Totonero_1986

1986 Totonero

1986 Totonero

Scandal of football match fixing in Italy between 1984 and 1986


Totonero 1986 or Totonero bis was a scandal of football match fixing in Italy between 1984 and 1986 in Serie A, Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2.[1]

It was uncovered in May 1986 by Italian Police and Armando Carbone, a friend of Italo Allodi (manager of Napoli), and in this scandal there were managers and football players that sold the football matches for money.

Club punishments

  • Udinese (Serie A); -9 in Serie A 1986–87 (relegated in Serie B in original punishment).
  • Cagliari (Serie B); -5 in Serie B 1986–87.
  • Lazio (Serie B); -9 in Serie B 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C1 in original punishment).
  • Lanerossi Vicenza (Serie B); exclusion from Serie A 1986–87.
  • Triestina (Serie B); -1 in Serie B 1985–86 and -4 in Serie B 1986–87.
  • Perugia (Serie B); relegated in Serie C2 and -2 in 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C2 and -5 in 1986–87 in original punishment).
  • Palermo (Serie B); -5 in Serie B 1986–87.
  • Foggia (Serie C1); -5 in Serie C1 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C2 in original punishment).
  • Cavese (Serie C1); relegated in Serie C2 and -5 in 1986–87.

Sentences

Presidents

  • Guerino Amato (Cavese's president); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Spartaco Ghini [it] (Perugia's president); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Dario Mascharin (Vicenza's president); 3 years (5 years with exclusion from FIGC in original punishment).
  • Salvatore Matta (Palermo's president); 4 months.
  • Costantino Rozzi [de; it] (Ascoli's president); 4 months.

Managers and coaches

  • Guido Magherini (Rondinella); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Tito Corsi [it] (Udinese); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Gian Filippo Reali [it] (Sarnico); 3 years and 9 months (3 years and 3 months in original punishment).
  • Ernesto Bronzetti (Foggia); 3 years (5 years with exclusion from FIGC in original punishment).
  • Antonio Pigino [it; pms] (Pro Vercelli); 3 years.
  • Giancarlo Salvi [es; it] (Vicenza); 3 years.
  • Renzo Ulivieri (Cagliari's coach); 3 years.
  • Francesco Janich (Bari); 6 months (1 year in original punishment).
  • Aldo Agroppi (Perugia's coach); 4 months.
  • Onofrio Schillaci (Palermo); 4 months.
  • Gastone Rizzato [it] (Vicenza); 4 months.
  • Giorgio Vitali (Monza); 4 months.

Players

  • Franco Cerilli (Vicenza); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Claudio Vinazzani (Lazio); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Giovanni Lorini (Monza); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Maurizio Rossi (Pescara); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
  • Massimo Caccia (Messina); 5 years.
  • Giuseppe Guerini [it] (Palermo); 3 years and 1 month.
  • Giovanni Vavassori (Campania-Puteolana); 3 years and 4 months (3 years in original punishment).
  • Giovanni Bidese (Pro Vercelli); 3 years and 3 months (3 years in original punishment).
  • Maurizio Braghin [it] (Triestina); 3 years.
  • Sauro Massi [it] (Perugia); 3 years.
  • Giuseppe Ronco [it] (Palermo); 3 years.
  • Giacomo Chinellato (Cagliari); 2 years.[2]
  • Mauro Melotti [it] (Spal); 1 year and 6 months (3 years in original punishment).
  • Alfio Filosofi (Virescit Bergamo); 6 months (1 year in original punishment).
  • Onofrio Barone (Palermo); 5 months.
  • Luigi Cagni (Sambenedettese); 4 months.
  • Antonio Gasparini (Monza); 4 months.
  • Mario Giudetti (Pro Vercelli); 4 months.
  • Tullio Gritti [it] (Brescia); 4 months.
  • Tiziano Manfrin [it] (Sambenedettese); 4 months.
  • Antonio Bogoni [it] (Cesena); 4 months.
  • Stefano Donetti (Martina Franca); 3 months.
  • Silvano Benedetti (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Tebaldo Bigliardi (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Massimo Bursi (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Gianni De Biasi (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Oliviero Di Stefano [it] (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Franco Falcetta [it] (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Andrea Pallanch [it] (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Claudio Pellegrini (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Mario Piga [it; sc] (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Michele Pintauro [it] (Palermo); 1 month.
  • Mario Romiti (Barletta); 1 month.
  • Orazio Sorbello (Palermo); 1 month.

Aftermath

  • Udinese and Cagliari were relegated from Serie A and Serie B, respectively, the following season. Udinese would have remained in Serie A if not for their point deduction, but Cagliari would have been relegated even without the penalty.

References

  1. Giangrande, A. Sportopoli: Lo sport truccato. L’Italia del Trucco, l’Italia che siamo. Antonio Giangrande. p. 414. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. Panorama. Mondadori. 1988. p. 57. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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