sentenced to six months in prison for tax evasion – Corriere.it

Daniel Fonsecawho in Italy wore the jerseys of Cagliari, Naples, Rome, Juventus and Como, got into trouble. According to the Como Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Guardia di Finanza, during his three years of work in Como as a sports agent, the 53-year-old would have paid the tax authorities much less than what was due. To be exact, almost 600,000 euros for two years, 2010 and 2011. For 2009, when he was challenged for an additional 230,000 euros of evasion, the charge instead was declared time-barred. And arrived there sentenced to six months’ imprisonmentat the end of the process with abbreviated rite.

Furthermore, due to the delays due to the pandemic, Fonseca was judged on only two charges, compared to the initial three (as mentioned for the year 2009, the case was time-barred). His lawyer, Paolo Santarelli, nonetheless considers the accusation unfounded: it would not be supported by actual evidence of what was actually collected and evaded.

As mentioned, Fonseca in Italy played for Cagliari, Naples, Rome, Juventus and Como. In his career he scored 295 goals, winning an America’s Cup with his national team, Uruguay, in 1995. He landed in Como after three and a half seasons in the black and white shirt (69 matches, 18 goals), to then decide to stop pursuing a new career as a sports attorneyan activity he still carries out today, representing Uruguayan players of the caliber of Luis Suarez, Fernando Muslera and Martin Caceres.