According to Il Fatto Quotidiano, the District Prosecutor For Mafia Investigation requested a four-year jail term for Monza defender Armando Izzo over suspected links with Mafia families.
Izzo is among those involved in a trial for alleged match-fixing dating back to when he was 18 years old and was playing for Avellino.
According to Il Fatto Quotidiano and Gazzetta, Prosecutor Maurizio De Marco requested four years and 10 months in jail for the Italian defender for alleged external support of Mafia families.
The Prosecutor also requested an 18-month jail term for Salvatore Russo and Umberto Accurso, who are accused of sports fraud.
Back in 2017, Izzo was banned for 18 months for match-fixing in a sporting trial and his former club Avellino were deducted three points. The ban for Izzo was then reduced to six months.
Izzo, 30, is a product of Napoli academy and played for two and a half years at Avellino, in Italy’s third division and Serie B.
He spent four years at Genoa and four more at Torino, joining Monza on loan last summer.
He has made eight competitive appearances this season. Izzo made his senior Italy debut in March 2019 and has three international caps to his name.
They should lock up the politicians first for rigging the system to benefit them and preying on the people.