FIGC and CONI Close Sporting Probe Into 'Arbitropoli' and Clear Gianluca Rocchi

Overview

• The FIGC public prosecutor filed for archiving of the sporting case and the Procura Generale at CONI accepted that request, ending the sport disciplinary track without sanctions.
• Gianluca Rocchi will face no sporting penalties and is officially cleared by the justice sportiva process that examined his role as designatore arbitrale.
• Prosecutors in Milan and Monza have already asked for archiving of the two criminal filoni but the final outcome depends on judges for the preliminary investigations.
• The inquiry began after an April 25 avviso di garanzia and a roughly two‑year probe led by Milan prosecutor Maurizio Ascione, with the VAR‑room strand moved to Monza for territorial competence.
• Magistrates concluded the material collected was largely insufficient to prove allegations about pressured designations and alleged "bussate" in the VAR room, a finding that leaves open reputational and potential civil remedies for those involved.