By Mark Meadows
MILAN, April twenty-one (Reuters) - The Italian soccer federationopened an review on Wednesday following new phone tapevidence introduced during a rapist hearing in Naples linked to a2006 match-fixing scandal.
The development will means flutters in a hearts of InterMilan fans, whose club could be dragged into a examine just aday after their thrilling 3-1 win over Barcelona in theirChampions League semi-final, first leg.
Juventus were demoted in a 2006 scandal, which revolvedaround clubs procuring favourable referees for matches, andtheir former general manager Luciano Moggi is right away facing acriminal hearing in Naples over a affair.
Moggi’s lawyers have produced phone tap justification which theysay shows Inter as well as alternative clubs not formerly linked to thescandal were also concerned in perplexing to select specificreferees. Criminal prosecutors as well as Inter deny this.
However, a soccer federation’s own review section saidin a statement it was launching another sporting examine into theaffair in light of a new justification from Naples.
“(The unit) will ask to take all a element produced incourt,” a statement said.
Inter were handed a 2006 Serie A title by a sporting courtafter original champions Juve were nude of a scudetto.
Juve fans right away say Inter should lose that honour if it isproved they were concerned in a scandal, something thefederation will right away investigate.
(Reporting by Mark Meadows; Editing by Ken Ferris
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