FIGC President Gabriele Gravina confirms Sandro Tonali will be banned for 10 months and will have to follow a rehab program for eight more months.
Gravina spoke to reporters after a meeting at CONI in Rome on Thursday, as quoted by Sky Sport Italia.
“The FIGC Prosecutor and Tonali have reached an agreement which I have already approved,” said the FIGC President.
“The agreement consists of a 10-month ban plus eight months of rehab activities and at least 16 public appearances.”
The former Milan midfielder confessed in his deposition, given last week to the authorities in a meeting that lasted almost three hours, that he had placed bets on football matches.
This included games involving Milan, his team at the time, but as he bet on them to win, he was not investigated for potential match-fixing.
It is against the rules for all football players to bet on any sporting event, but games involving their own teams warrant much harsher punishment.
“Rules provide a ban for a few years, but there can be a plea agreement and attenuating circumstances,” continued Gravina.
“The guys collaborated above and beyond expectations, so we will continue to follow the rules we had adopted.”
Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli was given a seven-month ban, originally 12, but with five months commuted in exchange for gambling addiction treatment and making at least 10 public appearances to discourage others from falling into the same trap.
Fagioli also handed himself into authorities before he was under investigation and did not place bets on Juventus, all of which helped to lower the length of the ban.
Tonali has also started treatment for gambling addiction. The FIGC are expected to confirm Tonali’s ban with an official statement later today.