Criscito's was named in Italy's
Euro 2012 squad but Italian Football Federation vice-president
Demetrio Albertini confirmed this afternoon that he will now not be
travelling with the squad.
Five people have been arrested in Hungary on suspicion of being
part of an illegal international betting ring headed by Singapore's
Tan Seet Eng, who was arrested in December.
Searches have been made at more than 30 homes including those of
a number of players and coaches of clubs in Serie A, Serie B and
the lower division Lega Pro.
Raffale Grassi, director of SCO, the police service responsible
for the investigation, said: “In this part of the investigation,
indications have emerged of manipulation in matches from the
2010-11 Serie A championship, including games between Lazio and
Genoa and Lecce and Lazio.”
Police say Juve boss Conte was being investigated on suspicion
of sporting fraud and fraudulent association over allegations
concerning a match between his previous club Siena and Novara in
April 2011.
Antonio De Rencis, Conte's lawyer, said: "Conte's reaction is
that of someone who is completely innocent and strongly determined
to prove his total innocence."
Today’s allegations are just the latest match-fixing scandal to
rock the Italian game. Former Atlanta captain and Italy midfielder
Cristiano Doni was banned for three-and-½ years in August for his
part in match-fixing involving Serie B matches last season.
Former Lazio and Italy striker Giuseppe Signori was banned for
five years and 15 other players were banned for between one and
five years for their part in the same scandal.