The Italian football authorities are seeking a 15 month ban for Juventus manager Antonio Conte after he failed to report match fixing that occurred during his time as manager of Siena.
In a plea bargain, Conte's lawyer agreed a three month ban with the prosecutor Stefano Palazzi, though it was deemed insufficient by an Italian football federation.
Talks have now broken down and Conte seems like he will be facing a full sporting trial, and Siena will have a points deduction of six points for the new Serie A campaign.
Some of the matches which are at the centre of the match fixing allegations are a 2-2 draw with Novara as well as a 1-0 defeat by Albinoleffe in May 2011. Both these games were Serie B games.
The Italian Football Federation have said that they are aiming to reach a verdict on Conte's case by the 10th of August.
Though in total there are 13 clubs and 45 players and training staff which face some form of disciplinary action as part of a larger investigation into the match fixing in Italian football.
Antonio Conte led Juventus to Serie A glory last season and at first denied allegations of match fixing before he decided to change tack and seek a plea bargain.
Hopefully Italian football authorities can get to the bottom of this match fixing scandal and finally rid Italian football of this match fixing which has plagued Serie A and Serie B over the past few years.
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