ROME, Sept 14 - Juventus will appear in front of
the Italian Olympic Committee's arbitration court on Oct. 11 to
try to reduce the sanctions imposed against the club following a
match-fixing scandal, the committee said on Thursday.
Lazio and AC Milan will also appear before the court on that
day, while Fiorentina's case will be discussed on Oct. 12, the
CONI committee said on its Web site.
The four clubs were punished by a soccer tribunal for their
involvement in the scandal and have since launched a series of
appeals before sport authorities to have the sanctions reduced.
Juventus, who were stripped of their last two Serie A titles
and were demoted to Serie B with a 17-point deduction, had
initially said they would appeal to a civil court.
They later dropped that option, saying they would instead
bring the case to the CONI arbitration court.
Milan began the season with an eight-point penalty,
Fiorentina began on minus 19 points with Lazio on minus 11.
Reggina, the fifth Serie A team embroiled in the scandal,
were docked 15 points.