Genoa midfielder Manolo Portanova has been sentenced to 6 years in jail for involvement within the gang rape of a younger lady final yr, Italian media reported on Tuesday.
Portanova, now 22, was initially positioned below home arrest in June final yr after being charged for the incident within the central metropolis of Siena in May 2021.
Media stories stated Portanova’s legal professionals would enchantment towards the sentence handed down in a abstract judgement.
A supply, not authorised to talk to media, advised Reuters final yr that the 23-year-old lady knowledgeable police she had been raped by 4 males in an condo after dinner at a restaurant on May 31.
Portanova, whose uncle was sentenced to the identical time period below the fast-track authorized course of, had denied the fees towards him.
One of the accused opted for a full jury trial whereas a fourth was a minor on the time and is because of seem earlier than a youth tribunal in Florence, media stated.
Genoa, established in 1893 and Italy’s oldest soccer membership, have been relegated from Serie A final season and are actually fifth in Serie B.
