SSC Napoli face a 3-0 draw to miss their Serie A clash with Juventus amid a dispute over COVID-19 protocols in Italy on Sunday, allowing rivals Atalanta BC and AC Milan to take the lead in Inter’s front Serie A, which took place at SS Lazio.
Gennaro Gattuso’s Napoli had been the most sensible in the league at the start of the weekend with two wins in as many games as they point to a third Serie A name and the first in 30 years, but positive COVID-19 tests from Eljif Elmas and Piotr Zielinski forced Southerners to return home from a distance following instructions from the fitness government in the Campania region.
However, Serie A said that all fitness protocols were in position for the adjustment in Turin to continue safely.
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“[The president of Naples, Aurelio] De Laurentiis asked me to postpone the match, I replied that there were regulations to respect,” Juventus President Andrea Agnelli told Sky Sport Italia.
“A 3-0 win? I’d rather win on the field,” added Agnelli, whose team picked up four problems after two games while chasing a tenth consecutive title.
In the midst of the turmoil, Andrea Pirlo’s champions ready for adjustment as usual. The Juventus bus parked at Allianz Stadium an hour in advance, with players in a tracksuit state on the field.
The attack was nevertheless deserted forty-five minutes after the scheduled start time, and Napoli’s fate now depends on a meeting of Italian league officials today.
On the other hand, Inter stood 1-1 in a moody attack on Lazio in Rome, where either of them topped a guy on the ground.
Atalanta crushed Cagliari 5-2 in his first match in Bergamo this season, for his total of thirteen goals in 3 games played.
AC Milan beat ascended Spezia 3-0 to their undefeated 15-match streak.
Hellas Verona fell in his first defeat of the season after Jasmin Kurtic scored in the first minute to give Parma a 1-0 win, the first this season, while Benevento beat Bologna 1-0.