Antonio conte match fixing

Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been cleared of doing nothing to prevent a match-fixing scandal while manager of Siena after a fast-track trial in Cremona.

The prosecutor had requested a suspended six-month sentence and fine of over &#;6,, but&#;Judge Pierpaolo Beluzzi said Conte, who will coach Italy at Euro before taking up his new post at Chelsea, was acquitted because the accusations of sporting fraud were baseless.

"It was a full acquittal.

What matters is that for him, this story is over," said Francesco Arata, one of Conte's lawyers after the ruling was read out. "We talked to Conte on the phone and he was very happy.

Italian Football Federation (FIGC) president Carlo Tavecchio welcomed the&#;decision, telling Italian newspaper Il Sole: "I am highly satisfied with the&#;court's acquittal of Antonio Conte.

"Finally his position has been clarified and my confidence in him has never&#;been in questio