The Juventus received a severe and unexpected blow from him Federal Court of Appeal Italian, which applied a harsh penalty for irregularities in movements and transfers, with accounts made to allow a better position in the group in his accounts fair play financial.
Although Juventus still has an appeal, the sanction will for now leave the Vecchia Signora in a extremely compromising situation in 2022-2023away from the Serie A race and the qualification places for international cups.
What is the capital gains assumption?
The Capital gains case is an investigation carried out by the Italian judiciary, in which otherwise Irregularities in the sale and purchase prices of players from Juventus in the last transfer markets. The intention? Create fictitious financial capital gains, which will leave the accounts positive.
The scheme involved overcharging by Juve in sales and integrations and had a deal with Barcelona at the center of the investigation: the sale of Miralem Pjanic for 60 million euros and purchase of Arthur Melo for 76;in September 2020.
Two values way above what those players seemed to be worth at the time. The Transfermarkt site valued Pjanic at 45 million and Melo at 56. Between the two, there is a 35 million difference that is hard to justify.
The same mechanism was used in other exchanges and signatures. Including player moves in and out with Genoa, Lugano, Novara, Parma, Pescara, Sampdoria, Manchester City and Empoli among others.
What is the penalty and how many points does Juventus lose in Serie A?
The Federal Court of Appeal upheld a 15-point penalty for Juventus in Serie A. Which at the moment, leaves only the Torino team 22 units and makes it return to 11th place, 25 behind leaders Napoli and 15 behind last place in the Champions League. Even seventh place, with a ticket to the Conference League, is far away (12 points).
In addition to the validation of points, different Juventus coaches were also disqualified from holding their position: Fabio Paratici for two and a half years Andrea Agnelli Y Maurizio Arrivabene by two years, Federico Cherubini for one year and 4 months and Pavel Nedved for eight months.
