Italian giants Juventus have had their 15-point deduction punishment for false accounting rescinded after their appeal was accepted by the Sports Guarantee Panel of the Italian National Olympic Committee on Thursday.
After a three-hour deliberation on Wednesday, the case has now been referred back to the Italian Football Federation’s (FICG) appeals court, and Juventus has been reallocated their points pending the new trial.
The new ruling means the Old Lady will move to third in the Serie A standings and into the Champions League spot with 59 points, 16 behind runaway leaders Napoli and just two points behind Lazio in the second, with eight games left to play for the season.
The 36-time Italian champions were handed the punishment in January by the FICG following an investigation into the “capital gain” case, in which they were found guilty of alleged breaches in relation to historical transfer dealings.
Likewise, former club officials Pavel Nedved, Paolo Garimberti, and Enrico Vellano were also successful in appealing against their charges, but Fabio Paratici, former chairman Andrea Agnelli, and Federico Cherubini had their appeals rejected.
Despite the Sports Guarantee Board partially accepting Juventus’ appeal, they did not clear the club of their wrongdoing. They then ruled that a football court made up of different judges should now hold new proceedings against Juventus and the directors with the aim of coming up with a more appropriate punishment.
Also, Juventus also face potential penalties, including possible points deductions, in a different case against them by Italy’s football federation (FIGC).
The FIGC is investigating the running of the club over alleged irregularities in their payments to players. They completed their investigations last week and are expected to make a final decision on whether the club should face another tribunal.
