'Napoli fan' prosecutor steps aside from legal case against Juventus

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Europa League - Play-Off First Leg - Juventus v Nantes - Allianz Stadium, Turin, Italy - February 16, 2023 General view during a minutes silence for the victims of an earthquake in Turkey and Syria before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

MILAN (Reuters) -One of three prosecutors accusing Italian soccer club Juventus of financial misconduct has left the case after the emergence of derogatory comments he made about the team, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

In a video shot at a legal conference in Milan in 2019, a year before the inquiry into top-flight Serie A club Juventus opened, Turin prosecutor Ciro Santoriello said: "I am a huge fan of Napoli (soccer team), I hate Juventus".