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Claudio Puglisi (born 1960 in Voghera, Italy) is an Italian former football referee and linesman. He was implicated in the 2006 Serie A scandal for his contacts with Leonardo Meani before an April 2005 match with Chievo Verona. [1]
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Claudio Puglisi (born 1960 in Voghera, Italy) is an Italian former football referee and linesman. He was implicated in the 2006 Serie A scandal for his contacts with Leonardo Meani before an April 2005 match with Chievo Verona. [1]
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