Italian football club Juventus is set to face another ruling for illicit transfer activity on May 22, as announced by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) on Wednesday.
This comes after the Sports Guarantee Board, Italy’s highest sporting court, revoked the FIGC appeals court’s 15-point penalty inflicted on the club and sent the case for a new judgement in April.
The board also asked the appeals court to review the punishments given to the club and its former vice-chairman Pavel Nedved.
The long bans given to former chairman Andrea Agnelli, ex-CEO Maurizio Arrivabene and sporting directors Federico Cherubini and Fabio Paratici were upheld.
The Sports Guarantee Board released the reasoning behind its decision on Monday, stating that Juve “voluntarily and repeatedly altered accounting entries” between the first financial quarter of 2019 and the same period in 2021. It is anticipated that the appeals court will impose another sanction, likely a reduced points deduction.
Juve’s fate will be decided three games before the end of the current Serie A season, in which they are trying to secure one of the league’s four Champions League places.
With Massimiliano Allegri’s team currently in second place, they are five points ahead of fifth-placed AC Milan, who they face in the penultimate round of fixtures.
Juve is also facing criminal proceedings over their accounting practices, with 12 current and former key club figures, including Agnelli, potentially facing trial.
Italian news agencies report that a high court hearing on October 26 will determine whether any eventual trial will be held in Turin, Milan or Rome.
