The request concerns a tranche of the case that was transferred from the Milan prosecutor’s office earlier this year. It targeted former VAR supervisor Andrea Gervasoni, former VAR operators Luigi Nasca and Rodolfo Di Vuolo, and ex‑referee designator Gianluca Rocchi, who were suspected of colluding to influence VAR decisions in several Serie A matches between 2024 and 2025.
Investigators had focused on so‑called “bussate” – alleged improper interventions in the VAR room in Lissone – that supposedly altered match outcomes. Specific allegations included the failure to recommend an on‑field review during Inter’s 2‑1 win over Verona on 6 January 2024, and alleged pressure on VAR officials in Udinese‑Parma (1 March 2025) and Salernitana‑Modena (8 March 2025).
In its filing, the Monza prosecutor argued that the investigative files did not reveal conduct of a “fraudulent nature” nor the “dolo” required for a sports‑fraud charge. While the reports highlighted institutional and organisational weaknesses within the VAR system – such as internal tensions, governance disputes and questionable regulation of the VAR room – the prosecutor deemed these issues insufficient to sustain a criminal prosecution.
The office noted that any disciplinary or regulatory consequences should be pursued by the sporting justice system. It cited the earlier decision by the Milan prosecutor in July, which also dismissed the fraud accusation against Rocchi and cleared Inter of wrongdoing, and indicated that the Milan authority had already forwarded the broader investigative dossier to the sports bodies.
According to the Monza filing, the investigation’s scope was meant to assess not only the materiality of alleged VAR interference but also the presence of a fraudulent intent aimed at altering results. The prosecutor concluded that none of the examined facts met the legal threshold for sports‑fraud, and therefore recommended archiving this segment of the case.
The prosecutor’s statement underscores ongoing concerns about the relationship between referees, VAR officials, the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and clubs, but it also signals that any further action will likely be limited to disciplinary proceedings within football’s own governance structures.