The files related to the Doppia Curva investigation arrived yesterday morning at the Prosecutor’s office of the Italian Football Federation. Despite the request being dated October 1st, it was only yesterday that prosecutor Giuseppe Chinè was able to start the sports investigation. This delay was due to the need for the Milan judiciary to complete every investigative stage before transferring the case to the FIGC. Now, the case could continue on two separate fronts, as expected.
On one hand, the Milan prosecutor’s office has not yet included neither Inter nor Milan, as well as their managers or registered individuals, in the list of those under investigation. The people mentioned in the intercepted conversations – Javier Zanetti, Hakan Calhanoglu and Simone Inzaghi for Inter, and Davide Calabria for Milan – have been heard only as persons informed about the facts. However, as noted by Tuttosport this morning, within the realm of sports justice “relationships with hardcore fans are expressly forbidden”.
The prohibition in question is set out in Article 25 of the FIGC Sports Justice Code. In particular, paragraph 10 of Article 25 specifies: “Registered individuals are prohibited from having relationships with representatives of groups or groups of supporters who are not part of associations associated with the clubs”.
Calhanoglu, who admitted to having contacts with the leaders of the north curve even “against Inter’s will”, according to the Turin newspaper, risks facing a fine accompanied by a disqualification of 2-3 rounds. The same could apply to Davide Calabria who might be sanctioned for having met with the head of the Rossoneri hardcore fans to discuss internal team issues.
The position of Zanetti and Inzaghi is different, being indirectly involved: Inter’s fans would have asked them for support to get more tickets for the Champions League final in Istanbul. For the clubs, instead, significant fines are foreseen.
