Juventus CEO Maurizio Scanavino has
said he is confident the Turin giants will overturn on appeal
the 15-point deduction imposed on them last week by an Italian
Soccer Federation (FIGC) tribunal for allegedly inflating
earnings from transfer dealings in their balance sheets.
Juve were third, 10 points behind Serie A leaders Napoli, before
the decision but they are now 27 points off the pace in ninth
after the penalty and Sunday's 3-3 draw with Atalanta.
"We believe this sentence is completely unfair," said Scanavino,
who is part of a new board appointed last week.
"We'll certainly appeal to (Italian Olympic Committee) CONI to
reiterate our position, which is very solid and clear.
"We believe we're in a strong position and we'll continue down
this path.
"It's not just Juventus and our fans that think this is an
unfair ruling.
"I must also thank the supporters of other clubs, as well as
people who've been working in football for a long time and
famous faces on TV and on social media who have shown that they
understand the unfairness and exaggerated nature of these
decisions".
Former Juve chairman Andrea Agnelli was banned from involvement
in Italian soccer for 24 months by the tribnal over the case and
former director of sport Fabio Paratici, now with Tottenham
Hotspur, banned for 30 months.
The club's current Director of Sport Federico Cherubini has been
banned for 16 months.
The Serie A giants appointed a new board on Wednesday after
Agnelli and the other directors quit in November amid a probe by
Turin prosecutors into allegations that the club had presented
false information to investors about its accounts in recent
years.
The accounts of the club, a listed company, have also come under
the scrutiny of Italian stock-market regulator Consob.
Criminal prosecutors are also looking into allegations that the
Serie A club made secret salary payments after declaring that
players had agreed to take wage cuts during the COVID-19
pandemic.
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