Alert: the Calciopoli II thread.

Inter Milan Embroiled in Italian Match-Fixing Investigation

July 6, 2011
Current president of Inter Milan Massimo Moratti. (Getty Images)
(WFI) A federal prosecutor says Inter Milan bribed Serie A referees during the 2004-05 season, the latest allegation in the Italian match-fixing scandal known as Calciopoli.

Stefano Palazzi claims former Inter president Giacinto Facchetti violated the ethics of football and attempted to provide an unfair advantage to the Nerazzurri.

The investigation kicked off last year after the trial in Naples against former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi led to archiving for prescription of all defendants. Juve were eventually relegated and stripped of two titles.

Now the Serie A giants are, in turn, demanding the revocation of the 2006 title later assigned to Inter.

Italy’s football association is expected to make a decision at its meeting scheduled for July 18.

Moratti has been quick to defend both his team and his predecessor, calling the charges brought by Palazzi “offensive, serious and silly.”

"Inter doesn't accept these allegations,” he said in a statement posted to the club’s website.

Moreover, [we don’t accept] those about the involvement of Facchetti, who is no longer with us."

Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, former Juventus president, says interaction between owners and referees was commonplace during those days.

"In that period too many managers and directors used to talk with referees,” he told Italian media. “Juve did it, but Inter as well. The 2005/06 title doesn't have to be assigned."

Luciano Moggi, ex-Juve general manager who was recently banned from football for life, echoed Gigli in comments also made to Radio 24.

“I don’t think that the so-called gang of honesty can still be called that,” he said.

“The Inter offence does not surprise me, and I'm glad that from the process of Naples at least some truth emerged. I have no feeling of revenge. I only have the desire to defend myself.”

By INSIDER's Gabriele Perrone

http://www.worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=34491

What is coming out today was already known 5 years ago. Moggi said it many times. Just because he's a criminal doesn't mean what comes out of his mouth also has criminal intent. If Inter doesn't get its title stripped it will be a "black eye" on Seria A football that could cause more hardship for this already troubled league.

This is huge because for five years Inter fans were singing about being the only honest team in a corrupt system, about winning without stealing, about never stealing a Scudetto.

I know most of their fans never celebrated the 2006 Scudetto but, as Moggi said, lets see if Interista still sing about not stealing.

*yawn*

Classic line. Athough judging the last year seems like Inter fans hop off bandwagons after trebles. Don't hurt any ankles now

Ideally--and this is just my 2 Chilean pesos--I would propose to each weekend stick that specific weekend's Seria A game. For instance, for the first week the game will be against Lecce. Thus, I would stick that game thread.

Just a suggestion. I would also propose that for Champs. League matches.

Juventino or something like that: he did it all along.

I did in the past. Nothing was ever done.

lol @ the interistas wanting this thread closed. whats the matter guys? glass house is falling? This a completely legit discussion, therefore it deserves its own thread.

I think it was my troll of bandwagons and praising good line from a poster above me. I didn't find it horribly bad didn't mean to hurt anyones feelings . Honestly I see much much worst jabs on the Juventus boards but hey I see regular posters just suck it up.

I think it really sucks when your club is getting it bad from backdoor plays. Suck it up.

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that pretty much sums it up.