Chelsea target Antonio Conte will face criminal trial next month over his alleged failure to report match fixing when he was Siena coach.
The Italy coach, who denies the charge, wanted the trial date brought forward so proceedings will be finished before the start of Euro 2016.
The trial will start on April 4 and should be completed by May.
Conte is charged with sporting fraud for not reporting the fixing of the match between his Siena side and Albinoleffe in Serie B in 2011. Another accusation regarding a match against Novara was dropped.
Conte went on to lead Juventus to three Serie A titles before taking the Italy job in 2014.
The Italian FA banned Conte for 10 months in 2012, later reduced to four months on appeal, after conducting its own investigation. The sanction did not prevent Conte taking the national job.
More than 50 players were banned for up to five years and a number of clubs, including Atalanta and Siena, had points deducted over the case.
The huge investigation into the betting scandal by Cremona magistrates involved mass phone tapping which unearthed allegations that world tennis No 1 Novak Djokovic deliberately lost a match at the 2007 Paris Masters.
Timeline:
June 1, 2011: The investigation started in Deceber 2010 by Cremona magistrates. In June, the first arrests were made, including former Italy striker Beppe Signori.
May 28, 2012: Police raid Italy's training camp before Euro 2012. Domenico Criscito pulls out of the competition – and was later cleared of all charges.
June 7, 2015: The investigation seeks to convict 104 people, including former Serie A stars Stefano Mauri and Cristiano Doni. Conte is accused of sporting fraud for failing to report a fixed match when he was coach at Siena.
February 18, 2016: The trial started in Cremona.
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