The national team is playing a crucial match tonight in Bari for their qualification to the Euro. However, the spotlight in Italian football is currently on a new scandal, and on Friday, very few were talking about the starting lineup that Luciano Spalletti would choose against Malta. The gambling scandal, also known as the “scandalo scommesse”, has begun and it unveils a new episode each day, under the careful direction of the controversial Fabrizio Corona. On Thursday, this former owner of a photography agency claimed that Sandro Tonali, the 23-year-old midfielder from Newcastle, and Nicolo Zaniolo, the 24-year-old forward from Aston Villa, were also involved in the investigation by the Turin prosecutor’s office regarding illegal sports betting. This case had already led to the interrogation of Nicolo Fagioli, the 22-year-old midfielder from Juventus Turin.
