Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi has been sentenced to five years and four months in jail for his role in the 2006 Calciopoli match-fixing scandal.
The Tribunal of Naples handed down the sentence on Tuesday after determining Moggi to be the man chiefly to blame for the scandal. He was found guilty on two counts, one of which included 'sporting fraud'.
Fiorentina owners Andrea and Diego Della Valle, and Lazio president Claudio Lotito also received sentences of 15 months. While former referee selector Paolo Bergamo was also sentenced to three years and eight months in jail.
All the convicted parties are likely to appeal their sentences which will allow Della Valle and Lotito to remain in their positions.
THE CALCIOPOLI SCANDAL
The match-fixing scandal came to light in 2006 after telephone conversations revealed how selection of referees for league matches in 2005 and 2006 were being manipulated.
Juventus were hit hard by Calciopoli as they were stripped of their last two Serie A titles in 2005 and 2006 and relegated to Serie B.
Inte Milan were the only one of Italy's big three clubs -- the other being AC Milan -- not to be punished while Fiorentina, Lazio and Reggina were also docked points.
