BERLIN, GERMANY – JUNE 28: Nicolo Fagioli of Italy during a pitch walk prior to the press conference of Italy at Olympiastadion on June 28, 2024 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images for FIGC)
Nicolò Fagioli was repeatedly threatened by a debt collector as he struggled to repay his gambling losses, according to emerging details from the investigation into illegal betting.
The Fiorentina midfielder, who was still playing for Juventus at the time, is just one of 12 Serie A players implicated in the illegal gambling scandal that has returned to the spotlight in recent days, with new revelations emerging from players’ depositions and the analysis of their devices.
