A Serie A scandal was revealed during 2006 and Roma were one of the teams not involved; after punishments were handed out, Roma was re-classified as runners-up for 2005–06, the same season in which they finished second in the Coppa Italia losing to Inter. The club began their campaign in the transfer windows by signing David Pizarro from Inter for €12 million, Mirko Vučinić and Marco Cassetti from Lecce for €19 million and €2.35 million respectively, and Max Tonetto from Sampdoria on a free transfer.