Overview
- Judges in Florence confirmed six-year prison terms for Portanova and his uncle after a closed-door hearing and more than three hours of deliberation.
- The decision maintains the 2022 first-instance verdict tied to an alleged group rape in a Siena apartment in May 2021.
- The complainant filed a police report on June 4, 2021 naming four people, and the appellate ruling also reaffirms the sentence for uncle Alessio Langella.
- Portanova said he is innocent and his lawyer said they will appeal to the Court of Cassation.
- He remains available to Serie B club Reggiana with no club sanctions as sporting bodies await a final criminal judgment.