A Milan-based events company is at the centre of a major investigation into alleged luxury escort parties attended by Serie A footballers and other high-profile clients, according to Italian media reports and agency sources cited on Tuesday.
Italian authorities are investigating allegations of aiding and exploiting prostitution linked to a network allegedly run by a husband and wife together with two collaborators, all four of whom have reportedly been placed under house arrest. The operation is said to have been based in Cinisello Balsamo, on the outskirts of Milan, where the company presented itself online as an events and public relations business, advertising for new collaborators through social media.
According to investigators, the public image allegedly served as a cover for organising expensive after-party packages, often worth thousands of euro, for wealthy clients. These packages allegedly included the presence of young women hired for the occasion, nights in five-star hotels, and the use of laughing gas through balloons. Reports in Italy also claim that intercepted conversations included a reference to a Formula 1 driver allegedly requesting a woman for a paid encounter while in Milan.
The investigation is said to have gathered pace following the complaint of a woman who had worked in the environment. She reportedly told investigators that escort services for footballers were arranged almost daily, including during the Covid lockdown period when social restrictions were in force. Her testimony is understood to have formed a crucial part of the case assembled by the Milan Prosecutor’s Office and the Financial Police.
The woman reportedly told investigators that between 2019 and 2023, she lived in the same building in Cinisello Balsamo where the company had its base. She claimed the premises also included an illegal disco and that events were promoted on Instagram. According to the allegations, the organisers kept at least half of the money paid by clients, while the women involved received the remainder. In one case mentioned in the court papers, a Colombian woman was allegedly forced into prostitution in exchange for €1,000, of which only half remained hers.
Investigators also allege that some of the women had to pay rent for rooms in the same building. Not all of the women involved were allegedly engaged in prostitution, with some described only as image girls. Testimony reportedly identified several women who did provide paid sexual services, along with the individuals responsible for contacting clients, selecting women, arranging transport, and providing security and music at the events.
One intercepted conversation quoted in the Italian reports featured a woman explaining how earnings worked, claiming she could receive a percentage from tables booked by footballers and describing a case in which a player allegedly spent €3,000 in one night. According to the case files, compensation for the women allegedly ranged between €70 and €100 per evening depending on whether accommodation in Cinisello was used.
Italian news agencies have also reported that around 70 footballers are believed to have attended parties organised by the agency. Their names have been omitted from the court order, and none of them are under investigation because, according to the reports, they are not considered to have committed any crime. The players are said to include footballers from clubs such as Inter, Milan, Juventus, Sassuolo, and Verona. However, investigators have reportedly not established how many of them may also have used escort services or laughing gas.
Authorities have also reportedly seized around €1.2 million believed to be proceeds from the alleged activities. The investigation remains ongoing.
