Inter asked security chief to spy on referee

0 Comments | AFP, October, 2006

ROME (AFP) — A lawyer acting for former Telecom Italia security chief Giuliano Tavaroli claims his client was asked by Serie A club Inter Milan to spy on disgraced Italian referee Massimo De Santis. Inter are accused of tailing De Santis - currently serving a five-year ban for his involvement in the Italian match-fixing scandal - between the end of 2002 and the beginning of 2003.

The club are said to have been suspicious of De Santis' relationship with former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi, the central figure in the match-fixing scandal who was banned from sport for five years. If found guilty of spying on De Santis, Inter could face sanctions from the Italian football federation (FIGC). "The (spying) activity was commissioned by Inter, by its directors who turned to...