Italian trio see penalties cut
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Italian trio Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina have all had their punishments for match fixing reduced on appeal, whilst Milan's eight point deduction stands after the verdict of an arbitration board.
The long-awaited decision of the Arbitration Council of the Italian Olympic Committee represented the final chance for all of the teams involved in the summer scandal to appeal against the various punishments handed out, and only The Rossoneri have failed to have their points deduction reduced.
Juventus have effectively gained eight points in the Serie B table, having been the only club to be relegated following the scandal, after their punishment was reduced from 17 points to nine.
The Bianconeri are now just eight points behind league leaders Genoa after eight games in the Italian second tier.
Lazio move out of the Serie A relegation zone after having their punishment cut from 11 points to just three, whilst Fiorentina remain in trouble after having theirs reduced to 15 from 19.
Viola had threatened to take the case to a civil court if their punishment was not completely wiped out, with no further sporting avenues left for the teams to pursue.
The judgement against Milan will stand, leaving them 12th in Serie A after eight games, and Carlo Ancelotti's side responded with a curt statement that read: "The decision taken does not deserve any comment from AC Milan".
However Juve did respond, with the club stating that the decision "recognises, at least in part, the enormous effort and the spirit of sacrifice demonstrated by the club in order to renew our internal structure and promote the values of sport to the benefit of all Italian football".
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Italian trio Juventus, Lazio and Fiorentina have all had their punishments for match fixing reduced on appeal, whilst Milan's eight point deduction stands after the verdict of an arbitration board.
The long-awaited decision of the Arbitration Council of the Italian Olympic Committee represented the final chance for all of the teams involved in the summer scandal to appeal against the various punishments handed out, and only The Rossoneri have failed to have their points deduction reduced.
Juventus have effectively gained eight points in the Serie B table, having been the only club to be relegated following the scandal, after their punishment was reduced from 17 points to nine.
The Bianconeri are now just eight points behind league leaders Genoa after eight games in the Italian second tier.
Lazio move out of the Serie A relegation zone after having their punishment cut from 11 points to just three, whilst Fiorentina remain in trouble after having theirs reduced to 15 from 19.
Viola had threatened to take the case to a civil court if their punishment was not completely wiped out, with no further sporting avenues left for the teams to pursue.
The judgement against Milan will stand, leaving them 12th in Serie A after eight games, and Carlo Ancelotti's side responded with a curt statement that read: "The decision taken does not deserve any comment from AC Milan".
However Juve did respond, with the club stating that the decision "recognises, at least in part, the enormous effort and the spirit of sacrifice demonstrated by the club in order to renew our internal structure and promote the values of sport to the benefit of all Italian football".
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