Italian football club Juventus was punished for the financial fraud of the former management of the club.

According to the website of Gianluca di Marzio, the Federal Court granted the prosecutor's request and opened sports proceedings against the club.

Turintsy punished by the removal of 15 points in the standings of Serie A. In addition, the court upheld the prosecutor's demand to disqualify certain individuals..

Former Juve sporting director Fabio Paratici has been suspended for 2.5 years, ex-president Andrea Agnelli and ex-general manager Maurizio Arrivabene have been suspended for two years, and former vice-president Pavel Nedved for eight months..

Juventus current sporting director Federico Cerubini suspended for 1 year and 4 months.

The club has already issued an official statement and informed about plans to appeal this decision..

Juventus are in 10th place in the Serie A table after deducting the points..

Recall that in November last year, the board of directors, headed by the president of the club, resigned amid losses and an investigation by the Turin prosecutor's office..

According to the Italian media, the club adjusted the budget with the help of false data on salaries and the cost of football players as part of the exchanges.. Also, Juve allegedly had an agreement with the players for financial payments during the pandemic, which were not documented..

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