The controversy continues in Italian football after ongoing investigations regarding the refereeing file, amid increasing comparisons with the famous 'Calciopoli' scandal of 2006.

Italian lawyer D'Onofrio, who previously worked alongside Luciano Moggi during that case, confirmed that the current investigations are still in their early stages, indicating that the available data so far is not sufficient to determine whether the violations are merely procedural breaches or deliberate sports crimes aimed at influencing match results.

D'Onofrio explained that any sports conviction requires proof of 'clear intent' to change match outcomes, but he also emphasized that legal precedents in Italy make the case extremely sensitive. He added that the comparison with the 2006 scandal remains possible, especially since that case set strict standards for evaluating facts and evidence within the Italian sports judiciary.

The Italian lawyer also pointed out that the absence of clubs from the list of defendants currently does not mean the exclusion of the 'sports fraud' hypothesis, explaining that Italian sports laws allow for a club to be considered indirectly responsible if violations are proven to have been committed for its benefit, even without direct and public involvement from the management.

D'Onofrio concluded his remarks by emphasizing that Article 6 of the Italian Football Federation's law grants sports authorities wide powers to punish clubs benefiting from any refereeing or sports violations, which brings to mind the harsh penalties witnessed in the 'Calciopoli' case, when several clubs, most notably Juventus, faced historic sanctions that shook Italian football.