Just hours after a FIGC disciplinary hearing and the AIA (Italian Referees Association) backed him to stay, President Alfredo Trentalange has resigned. The decision was a surprise in the circumstances, as he won a vote of no confidence in the AIA ranks.
Trentalange was blamed when it emerged the chief prosecutor of the AIA, Rosario D’Onofrio, had been arrested for participating in an international drug-smuggling ring. D’Onofrio had even been under house arrest during his tenure as prosecutor but did not inform the AIA of his situation and nobody did the necessary background checks either. An investigation was held by the FIGC prosecutor and recently Trentalange gave his deposition, with his lawyers assuring he was a victim of D’Onofrio’s deception. With his resignation as President of the Italian Referees Association, it is now likely the AIA will be put under the control of the FIGC with a special temporary receivership.
Source: Football Italia
