MILAN, Oct 20 — AC Milan will defend their two-point Serie A lead on Sunday night when they face Juventus, a huge match which threatens to be overshadowed by a gambling scandal...
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Juventus are four points behind Milan in third but have again been engulfed in controversy as Nicolo Fagioli became the first player to be punished for illicit gambling, just weeks after Paul Pogba was suspended for doping violations. The affair hangs over this weekend’s action with Corona and mainstream outlets publishing a raft of rumours and apparent leaks from the public prosecutors office in Turin which is leading the criminal probe.On Thursday the head of the Italian Football Federation Gabriele Gravina said “we will never abandon these young men”, who have admitted gambling addictions.
France ‘keeper Mike Maignan is suspended for his red card at the end of the frantic 1-0 win at Genoa before the international break, and on Thursday Marco Sportiello succumbed to a calf injury which will likely keep him out of action for at least a month. Ailing Napoli kick off the weekend’s action at Verona in the midst of an early-season crisis which has wiped the sheen from last season’s historic title triumph.