Overview
- Gianluca Rocchi, who oversees referee appointments in Serie A and B, is under criminal investigation for suspected sports fraud and has self-suspended pending a hearing.
- VAR supervisor Andrea Gervasoni also stepped aside after being flagged in the same probe for allegedly pressuring a video assistant during Salernitana–Modena.
- Investigators are examining claims of steered appointments for Inter’s 2025 matches, including Andrea Colombo for Bologna–Inter and Daniele Doveri for the Coppa Italia semi-final, a possible VAR breach in Udinese–Parma, and a reported April 2, 2025 meeting at San Siro on assignments.
- FIGC prosecutor Giuseppe Chiné said a 2025 sports inquiry found no disciplinary violations and proposed closing the case, and he has now asked for the criminal case files while criticizing false reports about the probe.
- Inter staff are not targets at this stage, while Serie A’s president urged patience and transparency as echoes of the Calciopoli scandal raise wider concerns about governance and trust in Italian football.