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Rome Judge Approves Plea Deals for Ex-Juventus Chiefs; Club Fined €156,000

Suspended sentences close a criminal case over alleged accounting irregularities tied to transfers during the COVID-19 period.

Soccer Football - Serie A - Torino v Juventus - Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino, Turin, Italy - October 15, 2022  Juventus president Andrea Agnelli before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca/File Photo
Soccer Football - Europa League - Knockout Round Play-Off Draw - Nyon, Switzerland - November 7, 2022 Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved before the draw REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

Overview

  • Andrea Agnelli received a 20‑month suspended term, Pavel Nedved 14 months, and Fabio Paratici 18 months after the court accepted their plea bargains.
  • Former CEO Maurizio Arrivabene was cleared as the Rome court dismissed the case against him.
  • Juventus was ordered to pay a €156,000 fine, and the club separately reached deals totaling slightly over €1 million with roughly 75 investors, according to reports.
  • Under Italian procedure, these plea agreements do not require an admission of guilt, and Juventus stated the resolution does not acknowledge liability.
  • The probe began in Turin and was moved to Rome in 2023, focusing on alleged false accounting linked to player transfers and pandemic-era salary arrangements, with Agnelli’s sports ban due to expire in October.