Moggi calls on Moratti wiretaps
Friday 2 April, 2010
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Wiretaps of Inter President Massimo Moratti talking to refereeing designators form an integral part of Luciano Moggi’s trial.
Moggi, the former director general of Juventus and by many considered the great power behind Calciopoli, is at the centre of a civil trial into the same incidents.
“Quite simply either everyone is innocent or everyone is guilty. In my view, everyone is innocent,” declared Moggi after today’s dramatic court session.
“Maybe not everybody expected these developments. I invite everyone to think carefully and reflect on the matter.”
Moggi will try to prove that he was not pulling the strings of Italian football by communicating with the refereeing designators in order to favour Juventus.
He has always maintained he was only one of many who regularly spoke to the officials and acted only to 'protect’ Juve.
This is why it was such a coup to release the transcripts of a wiretapped conversation between Inter President Moratti and designator Paolo Bergamo.
“Moggi was accused of violating Article 1, which represents fair play,” explained lawyer Prioreschi.
“I ask the FIGC and the Naples Tribunal why this same action was not taken against Moratti when the designator asks him if he likes the referee assigned to his match, after having asked the same of Giacinto Facchetti?
“On Tuesday we will ask for transcripts of all the wiretapped calls that were inexplicably ignored during the preliminary investigation. Essentially Calciopoli took different approaches to different people for the same incidents.
“In the phone calls there is talk of meetings and dinners between Moratti, Facchetti and Bergamo. So why was that not even transcribed when the police had a stakeout to film the dinner between Diego Della Valle and Bergamo?”
The incriminating phrase in the wiretap is from designator Bergamo ahead of a Coppa Italia tie with Bologna, which ended 3-1 to Inter on January 13 2005.
“Seeing as there is no draw for the referees, but a direct designation, I have sent you Gabriele. I made sure he will be accompanied by two very good assistants.”
Bergamo has hit back at the accusations of wrongdoing, at the same time suggesting Moggi is right to claim everyone is innocent in the Calciopoli scandal.
“I’m not remotely surprised at these conversations, I always said that I spoke to everyone,” said the former refereeing designator.
“I’ve been told there is another conversation in which we both compliment Bertini after his performance in a game between Inter and Sampdoria.
“Didn’t the Calciopoli trial insist Bertini was part of the pro-Juve 'cupola’? It seems this so-called pro-Juve organisation wasn’t very solid.”
Friday 2 April, 2010
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Wiretaps of Inter President Massimo Moratti talking to refereeing designators form an integral part of Luciano Moggi’s trial.
Moggi, the former director general of Juventus and by many considered the great power behind Calciopoli, is at the centre of a civil trial into the same incidents.
“Quite simply either everyone is innocent or everyone is guilty. In my view, everyone is innocent,” declared Moggi after today’s dramatic court session.
“Maybe not everybody expected these developments. I invite everyone to think carefully and reflect on the matter.”
Moggi will try to prove that he was not pulling the strings of Italian football by communicating with the refereeing designators in order to favour Juventus.
He has always maintained he was only one of many who regularly spoke to the officials and acted only to 'protect’ Juve.
This is why it was such a coup to release the transcripts of a wiretapped conversation between Inter President Moratti and designator Paolo Bergamo.
“Moggi was accused of violating Article 1, which represents fair play,” explained lawyer Prioreschi.
“I ask the FIGC and the Naples Tribunal why this same action was not taken against Moratti when the designator asks him if he likes the referee assigned to his match, after having asked the same of Giacinto Facchetti?
“On Tuesday we will ask for transcripts of all the wiretapped calls that were inexplicably ignored during the preliminary investigation. Essentially Calciopoli took different approaches to different people for the same incidents.
“In the phone calls there is talk of meetings and dinners between Moratti, Facchetti and Bergamo. So why was that not even transcribed when the police had a stakeout to film the dinner between Diego Della Valle and Bergamo?”
The incriminating phrase in the wiretap is from designator Bergamo ahead of a Coppa Italia tie with Bologna, which ended 3-1 to Inter on January 13 2005.
“Seeing as there is no draw for the referees, but a direct designation, I have sent you Gabriele. I made sure he will be accompanied by two very good assistants.”
Bergamo has hit back at the accusations of wrongdoing, at the same time suggesting Moggi is right to claim everyone is innocent in the Calciopoli scandal.
“I’m not remotely surprised at these conversations, I always said that I spoke to everyone,” said the former refereeing designator.
“I’ve been told there is another conversation in which we both compliment Bertini after his performance in a game between Inter and Sampdoria.
“Didn’t the Calciopoli trial insist Bertini was part of the pro-Juve 'cupola’? It seems this so-called pro-Juve organisation wasn’t very solid.”
