1986 Totonero

This article is about the 1986 scandal. For the 1980 scandal, see 1980 Totonero.

Totonero 1986 or Totonero bis was a scandal of football match fixing in Italy between 1984 and 1986 in Serie A, Serie B, Serie C1 and Serie C2. ^[1]

It was uncovered in May 1986 by Italian Police and Armando Carbone, a friend of Italo Allodi (manager of Napoli), and in this scandal there were managers and football players that sold the football matches for money.

Club punishments

• Udinese (Serie A); -9 in Serie A 1986–87 (relegated in Serie B in original punishment).
• Cagliari (Serie B); -5 in Serie B 1986–87.
• Lazio (Serie B); -9 in Serie B 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C1 in original punishment).
• Lanerossi Vicenza (Serie B); exclusion from Serie A 1986–87.
• Triestina (Serie B); -1 in Serie B 1985–86 and -4 in Serie B 1986–87.
• Perugia (Serie B); relegated in Serie C2 and -2 in 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C2 and -5 in 1986–87 in original punishment).
• Palermo (Serie B); -5 in Serie B 1986–87.
• Foggia (Serie C1); -5 in Serie C1 1986–87 (relegated in Serie C2 in original punishment).
• Cavese (Serie C1); relegated in Serie C2 and -5 in 1986–87.

Sentences

Presidents

• Guerino Amato (Cavese's president); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Spartaco Ghini  [ it ] (Perugia's president); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Dario Mascharin (Vicenza's president); 3 years (5 years with exclusion from FIGC in original punishment).
• Salvatore Matta (Palermo's president); 4 months.
• Costantino Rozzi  [ de; it ] (Ascoli's president); 4 months.

Managers and coaches

• Guido Magherini (Rondinella); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Tito Corsi  [ it ] (Udinese); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Gian Filippo Reali  [ it ] (Sarnico); 3 years and 9 months (3 years and 3 months in original punishment).
• Ernesto Bronzetti (Foggia); 3 years (5 years with exclusion from FIGC in original punishment).
• Antonio Pigino  [ it; pms ] (Pro Vercelli); 3 years.
• Giancarlo Salvi  [ es; it ] (Vicenza); 3 years.
• Renzo Ulivieri (Cagliari's coach); 3 years.
• Francesco Janich (Bari); 6 months (1 year in original punishment).
• Aldo Agroppi (Perugia's coach); 4 months.
• Onofrio Schillaci (Palermo); 4 months.
• Gastone Rizzato  [ it ] (Vicenza); 4 months.
• Giorgio Vitali (Monza); 4 months.

Players

• Franco Cerilli (Vicenza); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Claudio Vinazzani (Lazio); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Giovanni Lorini (Monza); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Maurizio Rossi (Pescara); 5 years with exclusion from FIGC.
• Massimo Caccia (Messina); 5 years.
• Giuseppe Guerini  [ it ] (Palermo); 3 years and 1 month.
• Giovanni Vavassori (Campania-Puteolana); 3 years and 4 months (3 years in original punishment).
• Giovanni Bidese (Pro Vercelli); 3 years and 3 months (3 years in original punishment).
• Maurizio Braghin  [ it ] (Triestina); 3 years.
• Sauro Massi  [ it ] (Perugia); 3 years.
• Giuseppe Ronco  [ it ] (Palermo); 3 years.
• Giacomo Chinellato (Cagliari); 2 years. ^[2]
• Mauro Melotti  [ it ] (Spal); 1 year and 6 months (3 years in original punishment).
• Alfio Filosofi (Virescit Bergamo); 6 months (1 year in original punishment).
• Onofrio Barone (Palermo); 5 months.
• Luigi Cagni (Sambenedettese); 4 months.
• Antonio Gasparini (Monza); 4 months.
• Mario Giudetti (Pro Vercelli); 4 months.
• Tullio Gritti  [ it ] (Brescia); 4 months.
• Tiziano Manfrin  [ it ] (Sambenedettese); 4 months.
• Antonio Bogoni  [ it ] (Cesena); 4 months.
• Stefano Donetti (Martina Franca); 3 months.
• Silvano Benedetti (Palermo); 1 month.
• Tebaldo Bigliardi (Palermo); 1 month.
• Massimo Bursi (Palermo); 1 month.
• Gianni De Biasi (Palermo); 1 month.
• Oliviero Di Stefano  [ it ] (Palermo); 1 month.
• Franco Falcetta  [ it ] (Palermo); 1 month.
• Andrea Pallanch  [ it ] (Palermo); 1 month.
• Claudio Pellegrini (Palermo); 1 month.
• Mario Piga  [ it; sc ] (Palermo); 1 month.
• Michele Pintauro  [ it ] (Palermo); 1 month.
• Mario Romiti (Barletta); 1 month.
• Orazio Sorbello (Palermo); 1 month.

Aftermath

• Udinese and Cagliari were relegated from Serie A and Serie B, respectively, the following season. Udinese would have remained in Serie A if not for their point deduction, but Cagliari would have been relegated even without the penalty.

References

1. Giangrande, A. Sportopoli: Lo sport truccato. L’Italia del Trucco, l’Italia che siamo. Antonio Giangrande. p. 414. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. Panorama. Mondadori. 1988. p. 57. Retrieved 15 June 2019.