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Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Zaniolo, players of Newcastle United and Aston Villa respectively, have been excluded from the concentration of the Italian national team due to an investigation related to illegal betting. This infraction could entail sanctions of up to three years of suspension or economic fines of no less than $30,000. The Turin Prosecutor's Office is currently gathering information on betting activities in the context of football, and both players were questioned by the police while they were at the Italian national team hotel in Coverciano, according to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Federation informs that, late in the afternoon today, the Turin Prosecutor's Office notified investigation records to the players Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Zaniolo, currently training with the national team at the Federal Technical Center in Coverciano, can be read in the statement issued on its website by the Italian national team. They also clarified that “the players are not in the necessary condition to face the scheduled matches”, says the short message published by the 'Azzurri'.
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