Italy coach faces more Calcioscommesse allegations

Date: 30th May 2015 at 2:00pm
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Antonio Conte ItalyItaly coach Antonio Conte is facing more allegations linking him with the 2011 Calcioscommesse scandal.

The 45-year-old was coaching Serie B side Siena at the time and with new evidence having emerged, the Prosecutor of Cremona looks set to investigate Conte again.

According to Il Corriere dello Sport, investigators are analysing a conversation from April 2011 between Atalanta midfielder Cristiano Doni and Ravenna goalkeeping coach Nicola Santoni.

Before Siena’s 2-1 loss to Portogruaro in the 2010-11 season, Doni asked Santoni, “What are you doing with a wig?” Investigators want to know if that comment is a reference to Conte.

The Azzurri coach won’t be investigated for the Siena v Portogruaro match but he will be investigated for sporting fraud for Novara 2-2 Siena and Albinoleffe 1-0 Siena from the same season.

Conte’s lawyer Leonardo Cammarata wants to have the court case closed, a decision which does not please the Prosecutor of Cremona.

“Antonio never asked for any special treatment. If it were to be the archiving [of the case], for which we believe we are at the end of our tether, he has rights like all citizens and not as a coach to a reasonable duration of the process and for this we will ask the court immediately.” Cammarata said to ANSA.

 

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