Wednesday 27 July, 2005
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Genoa have been demoted to Serie C1 after the Italian Football League concluded their investigation into claims of match-fixing.
The charge related to Genoa’s 3-2 victory over Venezia on the last day of the Serie B season, which was enough to secure automatic promotion.
As a result, the Rossoblu will instead play next season in Serie C1.
To make matters worse, the League also imposed a three point deduction.
Club president Enrico Preziosi and general manager Stefano Capozucca were banned from the game for five years for their roles in the affair.
Venezia managing director Francesco Dal Cin was also given a five-year ban.
And Venezia’s 23-year-old Czech ‘keeper Martin Lejsal and 34-year-old striker Massimo Borgobello were given bans of five and six months for their part in the affair.
Both clubs have the right to appeal the decisions.
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Genoa have been demoted to Serie C1 after the Italian Football League concluded their investigation into claims of match-fixing.
The charge related to Genoa’s 3-2 victory over Venezia on the last day of the Serie B season, which was enough to secure automatic promotion.
As a result, the Rossoblu will instead play next season in Serie C1.
To make matters worse, the League also imposed a three point deduction.
Club president Enrico Preziosi and general manager Stefano Capozucca were banned from the game for five years for their roles in the affair.
Venezia managing director Francesco Dal Cin was also given a five-year ban.
And Venezia’s 23-year-old Czech ‘keeper Martin Lejsal and 34-year-old striker Massimo Borgobello were given bans of five and six months for their part in the affair.
Both clubs have the right to appeal the decisions.
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