Alleged Calciopoli match-fixing ringleader Luciano Moggi has called Italian Premier and AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi to testify at the long-awaited Calciopoli trial opening here next Tuesday.
Berlusconi was among 498 witnesses proposed by the ex-Juventus executive including all Serie A and B bosses and most Italian soccer officials.
The list must be approved by the trial judge before the court convenes.
The premier told reporters he couldn't understand why Moggi wanted him in the witness stand.
Berlusconi said he had ''never crossed paths'' with the former Juventus general manager and ''(didn't) see how I can be useful to him''.
The Calciopoli trial aims to establish whether Moggi and 24 others, including top officials and referees, conspired to rig games in the 2004-2005 and 2005-2006 seasons.
Juventus was stripped of the titles it won in those seasons after the Calciopoli scandal that rocked Italian soccer just before the 2006 World Cup.
Last week Moggi and his son received light sentences in a separate trial into the activities of a player management agency, avoiding jail time.
