Vincenzo Iacopino (born 9 August 1976) is an Italian former professional

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who played as a

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. Most notably, he played four seasons in the

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for

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. On 18 June 2012, Alberti was banned for three years and six month as a result of the 2011–12 Italian scandal.

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* 1976 births Living people Italian men's footballers Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players UC Sampdoria players Hellas Verona FC players Empoli FC players Catania FC players Lucchese 1905 players UC AlbinoLeffe players AC Monza players Pro Sesto 1913 players Men's association football midfielders People from Ventimiglia Footballers from Liguria AC Monza non-playing staff {{Italy-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub