ROME – A Milan court has ruled on Wednesday that Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi will be cleared of all alleged charges of slander towards the late Inter Milan President Giacinto Facchetti.

  The case regards comments Moggi made on a television show in 2010 when he accused Facchetti, who passed away in 2006, of match-fixing by requesting certain referees for certain fixtures, in particular a Coppa Italia match against Cagliari.

  These accusations mirror those for which Moggi himself was convicted, serving first a five-year ban from football which was then amended and extended by the Italian Soccer Federation (FIGC) to a lifetime exclusion.

  The case, brought to court by Gianfelice Facchetti, son of the former Italy and Internazionale great, was timed out in March before Wednesday’s final official clearing of all charges. A prosecutor has since requested however, that Moggi be fined 10 000 euros.

  "Finally, I've had justice," the Juventus general manager stated following Wednesday’s verdict. His comments echo the frustration felt by the Italian giants towards what they feel to have been disproportionate punishment for the Calciopoli scandal. Having been stripped of two titles and demoted to the Italian second tier of football, Juventus were judicially-speaking by far the worst hit before winning back promotion to Serie A in 2007.