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Atalanta defender Andrea Masiello was taken into custody at his home on Monday in connection with a match-fixing investigation involving Serie A matches last season.

Masiello is charged with criminal association and fraud.

The arrest comes as the latest development in a criminal probe centered around Bari's last nine matches of the 2010-11 campaign. In addition to Masiello, eight other former Bari players are under investigation.

Bari was relegated at season's end.

The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) released a statement (via the New York Times):

Around one dozen people are under investigation and nine of these are ex players of the red and white team, involved in the alleged fixing of nine mat...

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