Juventus faces another 'calciopoli'

* The clubs Fiorentina, Lazio, Reggina and Messina are also implicated in the plot

A court in Naples sent to trial 25 people, including former director general of Juventus, Luciano Moggi, and the chairmen of Fiorentina and Lazio, following a reinvestigation of the so-called 'case Calciopoli', the system of corruption in the 'calcium' which was discovered two years ago.

In the new process, which will begin on January 20 2009, was judged the alleged irregularities in about 15 games of the Serie A championship in the 2004-2005 season, including the 0-0 tie between Juventus and AC Milan.

Among those investigated were about 40 people, most people already tried and punished by the judicial process in the previous sports' Calciopoli ', as the former director general of Juventus, Luciano Moggi, or the chairman of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC ), Franco Carraro, and eleven arbitrators.

Of these, only 26 will face a new trial because the Court dismissed the accusations, for example, Carraro and former secretary of the FIGC, Francesco Ghirelli.

Among the defendants, who are accused of criminal association and sporting fraud, are also Andrea Della Valle and Diego Della Valle, owner and president of Fiorentina respectively, and the presidents of Lazio, Claudio Lotito, and Reggina, Pasquale Foti.

Among others are also accused the former director general of Messina, Mariano Fabiani, the arbitrators Antonio Dattilo, Paolo Bergamo, Massimo De Santis, Pierluigi Pairetto, and the linesman Marcello Ambrosina.

The same charges that the 'case Calciopoli'

Two years ago, the scandal of fraud in the world of soccer, Juventus was penalized for justice sports with a fall to Serie B and 9 penalty points and the withdrawal of two titles garters.

The Milan, in addition to losing a few points that took him from second to fourth place liguera in 2005-06, suffered a penalty in the final 8 points, Fiorentina on 15 and the 11-Reggina, Lazio and 3.

The allegations in this process are the same that led to Italian football to living the worst moment in its history, namely the creation of a dome formed by representatives of the Federation, leaders of clubs and referees, headed by Moggi, who was responsible for lead the march of the championship.

The investigation has been conducted by prosecutors Filippo Beatrice and Giuseppe Narducci, who have used their charges for telephone tapping between Moggi and other players' calcium '.