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Italian Reggina in danger of relegation
Italy - 15 August, 2006
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Another Italian Serie A team is in jeopardy of relegation and a points penalty.
A football federation prosecutor has argued that Reggina should be sent to the second division and docked 15 points at the start of the season for attempted match fixing.
Stefano Palazzi made his request during the federation's trial against the club, which is based in Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy . The sentences against other Serie A clubs involved in the match-fixing trials this summer were all more lenient than the prosecutor had sought.
Reggina were charged following telephone wiretaps of conversations involving club president Lillo Foti.
Reggina fought to avoid relegation over the past two seasons. The club is the latest and least known of the five teams which have faced charges in the match-fixing scandal.
Juventus was relegated to Serie B and docked 17 points at the start of the season for seeking an unfair advantage in the appointment of referees. They also were stripped of the Serie A titles they won the past two seasons. AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina were all allowed to remain in Serie A but with points penalties.
The clubs have lodged a second round of appeals against their sentences, which were reduced in a first appeal.
A football federation prosecutor has argued that Reggina should be sent to the second division and docked 15 points at the start of the season for attempted match fixing.
Stefano Palazzi made his request during the federation's trial against the club, which is based in Reggio Calabria in the southern tip of Italy . The sentences against other Serie A clubs involved in the match-fixing trials this summer were all more lenient than the prosecutor had sought.
Reggina were charged following telephone wiretaps of conversations involving club president Lillo Foti.
Reggina fought to avoid relegation over the past two seasons. The club is the latest and least known of the five teams which have faced charges in the match-fixing scandal.
Juventus was relegated to Serie B and docked 17 points at the start of the season for seeking an unfair advantage in the appointment of referees. They also were stripped of the Serie A titles they won the past two seasons. AC Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina were all allowed to remain in Serie A but with points penalties.
The clubs have lodged a second round of appeals against their sentences, which were reduced in a first appeal.
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