Eight month ban for Sculli Tuesday 28 November, 2006
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Giuseppe Sculli’s season is already over after the Genoa striker was this evening banned for eight months.
The Serie B star has been suspended by the disciplinary commission with regard to a 2002 game between Crotone, for whom he played for at the time, and Messina.
A match-fixing probe was opened after the Peloritani’s 2-1 win after the emergence of some intercepted telephone calls.
Although Sculli was not found guilty of sporting fraud, he has been punished for a lesser offence.
The former Juventus player, who was facing the threat of a three and a half year ban, may now appeal.
Four other people in the case – Rocco Cotroneo, Leo Criaco, Nicola Salerno and Raffaele Vrenna – were all cleared.