Juventus' false accounting case is most likely to be shifted to Milan or Rome at the request of defence lawyers.
As per judicial and legal sources, the case could be moved from Juventus' home city Turin. Judge Marco Picco has asked Italy's top court to decide on the request in a move that will slow down proceedings.
The judge held a first hearing behind closed doors in March to start to examine whether former Juventus Chairman Andrea Agnelli, 11 other people and the club itself should face trial over allegations of false accounting at Italy's most successful soccer team.
Lawyers for the defendants argued that the case should be transferred to Milan, where the club is listed on the stock market, or Rome while local prosecutors want to keep it in Turin.
Italy's highest court is not bound make a decision in any specific time frame and legal and judicial sources say it could take months.
A transfer to another venue would result in a considerable delay to the proceedings, because the case files, according to Italian law, would have to be sent to the new city's prosecutors and the process move back a few steps.
If the case stays in Turin, the next hearing will not be until Oct. 26.