That piqued the interest of Spanish investigators, who arrested five people from losing side Eldense, including head coach Filippo Vito di Pierro, general director Nobile Capuani, two players and an assistant coach. The allegations first emerged after Saturday’s match when Eldense player Cheikh Saad hinted on Twitter that something wasn’t right. In other interviews, ESPN FC reports, Saad specifically accused three teammates and assistant coach Fran Ruiz Casares, who became acting head coach in February, of fixing the game. Teammate David Azin told Germany’s Welt TV, that he had also heard that Ruiz Casares was talking about the plan before the match. “Our assistant coach told another already in the hotel that this match must be lost with a margin higher than five,” Azin told the network (via ESPN FC).

Source: Washington Post April 05, 2017 16:18 UTC