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Posted by: zdrossoneri May 16 2008, 05:07 PM

Inter Rocked By Mafia Scandal


On the eve of a decisive Scudetto weekend, Inter Milan have been rocked by a shocking Mafia scandal.


This Sunday is the final round of the Serie A season, with Inter going into their game at Parma just one point clear of second-placed Roma.

The pressure was already on given the fact that the Nerazzurri have twice squandered the chance to seal the Scudetto by first losing to Milan, and then last week drawing at home to Siena.

Now some shocking revelations have been leaked, as the Daily Telegraph has exposed a Mafia scandal involving the club, Coach Roberto Mancini, and his assistant Sinisa Mihaljovic.

It all revolves around Inter’s tailor, Domenico Brescia, who has been revealed to be a convicted murderer, who is closely involved with the Crisafulli Mafia organisation.

The 55-year-old is suspected by the police to be a cocaine supplier, and he has been under scrutiny from investigators.

The transcripts of over 200 of Brescia’s conversations with Mancini, Mihaljovic and a number of Inter players were recorded, and leaked to the press. While many of these phone calls were just ordinary, and regarded clothing matters and tickets to matches, some, and one in particular are far more serious.

In one call Brescia and Mancini are recorded discussing Daniele Bizzozzero, a Mafioso associate of Brescia's who had fled the peninsula to Monte Carlo, before fleeing again to Paris in an attempt to escape the police.

"What happened to him," Mancini asks Brescia.

"How was he arrested? I told him to stay [in Paris] and wait for a pardon."

Brescia then replied to Mancini that Bizzozzero was stupid, to which Mancini responded: "He has always behaved well with me."

The fact that Mancini asked Brescia about the welfare of a mafioso exile, and suggested that he should stay on the run from police, is certain to send some shockwaves throughout the Calcio community.

In other phone calls, Mancini mysteriously demanded that Brescia immediately fetch him "two coathangers", while another Inter employee was recorded speaking about "packs of stuff" in Brescia's car.

Luca Capofranco

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=698678

Posted by: Tennie May 16 2008, 05:26 PM

Been seeing bits about this in Gazzetta and other places for the last two days. Should be interesting to see how it plays out.

Posted by: morgoth May 16 2008, 06:52 PM

The tapes will probably get lost or something

Posted by: rhy_A4 May 16 2008, 06:55 PM

If there was a club i wished this on its would always be Inter lol good luck swimming in that inter

Posted by: Nova May 16 2008, 07:00 PM

the honest club

Posted by: amancik May 16 2008, 07:43 PM

we'll see how this follows up next few days.

Posted by: Locke Lamora May 16 2008, 07:49 PM

A 3 point-deduction would be nice...

Posted by: TriniKing_CE May 16 2008, 07:53 PM

Hahaha - Inter could be in Trouble!
........Nice!

Unless this ends up affecting Serie A as a whole again!
Otherwise - i wouldn't give a fcuk!

Posted by: I_Rossoneri May 16 2008, 08:20 PM

30 points would be even better

Demotion would be my dream come true

Posted by: Tennie May 16 2008, 08:37 PM

This has apparently been a long (two years) investigation into drug smuggling and prostitution. The taps including merda players and staff are only a small part of it (though yeah, interesting timing on leaking it to the press). If there's any wrongdoing discovered on the part of merda folks, it's my impression at this point that it'd be as individuals, not as a team, and that it'd be criminal in nature. (so, sadly, probably no points deduction).

Posted by: armisse May 16 2008, 08:58 PM

I dont like to see anyone on situations like this specially after calciopoli bad memory , certainly it will have a bad effect on Inter beyond the scudetto on sunday .

Posted by: morgoth May 16 2008, 09:36 PM

This has nothing to do with football, it's merdici, his assistant and matrix who are involved. This could be a perfect reason to replace merdici with ... let's just say another coach

Posted by: Locke Lamora May 16 2008, 09:37 PM

Yeah...then they'd probably shut up with their Bilan and JuBe crap...
Heh, think about it, Binter...

Posted by: Rossoneri7 May 16 2008, 11:30 PM

Yes the honest club

Posted by: Jack Sparrow May 17 2008, 09:38 AM

I bet Moratti's company came up with the tapes. In case Inter do win the scudetto, they need an excuse to fire Mancini.