Serie A: De Laurentiis fined, Napoli almost lost 3 points | OneFootball

Napoli and its president, Aurelio De Laurentiis, have been sanctioned by the federal prosecutor with two fines, amounting to 54,445 euros for the club and 22,223 euros for the owner, following the appeal filed at the ordinary court of Milan against the election of Ezio Maria Simonelli as president of the Lega Serie A.

The case concerns the appeal to ordinary justice against Simonelli's election

The events date back to December 20, 2024, when De Laurentiis filed a petition to suspend the electoral process that would have led Simonelli to the presidency of the Lega Serie A. The Milan court subsequently rejected the appeal.

The federal dispute is based on the “justice constraint,” provided by the Code of Sports Justice, which states that all registered members and managers must first turn to sports bodies, avoiding immediate recourse to ordinary justice.

Possible implications for De Laurentiis

The owner of Napoli faced more serious charges, based on article 4 of the Code of Sports Justice (principles of loyalty, honesty, and fairness) and article 34, which provides for heavy penalties in case of evasion of the justice constraint. The regulations stipulate minimum penalties of 3 points in the standings for the club and suspensions of at least one year for the managers involved.

The plea agreement reached with the federal prosecutor thus allowed for the reduction of consequences, turning a potential dispute into a defined fine, without further sports penalties for Napoli.

A significant precedent

According to Il Corriere dello Sport, this case represents a significant precedent in the world of Italian sports justice, confirming the importance of respecting internal procedures and the constraints imposed by the Code of Sports Justice.

Napoli, for its part, thus formally closes the matter, avoiding further risks for the team and the president, but the episode remains a warning about the consequences of appeals to ordinary justice without first exhausting the internal avenues provided by sports regulations.

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