Although more than six years have passed, the Calciopoli vase is still full of poisons and controversies. To disseminate them in the world of football, with all the consequences of the case, it is sufficient to lift the lid, and this is precisely what the Court of Auditors of Lazio has done. The maxi compensation of 4 million to the FIGC for image damage certainly could not go unnoticed, also because the list of those sentenced is one that makes noise. There is a former federal vice president like Innocenzo Mazzini, there is the former president of the Hague Tullio Lanese, there are the referee designators of the time Paolo Bergamo and Pierluigi Pairetto, as well as a string of former referees with high-sounding names. In a nutshell, most of the football leaders of the time will have to pay money into the coffers of the FIGC. The most guilty according to the sentence is Bergamo, sentenced to pay 1 million euros. Close behind him are Pairetto and Mazzini, who will have to shell out 800 and 700 euros respectively, while the wooden medal is shared by Lanese and De Santis, both fined 500 euros. Heavy figures, established on the basis of the responsibilities and the image damage of Italian football following the scandal, all quantified through at least questionable criteria: the drop in the football pools, the bets, the appeal of the championship and the spectators present in the stadiums.
Obviously the reactions were not long in coming, and predictably they were quite strong. The one of Paolo Bertini stands out above all, who commented with irony: "We should go and see who signed the provision and then go to the FIGC website". Said and done, and it actually causes a sensation to see the name of Ivan De Musso, a member of the sports justice system, in this case a magistrate of the Court of Auditors. Conflict of interest aside, the sentence is surprising because it condemned people acquitted of sporting and criminal trials. This is the case of Bertini himself, but also of Gabriele, who will have to pay the FIGC 50 thousand euros. Even the times were contradictory, at least according to Mazzini's defense attorney: “The law provides that we must wait for the conclusion of the criminal trial – declared the lawyer. – Instead, the sentence came when the Naples proceedings are still ongoing”. Finally, Bergamo's piqued comment should be noted: "I have not damaged the image of the Football Federation and the State, and in Naples I will waive the statute of limitations to continue my legal battle". No comment instead from Juventus, a silence that many have interpreted as controversial; on the other hand, even the bianconeri have filed a lawsuit for compensation (of over 440 million!), but after a year and a half everything is silent. The next chapter is the appeal to the United Courts, when, we are sure, the poisons of a story destined to cause a sensation for a long time to come will come back to the surface.
