Daniel Fonseca, what happened to him: He was sentenced to six months in prison for tax evasion

Daniel Fonsecawho in Italy wore the shirts of Cagliari, Naples, Roma, Juventus and Como, I ran into trouble. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Como and the Guardia di Finanza, In three years working for Como as a sports agent, the 53-year-old would have paid the tax authorities far less than he was owed.. To be exact, roughly €600,000 for two years, 2010 and 2011. For 2009, when he was challenged for an additional €230,000 of evasion, the charge was instead declared statute of limitations. And he got there He was sentenced to six months in prisonat the end of the process with a brief ritual.

Furthermore, due to delays due to the pandemic, Fonseca has only been charged with two counts, compared to the first three (as stated in 2009, the case was time deadlocked). However, his lawyer, Paolo Santarelli, considered the accusation unfounded: it would not be supported by actual evidence of what was actually collected and evaded.

As mentioned, Fonseca played in Italy with Cagliari, Napoli, Roma, Juventus and Como. He scored 295 goals in his career, and won the America’s Cup with the Uruguay national team in 1995. He landed in Como after three and a half seasons in the black and white jersey (69 matches, 18 goals), to decide next He quit pursuing a new career as a sports lawyeran activity he still performs today, representing Uruguayan players of caliber Luis SuarezFernando Muslera and Martin Caceres.