Juventus will be judged again and may lose a place in the Champions League

This Friday, the 19th, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) announced that the Juventuswill have to undergo a new sporting trial for alleged irregularities in payments to players. In addition, the Old Lady is accused of having had improper relationships with other clubs and agents. This will be the third lawsuit that the team will face in the season.

Previously, Juventus were severely punished with the loss of 15 points in the Italian Championship, but the decision was reversed after a while. It is worth mentioning that the club is still waiting for a conclusion for the action that judges tax fraud, not to mention the new trial. Therefore, Juve can lose points in the Serie A table for any of these actions.

Currently, Velha Senhora ranks 2nd in the competition, with 69 points earned. For comparison purposes, if the Turin team still had 15 points less, due to the first punishment, they would be in 8th place, without direct qualification for any European championship, not even the Conference League.

The new trial against the club also involves the former managers Andrea Agnelliwho was president of Juventus, and Pavel Nedved, former director. According to the Italian Federation’s prosecutor’s office, those responsible for the institution in 2020 agreed to pay most of the players’ salaries without rendering accounts during the period of stoppage due to Covid-19.

In addition, the Federation also cites alleged improper relationships with other clubs, which have already been cited and are still being investigated, such as Sampdoria, Atalanta, Sassuolo,Udinese, bologna It is Cagliari. Last Thursday, the 18th, Juventus was eliminated from the Europa Leagueexcluding the possibility of a direct vacancy in the Champions Leagueregardless of their position in the Italian Championship.

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