JUVENTUS had its penalty in the match-fixing scandal reduced Friday by eight points by an independent arbitration board.

Juventus was stripped of its 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles, demoted to Serie B, and docked 17 points by a sports tribunal in July.

The arbitration board set up by the Italian Olympic Committee also ruled on three other clubs involved in the scandal.

Lazio’s 11-point penalty in the top division was reduced to three points.

Fiorentina had its 19-point penalty cut to 15 points. The Florence club indicated it may appeal to an ordinary court.

AC Milan did not have its eight-point penalty reduced. The club issued a statement saying the sentence “does not deserve any comment on the behalf of AC Milan.”

Appeals hearings for the two other clubs sanctioned in the scandal, Reggina and Arezzo, are expected in November.

The sentences are expected to be the final decisions handed out by sports authorities in a scandal that began six months ago, with sentences that have undergone two revisions.

(SD-Agencies)