Juventus hit with a 15-point deduction!

Juventus have been docked 15 points for using transfers to artificially boost their balance sheet, the Italian Football Federation said on Friday.

The Italian giants have had a few terrible seasons both in terms of finances and on-field ventures. Earlier in the day, information emerged that Juve would be docked nine points. However, the end result is even worse. With the deduction will make the Bianconeri drop to the middle of the table, making their qualification to the UEFA Champions League a tough prospect. That will, in turn, prove a further hit to club's finances.

Italian football's governing body also handed out long bans to the club's former leadership, including ex-chairman Andrea Agnelli, after reopening a trial which had ended last year with Juve being acquitted. The ruling follows new evidence from a separate criminal trial into the Serie A team's finances.

Juve can appeal the governing body's ruling at the Italian Olympic Committee.

SERIE A

Saturday

17.00: (2.50) Verona (3.10) Lecce (3.30)

20.00: (9.00) Salernitana (5.70) Napoli (1.30)

22.45: (2.20) Fiorentina (3.10) Torino (3.60)

Sunday

14.30: (3.50) Sampdoria (3.25) Udinese (2.30)

17.00: (2.30) Monza (3.35) Sassuolo (3.10)

20.00: (4.80) Spezia (3.60) Roma (1.85)

22.45: (2.25) Juventus (3.35) Atalanta (3.50)

Monday

20.30: (1.95) Bologna (3.40) Cremonese (4.10)

22.45: (1.30) Inter (6.00) Empoli (11.0)

Tuesday

22.45: (3.30) Lazio (3.35) Milan (2.35)

***odds are subject to change