Juventus will face a traffic jam in the courtrooms in May and June. There are no guarantees the trials will reach their verdicts before the end of the current season. That would be a problem for UEFA, which has to define the lists of participants in their competitions in early July, and preferably sooner.
Per Corriere della Sera, the Italian Football Association believes it will be able to communicate the Serie A representatives by June 10th, but it seems a stretch. The first plusvalenze trial will have its next hearing at the end of May, which will reformulate the point deduction. However, the second one, which extends to the shady moves on wages and suspect partnerships with other teams and agents has yet to formally start.
There’s growing belief Juventus will agree to a plea bargain to avoid stretching things out, but there’s nothing formal at the moment. The club has been preparing its defense. It could take months to have a ruling. UEFA can’t wait that long, and they could come down on the Bianconeri before the sports justice.
The international body has been conducting its own inquiry, but there has been no direct contact with the team. Being found guilty of disloyalty could be enough to lead to a one-year ban. In addition, the side had negotiated a settlement agreement to comply with the Financial Fair Play. Doctoring the balance sheets is a severe enough violation on its own.
A potential sanction from UEFA would have to be served in the first year Juventus qualify for European competition. The outfit would be to appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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