A new chapter opens in the investigation involving the now former Serie A and Serie B referees’ chief, Gianluca Rocchi, who is under investigation on charges of sports fraud, accused of having selected referees favorable to Inter on two separate occasions.
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As reported by the Gazzetta dello Sport, the prosecutor in charge of the case file, Maurizio Ascione, has summoned Andrea Butti, head of the Lega Serie A Competitions Office, who will most likely be heard as early as this week. With Butti’s summons — an important figure because, precisely due to his role, he had direct contact with Rocchi — the Milan Prosecutor’s Office is looking for new evidence that could help shed light on the scandal that has shaken Italian football in recent weeks.
The next steps
The head of the Lega Serie A Competitions Office is not, however, the only person on prosecutor Ascione’s list of summonses.
Among the names is also Giorgio Schenone, Inter’s club referee manager, who could be a key figure in the development of the investigation. The Prosecutor’s Office will in fact try to determine whether Schenone actually played a role, and what role, in the club’s alleged influence over referee selections.
Not only that, in the coming weeks the referee liaisons of Serie A clubs could also be heard as people informed of the facts.
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