Forty-one clubs from various levels of Italian football were searched Tuesday by the Italian Financial Police as part of an investigation of possible acts of tax evasion and money laundering.
The search was initiated by Naples magistrates affected most top-tier clubs, with 18 of the 2012/13 Serie A participants having transfer documents seized by the Guardia di Finanza.
The Independents reports that Serie A champions Juventus, Inter, AC Milan and Lazio were in the focus of authorities, which also searched headquarters of Napoli, Roma, Fiorentina, Atalanta, Parma, Chievo, Genoa, Torino, Udinese, Sampdoria, Catania, and relegated Palermo, Siena and Pescara.
Some Serie B clubs involved included Juve Stabia, Specia, Livorno, Bari, Vicenza, Reggina, Cesena, Grosseto, Ternana and Brescia.
It is reported that the investigation will also include players and agents involved in questionable transfers.
Financial Police representatives said that although the investigation is in its beginning stages, the activities of two football agents – Alessandro Moggi, son of former Juventus general director Luciano, and Alejandro Mazzoni – will be monitored more closely.
The two individuals have been on the Guardia’s radar for the past few months and have already been subject to searches in the past.
