Incoming Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte, has been acquitted of allegedly failing to halt a match-fixing scandal when in charge of Siena in 2011.
Italian judge, Pierpaolo Beluzzi, on Monday, said Conte was acquitted because the accusations of sporting fraud were baseless.
The 46-year-old coach has always denied any wrongdoing, but served a four-month touchline ban imposed by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) in connection with the case in 2012.
Conte is currently the head coach of the Italian national team, and is set to take charge of the Blues after Euro 2016 championship in France.
“It was a full acquittal … What matters is that for him, this story is over,” Francesco Arata, one of Conte’s lawyers, told reporters after the ruling was read out.
“We talked to Conte on the phone and he was very happy.”
The inquiry followed alleged attempts to manipulate matches in Serie B and the third-tier Lega Pro during the 2010-11 season, with some Coppa Italia matches also involved.
