Chelsea‘s incoming manager Antonio Conte has been acquitted today, after being found not guilty of sporting fraud by an Italian court.
Conte has been embroiled in the legal battle for some time now, which has overshadowed his work in charge of the Italian national team at times.
The Telegraph reported back at the start of April a Cremona prosecutor had requested a suspended six-month prison sentence for Conte, as well as an €8,000 fine over accusations the Leece-born coach was complicit in match- fixing while in charge of Siena a number of years ago.
The aforementioned source went on to report that Conte was being accused of being aware that some of his Siena players had fixed a game against Albinoleffe at the end of the 2010/11 season.
It is important to state that Conte had not been accused of match-fixing, but simply the charges were related for a failure to report it.
However, Sky Sports News now reports that Conte has been acquitted by an Italian court – something which will certainly ease the minds of Chelsea supporters and club owner Roman Abramovich.
The 46-year-old replaces Guus Hiddink in the summer, once he completes his work in charge of the Azzurri at the European Championships.
Conte, who served a four-month sports ban during the 2012/13 season, will be hoping to bring the good times back to Chelsea when he does eventually take up the hot-seat.
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