Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali And Nicolò Zaniolo Of Aston Villa Implicated In Italian Betting Scandal
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Zaniolo of Aston Villa have been sent home from international duty with Italy.
The duo – along with Juventus youngster Nicolò Fagioli – have been implicated in an investigation over illegal betting activities.
According to a report in the Italian press, police arrived at the Italy training camp at Coverciano at 5:40pm local time in order to
question them.
The Italian FA (FIGC) then took the decision to send both Tonali and Zaniolo back to their respective PremierPINC -3% League clubs,
with the Azzurri due to face Malta on Saturday and an away fixture with England on Tuesday evening.
Samuele Ricci of Torino and Roma’s Stephan El Sharaawy have been called in as replacements by boss Luciano Spalletti.
It’s been reported that any ban received by Tonalo and Zaniolo would be applicable worldwide.
More players involved in the scandal could also be named in the coming days, according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
The lawyer representing Fagioli has revealed that the 22-year-old turned himself in to authorities over the alleged illegal betting
activities. Reports on Friday confirmed that Fagioli has admitted the offences and has turned over his mobile phone as evidence.
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