Final Calciopoli verdict postponed

The ‘Cassazione’ verdict on the infamous Calciopoli scandal, initially expected for Thursday, has been postponed until March 23.

The match-fixing scandal which hit the Italian game in 2006 related to the favourable assignment of referee to Serie A matches over a number of years, involving clubs such as Juventus and AC Milan, with the Bianconeri’s general manager Luciano Moggi seen as the main instigator.

Cassazione is the third and last degree of the Italian Justice system after which the given verdict is final, and Moggi has always claimed that the charges against him are false and he should be cleared of any wrong doing.

As a result of Calciopoli, Juventus were relegated to Serie B and given a hefty points deduction.