The Argentine Angel de Maria, the current Benfica player, was investigated by Milan Prosecutor to share illegal bets. Information is from the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, and 20 names will be “visual” for the entity in Italy.
S. Juventus defended In the season 2022/23, when the facts occurred. The Italian newspaper indicates that twenty names participated in unauthorized games in the country by the Customs and Monopolies Agency, between 2021 and 2023. In particular, poker games are mentioned online.
The organizers created closed rooms, protected by passwords, and decided to participate. In addition to Di Maria, Florenzi (from Milan) was martyred; Zaniolo (from Fiorentina); McKini (Da Juventus); And the walls (from Rome).
Other characters referred to in the investigation are not football players, like the giant Matteo tennis player. Some names, by the way, are not even in Italian football, like De Maria himself.
According to the Italian public prosecutor, the players did not enter the illegal betting house to make money, but only to “buy free time”. However, the case provokes the cases of Tonali (from Newcastle) and Gagoul Participate with sports bets.
In the event of a new investigation, the penalties are still unreliable. It can be fined about 250 euros (less than 2000 dollars), however, the effects may be more dangerous if the Italian Football Association decides to enter the case.
