ROME: Italian third division soccer club Crotone has been placed under judicial administration for a year after police found “sufficient evidence” of pervasive Mafia infiltration, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
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Crotone, based in the southern Calabria region that is home to the powerful ‘Ndrangheta Mafia, sit seventh in Group C of the Serie C league on five points from four games.
Crotone played in the top-flight Serie A for two consecutive seasons between 2016 and 2018 and again in 2020-2021.
Tuesday’s decision means the club will continue its sporting activities but under the supervision of court-appointed administrators. The club itself is not under investigation.
