Former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi will face a criminal trial on charges of sports fraud and criminal association, a preliminary hearing in Naples decided on Friday.
Moggi, who was one of the key figures in the 2006 match-fixing scandal that rocked Italian football, could face prison if found guilty.
The former Juventus chief is already banned from football for five years after being found guilty in 2006. The Bianconeri were stripped of their title, as well as their 2005 one, and demoted to Serie B.
AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, Reggina and Arezzo all suffered points deductions.
The trial will open on January 20 in Naples and will also investigate charges against 23 others including Lazio president Claudio Lotito, Reggina president Pasquale Foti and Fiorentina honorary president Diego Della Valle, while 11 others could face a similar fate following another hearing on October 27.
However, Friday's hearing cleared Franco Carraro, ex-president of the Italian Football Federation, and former director Francesco Ghirelli.
The former Juventus chief is already banned from football for five years after being found guilty in 2006. The Bianconeri were stripped of their title, as well as their 2005 one, and demoted to Serie B.
AC Milan, Fiorentina, Lazio, Reggina and Arezzo all suffered points deductions.
The trial will open on January 20 in Naples and will also investigate charges against 23 others including Lazio president Claudio Lotito, Reggina president Pasquale Foti and Fiorentina honorary president Diego Della Valle, while 11 others could face a similar fate following another hearing on October 27.
However, Friday's hearing cleared Franco Carraro, ex-president of the Italian Football Federation, and former director Francesco Ghirelli.
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