Lengthy bans requested for Bonucci and Pepe
Reuters - Friday 03 August 2012, 17:02
Italy's football federation (FIGC)
prosecutor has asked for a three-and-a-half year ban to be
imposed on Juventus and Italy defender Leonardo Bonucci and one
year for winger Simone Pepe over match-fixing, the federation
said Friday.
Both played key roles in helping Juventus win Serie A last
season.
Bonucci, who also helped Italy reach the Euro 2012 final, is
accused of helping to fix the result of a match when he played
for Bari in May 2010. The game against Udinese ended 3-3.
Pepe, who was playing for Udinese in the same match, faces a
lesser charge of failing to report the alleged fix. Both players
deny wrongdoing. The FIGC said its tribunal aims to reach a
verdict before the end of next week.