Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez gustures during the Spanish league
football match between Real Betis and FC Barcelona at the Benito
Villamarin stadium in Seville on March 17, 2019. JORGE GUERRERO /
AFP
Barcelona forward Luis Suarez is suspected of cheating
to pass his Italian language test with the help of his teachers,
the Perugia prosecutor’s department in charge of the investigation
said on Tuesday.
The Italian exam was a first step required in order to receive a
passport ahead of a possible transfer to Juventus, a move which has
seen been abandoned.
“The investigation showed that the subjects discussed during the
exam were agreed beforehand with the candidate and that the grade
was awarded to him even before the test,” the prosecutor’s
department said in a statement.
Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) celebrates after scoring during
the Spanish league football match SD Eibar against FC Barcelona at
the Ipurua stadium in Eibar on October 19, 2019. STRINGER /
AFP
Local prosecutor Raffaele Cantone, a former head of Italy’s
National Anti-Corruption Authority, had been carrying out an
investigation since February into University for Foreigners
officials over various irregularities. Suspicions over Suarez were
aroused by an overheard conversation.
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“But what do you think, that we’re going to fail him? Today I
have the last lesson (with Suarez) and I have to prepare it because
he barely speaks a word” of Italian, Stefania Spina, one of the
people targeted by the investigation, is claimed to have said
according to prosecution documents cited by Italian media.
Asked by a colleague what level Suarez “should pass” in Italian,
Spina reportedly replied: “He should not, he must, he will pass,
because with a salary of 10 million (euros) per season, you can’t
make him fail” his exam, “even if he doesn’t know how to conjugate
verbs and speak in the infinitive.”
Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said last week a proposed deal for
Suarez was unlikely to go ahead because of delays in the
Uruguayan’s bid to get an Italian passport.
The Italian champions cannot recruit Suarez otherwise because
they have already reached their quota for non-EU players.
AFP
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