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TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 SPORTS Conte to be cleared of fraud, affirm lawyers MILAN: Future Chelsea manager The former Juventus coach is Following a hearing in Cremona on being fixed for betting purposes ended Conte’s lawyers have elected for a Antonio Conte will be cleared of sport- accused of sporting fraud, having Monday, they believe he will be cleared. with a 1-0 away win for Conte’s side at fast-track trial in order to get it ing fraud charges because he is “a total failed to expose an allegedly rigged “He’s a total stranger to the betting Albinoleffe. Siena gained promotion to wrapped up before the European stranger” to the world of sports bet- second-division match in May 2011 world and that’s why he will be cleared Serie A that season, with that success championships begin in France on June ting, his lawyers claimed yesterday. when he was coach of one of the by the judge,” Francesco Arata, one of earning Conte the job at Juventus, the 10. Conte, who steered Juventus to Conte’s appointment as Chelsea man- teams involved, Siena. Conte’s lawyers, was quoted as saying club he graced as a player for 13 years. three consecutive Serie A titles in 2012- ager last week was overshadowed Conte, who denies any wrongdoing, throughout the Italian media following In 2012, when he was in charge of 2014, will take over at Stamford Bridge when an Italian court called for the 46- was also ordered to pay an 8,000 euros the hearing.
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