Juventus' attempt to sue the Italian Football Association (FIGC) for damages incurred by their enforced relegation to Serie B has been branded "frivolous" by the governing body's president.
Juve are to press on with their claim for €443 million in lost income and brand damage caused by being relegated as a consequence of the 2006 Calciopoli scandal.
On Monday, a nine-year trial into the scandal was concluded by the high court, which did not hand out any charges to the key suspects -- former Juventus directors Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraudo -- but simply declared that the case had expired.
Juve claim that means they did not do anything wrong a decade ago and should never have been relegated and had two Serie A titles revoked.
Tavecchio has reminded them, however, that it was confirmed that crimes had been committed, but it had become too late to press charges and the case had simply expired.
"For us, Juve's demand for compensation is frivolous," FIGC president Carlo Tavecchio said in Rome in quotes reported by Gazzetta dello Sport.
"From this sentence, the FIGC can adopt a more relaxed and serene stance. There was quite a crime committed and the sentencing of [former referee Massimo] De Santis confirms that something illegitimate was done even as far as the high court was concerned, so that means it was definite."
Juventus spent only one season in Serie B, earning promotion at the first attempt together with Napoli and Genoa, who have also maintained their top-flight status since. Following promotion, the Bianconeri came third then second in Serie A before finishing seventh for the following two seasons.
They won their first title since the match-fixing scandal in 2012 and have won the Scudetto each year since.