Italian football in turmoil! Tonali and Zaniolo give statements...
Italian football stars Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo have given statements regarding allegations of illegal betting.
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Sandro Tonali and Nicolo Zaniolo, who were at the Italian national team's training camp, have given statements due to allegations of illegal betting.
According to reports in the Italian press, Tonali, who plays for Newcastle United, and Zaniolo, who was loaned from Galatasaray to Aston Villa, were questioned at the national team's facilities in Coverciano as part of an illegal betting investigation.
It was reported in the media that the two players met with police accompanied by national team delegation head Gianluigi Buffon and subsequently left the camp.
It was announced yesterday that an investigation had also been opened into Juventus midfielder Nicolo Fagioli due to illegal betting allegations.
A player found to have placed bets on football matches can face a ban of up to three years.