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Italo Allodi

Italo Allodi (April 13 1928June 3 1999) was a notorious Italian association football manager who was implicated, but never found guilty, in many attempts to fix matches.

He was bonr in Asiago, Italy.

Notable events in which he was accused of match fixing include:

  • Bribing, or attempting to bribe, the referees in the 1964, 1965 and 1966 European Cup
  • Bribing the Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst during the final of the 1968 European Championship, leading the referee to ignore a foul by the Italians on the Yugoslavian team. Italy drew the match 1-1, and won the replay 2-0

Allodi was born the son of a railwayman. He served in an official position for various Italian football clubs, including Mantua, Inter Milan, Juventus, Fiorentina and Napoli. Allodi had a wife, Franca, as well as a son, Cristiano . Allodi was also responsible for recruiting Luciano Moggi as his protege .

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