Overview
- Riccardo Pinzani of Lazio and Serie A competitions chief Andrea Butti, who are not suspects, gave multi‑hour testimony Wednesday as witnesses about their frequent work calls with former designator Gianluca Rocchi.
- Prosecutor Maurizio Ascione is expanding hearings, with Inter’s referee manager Giorgio Schenone due to be questioned Friday and new designator Dino Tommasi also called to clarify the nature of contacts and the April 2, 2025 San Siro meeting.
- The inquiry is parsing wiretaps that reference alleged “knocks” on the VAR room in Lissone and possible pressure on referee appointments, including contested picks of Daniele Doveri and Andrea Colombo, with one call capturing “They don’t want to see him anymore.”
- Five figures remain under investigation for alleged sports fraud, including ex‑designator Rocchi, who suspended himself and declined to answer at an April 25 interrogation, while former VAR supervisor Andrea Gervasoni responded to questioning.
- The case file stays under investigative secrecy, so the FIGC’s sports prosecutors have not received the Milan dossier, which delays any sporting charges and could influence later steps for Italy’s referees’ association.