The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has decided not to prosecute the referee investigation case, concluding that former referee assignor Rocchi, his deputy Gervasoni, and Internazionale did not constitute systematic interference.

After months of wiretaps, secret interrogations, hearings, and surveillance investigations, the Milan Public Prosecutor's Office found no substantial content related to the investigation and finally announced the case closed. Rocchi voluntarily suspended his duties after receiving a judicial notice last April. Inter, who had been targeted for investigation on suspicion of influencing referee selections in specific matches, has now been exempted from prosecution along with the aforementioned two individuals. The club was registered as an investigated party and the case was closed simultaneously.

Prosecutor Marcello Viola stated in a declaration that the investigation reconstructed "historically hypothetical interference incidents" but "did not find a systematic mechanism aimed at interfering with referee appointments." The declaration further emphasized that the request to close the case distinguished between two types of behavior: first, sports fraud constituting a crime, i.e., fraudulent behavior intended to affect the fairness of a single match; second, interfering behavior that objectively lacked the above characteristics.

The declaration was also signed by Chief Prosecutor Maurizio Ascione. Ascione is about to be transferred to the European Public Prosecutor's Office and will leave the Milan court today. In the last month of the investigation, Deputy Prosecutor Paolo Ielo assisted him. After a series of internal discussions, both parties jointly signed this announcement of the case's closure.

The closure of the case is not the end of the investigation; relevant materials will be distributed according to jurisdiction. For example, the controversial "knocking incident"—involving VAR operators Nasca and Di Volo knocking on the glass in the Lissone VAR operating room—will be transferred to the Monza Public Prosecutor's Office due to territorial jurisdiction, having previously remained in the Milan prosecutor's files. The case of VAR assistant Daniele Paterna, who was filmed on video asking "Is it a penalty?" when someone knocked during the Udinese vs. Parma match, will remain in Milan because he is accused of providing false information to Ascione during the hearing. In addition, all materials will be sent to Federal Prosecutor Chinè for further investigation into potential sports violations. From a criminal law perspective, this case has concluded today.

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