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– Serie A giants Juventus have been docked 15 points following an investigation into the club’s past transfer dealings, Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has confirmed.
– The FIGC says Juve used transfers to artificially boost their balance sheet.
Serie A’s FIGC Prosecutor has ruled that Juventus will be given a -15 point deduction as result of the “Plusvalenza Case”, club’s capital gain violations 🚨 #Juventus
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2023
– Juventus had been in third place but the penalty will drop them to 11th.
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– The sanction comes after the club’s board of directors, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice-president Pavel Nedved, resigned in November.
– The FIGC has also hit Agnelli and the club’s former chief executive Maurizio Arrivabene with long bans.
More on Serie A “Plusvalenze Gate” on capital gain violations.
▫️ Deduction of 15 points for Juventus, club can still appeal to CONI Guarantee College.
▫️ 2.5 years inhibition for Fabio Paratici, 2 years for Agnelli and Arrivabene, 8 months for Nedved, 1.4 years for Cherubini.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 20, 2023
– The Turin-based club were initially acquitted in an investigation in April 2022.
– Juventus have denied any wrongdoing. Their next league game is at home to Atalanta on Sunday.
