Overview

• Rai Sport director Paolo Petrecca informed staff by email that the broadcaster ended Varriale’s employment for just cause.
• Company messaging reported by Italian media framed the action as a disciplinary decision separate from the criminal proceedings.
• In June a Rome court convicted Varriale in first instance of stalking and bodily injury, sentencing him to 10 months and ordering participation in a rehabilitation program for men who commit violence against women.
• In court the first complainant described physical and psychological abuse; Varriale denied most allegations but admitted a slap and expressed remorse.
• Varriale had been on precautionary suspension since 2022 and had sued Rai alleging demotion before Thursday’s termination.