Italy’s top sports body ordered a soccer court on Thursday to review its previous ruling, which deducted 15 points from Juventus in the current Serie A season, in a case centered on the club’s transfers.
With eight games to go before the end of this season, the decision lifts Juventus from seventh to third in the Serie A table -with 59 points, 16 less than the leader, Napoli-, again in qualifying positions for the next edition of the Champions League.
The Italian Sports Guarantee College’s ruling came after Juventus appealed an appeal issued by Italy’s soccer court in January while looking at how the club and several other teams dealt with player swap deals.
The soccer court also placed bans on 11 past and present directors of Juventus, including former president Andrea Agnelli, a prominent member of the family that controls Juventus through its investment company Exor, from holding Italian soccer positions.
Partially accepting Juventus’ appeal, the Italian Sports Guarantee Association does not absolve the club of irregularities. Instead, it ruled that a new soccer court should now start new proceedings against Juventus and the directors and propose a more appropriate punishment.
