Juventus' 15-point deduction overturned after CONI hearing, AC Milan drop out of Champions League places

Juventus’ 15-point deduction over their transfer dealings has been reversed. This reversal has huge implications in the race for European qualification in Italy’s top tier, with Juve now only two points adrift of Lazio in second Ad The Bianconeri have jumped from seventh into third place and leaves AC Milan outside of the Champions League places with eight Serie A matches remaining.

Champions League'Revenge' on offer in season-defining Milan Derby semi-final9 HOURS AGO Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho’s Roma currently occupy the fourth and final Champions League spot with 56 points. The Sports Guarantee Panel of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has since determined that the case should be re-examined, after the Turin club were accused of fixing balance sheets by artificial gains from transfers.

However, the matter is not closed, with the case now set to go back to the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) appeals court which gave out the initial 15-point sanction. 'Revenge' on offer in season-defining Milan Derby semi-final Barcelona to raise €200m to finance Messi move this summer — Paper Round Levy says Kane can 'absolutely win a trophy at Spurs' and wants him to have a statue These developments come after a three-hour hearing on Wednesday afternoon, which took place within the Italian Olympic Committee's headquarters in Rome.

The Mirror reports the FIGC did not present evidence at the appeal, meaning its place at the hearing was taken by Italian National Olympic Committee prosecutor Ugo Taucer. The same hearing also resulted in Tottenham managing director of football Fabio Paratici being unsuccessful in appeal against a 30-month ban, which was part of the same proceedings.