Juventus coach Conte suspended for 10 months
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August 11, 2012, Saturday
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JUVENTUS' preparations for the Italian Supercup against Napoli on Saturday have been thrown into disarray after coach Antonio Conte was suspended for 10 months for his role in a match-fixing scandal.
The club plans to appeal the suspension, which was imposed yesterday, but whatever the outcome it will come too late for the match in Beijing. Juventus will instead be coached by assistant Massimo Carrera. Juventus will also be without players Simone Pepe and Leonardo Bonucci, who were in the fixing scandal, but were cleared yesterday.
However, defender Andrea Barzagli says the case "will not disturb us, in fact maybe it will fire us up more."
The season opener between the Serie A champion and the Italian Cup winner is taking place for the third time in four years in Beijing.
The Italian Football Federation's disciplinary committee announced the verdicts yesterday. Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had asked for Conte to be banned for 15 months.
Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season, was punished for failing to report match-fixing in two games during the 2010-11 season when he was coach of then-Serie B side Siena.
Juventus released a statement immediately after the verdicts were announced, saying it has already begun preparing appeals for Conte and his assistant Angelo Alessio, who has been banned for eight months. "Juventus expresses great satisfaction for the absolution of its players Leonardo Bonucci and Simone Pepe and underlines its full support for Antonio Conte and Angelo Alessio, in the hope that the next level of the justice system can at last show they are completely innocent."
Palazzi had asked for a 42-month ban for Bonucci and a 12-month ban for Pepe for their alleged roles in fixing the Udinese vs Bari match in May 2010.
Bonucci was a Bari player at the time, while Pepe was with Udinese.
The club plans to appeal the suspension, which was imposed yesterday, but whatever the outcome it will come too late for the match in Beijing. Juventus will instead be coached by assistant Massimo Carrera. Juventus will also be without players Simone Pepe and Leonardo Bonucci, who were in the fixing scandal, but were cleared yesterday.
However, defender Andrea Barzagli says the case "will not disturb us, in fact maybe it will fire us up more."
The season opener between the Serie A champion and the Italian Cup winner is taking place for the third time in four years in Beijing.
The Italian Football Federation's disciplinary committee announced the verdicts yesterday. Prosecutor Stefano Palazzi had asked for Conte to be banned for 15 months.
Conte, who led Juventus to the Serie A title last season, was punished for failing to report match-fixing in two games during the 2010-11 season when he was coach of then-Serie B side Siena.
Juventus released a statement immediately after the verdicts were announced, saying it has already begun preparing appeals for Conte and his assistant Angelo Alessio, who has been banned for eight months. "Juventus expresses great satisfaction for the absolution of its players Leonardo Bonucci and Simone Pepe and underlines its full support for Antonio Conte and Angelo Alessio, in the hope that the next level of the justice system can at last show they are completely innocent."
Palazzi had asked for a 42-month ban for Bonucci and a 12-month ban for Pepe for their alleged roles in fixing the Udinese vs Bari match in May 2010.
Bonucci was a Bari player at the time, while Pepe was with Udinese.
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