With Turin Prosecutor Ciro Santoriello officially abandoning the Juventus case, Lorenzo Bettoni looks to the potential consequences for the Bianconeri, especially considering their 15-point penalty.
Santoriello has decided to abandon the criminal case after a video showing him saying that he hates the Bianconeri went viral in February.
This, however, is not expected to have direct consequences on Juventus‘ appeal to have a 15-point penalty revoked.
Santoriello was in charge of the criminal case investigating Juventus’ finances and the prosecution will be represented by two other judges of the Pool, including the deputy prosecutor Marco Gianoglio after Santoriello stepped down.
A preliminary hearing has been set for March 27 with several individuals, including Andrea Agnelli, Pavel Nedved and Fabio Paratici, and Juventus, itself, recommend for trial.
The FIGC Court of Appeal handed Juventus a 15-point penalty in January and although the ruling was based on wiretaps and documents collected by the Turin Prosecutor, the sporting trial is separate from the criminal case.
The Turin Prosecutor is investigating Juventus’ alleged inflated transfer values (Plusvalenze), plus their salary manoeuvres, while the FIGC Prosecutor Giuseppe Chiné has carried forward two different cases, one related to Plusvalenze and one regarding the Bianconeri’s salary agreements.
Juventus still hope their 15-point penalty will be revoked in an appeal hearing to CONI on April 19, on the eve of the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against Sporting CP in Portugal. However, the outcome of the appeal is unrelated to Santoriello’s decision.