ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, hiː wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd ˌʌndɚ ðə tʃˈɑːɹdʒ ʌv pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪɾɪŋ ɪnðə nˈæʃənəl fˈʊtbɔːlɪŋ bˈɛɾɪŋ skˈændəl, ænd hiː wʌz bˈænd fɹʌmðɪ ɪtˈæliən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː.
In 1980, he was arrested under the charge of participating in the national footballing betting scandal, and he was banned from the Italian championship until 1982.