Italy defender Domenico Criscito denied involvement Monday in the match-fixing scandal sweeping the country after his room at the team's Euro 2012 base was reportedly searched as part of the investigation.
Italian police questioned the 25-year-old Zenit St. Petersburg player as part of a blitz that included the arrest of 10 current and former players including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri and ex-Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, the Ansa agency said, citing police reports.
"I have nothing to do with what they're talking about," Criscito told RIA Novosti. "I can't comment on it for obvious reasons."
The so-called Calcioscommesse sports betting scandal broke in Cremona a year ago. Juventus coach Antonio Conte is among those implicated.
Part of the evidence against Criscito is a meeting recorded by police days before a Lazio-Genoa game in May 2011, Ansa said.
There, Criscito met with two Genoa ultra fans, a convicted Bosnian and Genoa midfielder Giuseppe Sculli, the agency said.
