012-2013 season in relation to this case and that of another
match against Novara.
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