Image via Getty Juventus midfielder Nicolò Fagioli has received a seven-month ban for breaching Italian football federation betting rules.googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot = googletag.defineSlot('/4183072/Versus_InFeed', [[300, 250], [2, 2]], 'wm-ai-in-feed').addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true, true); googletag.enableServices(); googletag.display('wm-ai-in-feed'); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]);});In addition to the ban, the 22-year-old has been fined €12,500 and will take part in a treatment programme for gambling addiction. Fagioli avoided a ban of three years – the minimum penalty handed by the FIGC for gambling breaches – by admitting to the offences.The ruling comes in the midst of a betting scandal that has clouded the Italy national team’s Euro 2024 qualifiers. Last week, Sandro Tonali and Nicolò Zaniolo left Italy’s camp after an investigation into betting breaches was launched.Beppe Riso, Tonali’s agent, admitted that the Newcastle star has a gambling addiction and lauded the Magpies’ support in helping him overcome the problem.Fagioli’s suspension and the scandal that has shrouded Italy’s roster follows a recent trend of players coming under fire for gambling. Brentford’s Ivan Toney was charged by the FA with 232 betting breaches last year and is currently serving an eight-month ban. Football’s complex relationship with gambling has been brought to the forefront in recent years. As federations attempt to curtail gambling addictions in the fanbase by banning shirt sponsors and other advertisements, perhaps more support should be offered to their players, as well.