The FIGC opens the investigation into Juventus: fine, penalty, relegation, what the bianconeri risk

Now what is Juventus at risk at a sporting level? Here’s what article 31 of the Sports Justice Code says – Violations in management and economic matters – paragraph 2 and 3.

Article 31 of the Sports Justice Code

“A company which, by falsifying its accounting or administrative documents or through any other illicit or elusive activity, attempts to obtain or obtains entry to a competition to which it could not have been admitted on the basis of the provisions in force, is punished with one of the penalties provided for by Article 8, paragraph 1, letters g), h), i), l)”. And then again, paragraph 3: “The club that makes agreements with its members or in any case pays them fees, bonuses or indemnities in violation of the federal provisions in force, is punished with a fine ranging from one to three times the amount unlawfully agreed or paid, to which may be added the penalty of one or more points in the standings”.

What would Juventus risk if the maneuvers had NOT affected their registration for the championship:

The sanctions could be limited to a fine – from one to three times the amount illegally agreed or paid – and to the inhibition of the various executives involved.

What would Juventus risk if the maneuvers affected their registration for the championship:

g) penalty of one or more points in the standings; if the penalty on the score is ineffective in terms of affliction in the current sports season, it is discounted, in whole or in part, in the following sports season;

h) relegation to the last place in the standings of the relevant championship or any other compulsory competitive competition; the relegation to the last place in any case involves the passage to the lower category;

i) exclusion from the relevant championship or from any other compulsory competitive competition, with assignment by the Federal Council to one of the lower category championships;

l) non-assignment or revocation of the assignment of the title of champion of Italy or winner of the championship, the relevant group or official competition.