Juventus given reprieve on 15-point penalty but Paratici appeal is rejected

Juventus have had their 15-point penalty suspended pending a new trial, but Tottenham’s managing director of football, Fabio Paratici, saw his 30-month ban upheld by the Italian sporting authorities.

Following a three-hour hearing on Wednesday, Juventus’ case has now been referred back to the Italian football federation’s appeals court. The lifting of the points penalty moves the Bianconeri up to third in Serie A and back in the mix for a spot in next season’s Champions League.

The club were initially hit with the huge points penalty in January for false accounting, while several former members of the Juventus board were also handed bans from football activities. They include the former club president, Andrea Agnelli, as well as Paratici, who worked at Juve for 11 years before joining Tottenham.

Juventus denied wrongdoing and appealed to Italy’s highest sports court within the Italian Olympic Committee (Coni) who have issued their rulings on Thursday. Pavel Nedved, Paolo Garimberti and Enrico Vellano were among those successful in appealing against their charges but Paratici, Agnelli and Federico Cherubini had their appeals rejected.

Paratici is currently on a leave of absence from Tottenham after his two-and-a-half-year ban from involvement in the game was extended worldwide by Fifa at the end of March. The rejection of his appeal by Coni on Thursday comes as a major blow to Spurs; Paratici had been drawing up a list of candidates to replace Antonio Conte before he stepped back, leaving the acting head coach Cristian Stellini in charge.

Wednesday saw an appeal hearing take place at Coni headquarters in Rome, in front of the Sports Guarantee Panel, chaired by Gabriella Palmieri Sandulli. After almost three hours of