Totonero 1980 or Totonero was a match-fixing scandal in Italy in 1980 in Serie A and Serie B. It was uncovered on 23 March 1980 by the Guardia di Finanza, after the complaint of two Roman shopkeepers, Alvaro Trinca and Massimo Cruciani, who declared that some Italian football players sold football matches for money.
The reputation for corruption in Italian soccer comes from the Totonero Scandal, which ravaged the football-crazy nation in 1980. The Totonero scandal involved more than 30 Serie A and Serie B players accepting bribes from Roman businessmen Massimo Cruciano and Alvaro Trinca. Totonero refers to the system of underground bookmaking that takes place in Italy and was exploited by Trinca and Cruciano for their gain. Their match fixing involved players from Lazio, AC Milan, Bologna, Palermo and several others, with Milan and Lazio both being relegated to Serie B as punishment. Paolo Rossi was banned for two years, but returned in time to help Italy win the 1982 World Cup in Spain.