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Lazio Coach Delio Rossi received a three-match ban for “suggesting” the club contact Lecce ahead of their game in April 2006.
The conversation between Rossi and President Claudio Lotito was among the wiretapped phone calls used in the Calciopoli trial.
The prosecution demanded far stronger sanctions, accusing Rossi of demanding “pressure on the Lecce directors to get a submissive approach from the team in the upcoming Serie A game.”
However, the Disciplinary Commission decided the conversation “did not qualify as match-fixing, not even as an attempt.”
Rossi has been handed a three-match touchline ban and Lazio fined 10,000 Euros.
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Keep in mind what Moggi was charged with and the punishment that followed and you will understand y this news is infuriating.
According to the verdict's, Moggi gave Juventus an advantage by conspiring with ref's and league officials (who were found innocent), for games they stated were legit, and based on phone taps (from u know who) where nothing incriminating was said. He got banned from football, and we all know what happened to Juve.
Rossi applies pressure on Lecce to throw a game, and its not considered match fixing. Yet Moggi is charged with sporting fraud despite none being found and despite the verdicts clearly stating there was none. Ridiculous.
This scandal never ceases to amaze me.