By Victor Kanayo
Serie A club Juventus are in for fresh trouble in the league after they were denied of 15 points over their past transfer dealings.
With the latest development, the Italian giants will drop from the current third to 11th position on the log.
The sanction comes after the club’s board of directors, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice-president Pavel Nedved, resigned in November.
According to Fabrizio Romano, speaking on behalf of Italian football federation (FIGC) via Twitter on Friday night, tweeting: “Serie A’s FIGC Prosecutor has ruled that Juventus will be given a -15 point deduction as result of the “Plusvalenza Case”, the club’s capital gain violations.”
The news comes after reports in recent days have suggested that senior officials within the club could face legal action over deliberate accounting inaccuracies between 2018-2020.
Romano discussed the potential punishments of Fabio Paratici (former chief football officer at Juventus), Andrea Agnelli (former chairman), Maurizio Arrivabene (CEO), Pavel Nedved (director) and one other figure.
An investigation opened last year had been looking into the club, after suspicions were raised regarding the misrepresentation of its losses throughout the two year period.
But whilst Juventus publicly denied any wrongdoing, the Italian Court has come to a guilty verdict and slapped them with a hefty points deduction.
The Old Lady as Juventus are fondly known, host Atalanta in their next game on Sunday January 22, 2023.
