Reports: 27 indicted in Bari match-fixing inquiry

By foxsports
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Twenty-seven people, all but three of them footballers, have been indicted on charges of committing sports fraud for fixing four matches involving the southern club Bari, Italian media reported Saturday.

The ANSA news agency says among those indicted are current Bari captain Francesco Caputo, former Bari captain and current Torino goalkeeper Jean Francois Gillet and former Juventus assistant coach and Bari player Cristian Stellini.

Three other players - Andrea Masiello, Marco Esposito and Marco Rossi - are reportedly seeking plea bargains.

The matches in question are two Serie A matches from 2010-11 and two Serie B matches in May 2008 and May `09.

Prosecutors say the Serie A matches were fixed with a total of ?140,000 ($180,000) given to players and the Serie B matches were fixed with ?220,000 ($285,000).