Juventus had a 15-point penalty suspended on Thursday, lifting the storied Italian team up to third in Serie A and right in the mix for a spot in next season’s Champions League.
Following a three-hour hearing the previous day, the case has now been referred back to the soccer federation’s appeals court and Juventus has been handed back the points pending the new trial.
That is unlikely to conclude before the end of the season and so any penalty would be for the following campaign.
Juventus moved from seventh in the league to third, two points behind second-place Lazio and three ahead of fourth-place Roma in a tight battle for the Champions League qualifying places. Defending champion AC Milan was dumped out of the top four and was two points ahead of Inter Milan.
The Milan teams meet in the Champions League semifinals next month.
Juventus was hit with the massive
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