Suarez case, the player deposed before the pm. “He admitted that he knew the questions beforehand”

Heard by magistrates like witness, football player Luis Suarez he allegedly “admitted” having known “in advance” the questions of the Italian exam organized by the University for Foreigners of Perugia. theAnsa citing the player’s deposition occurred at this time. The interview was conducted by videoconference, as part of a international letters rogatory initiated by power led by Canton Raffaele. Suarez, what not investigated and appears as a person informed of the facts, was assisted at all times by a Interpreter and deposed in front of the prosecutors talking in Spanish. The investigation, in which the senior management of the university, the manager of Juventus, is investigated Fabio Paratici and two team lawyers, refers to the alleged “sham exam” performed by the player to obtain the B1 certificate of Italian language.

The story goes back to the end of the summer, when the Bianconeri became interested in the former player of Barcelona, but a bureaucratic hitch: Suárez is not a community citizen and Juve has already occupied the due slot for non-EU citizens provided for by Series A rules. wife Sofia Balbi and his three children have Italian citizenship by direct descent, however, the player can apply for citizenship as long as he passes an Italian test. And even if the process can normally take up to four years, the Bianconeri hope to close the case in early October (coinciding with the close of the transfer market). In the end, the negotiation does not materialize, but Suárez still takes the exam on September 17. The researchers argue that I content of the test “It had been previously communicated to the player himself, coming to predetermine the result and the exam score, to correspond to the requests made by Juventus, with the aim of achieving a positive image return, both personal and for the University. “