MILAN (AP) – Napoli are expected to suffer a 3-0 defeat through the Italian league sentencing for not playing in their Serie A match against Juventus on Sunday night.
Napoli did not travel to Turin for adjustment after the local government ordered the team to be quarantined after two players tested positive for coronavirus: midfielders Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas.
Juventus followed his daily adjustment regime on Sunday and arrived at the stadium at 20:45 scheduled. (1845 GMT) start of the match. In crazy scenes, several players came out in the box while a limited number of enthusiasts watched from the stands.
It will be known whether Juventus will win 3-0 by default, or if the adjustment has just been postponed, until next week’s disciplinary committee, where Napoli will present their case.
Vincenzo Spadafora, Italy’s sports minister, said he will also talk about the factor with the leaders of the Italian football federation and the league at two meetings already scheduled for Monday.
“The protocol proposed through the FIGC and validated through the technical-scientific committee was intended to save Italian football to allow the restart everyone wanted,” Spadafora said Sunday. “It is clear, however, that the stage in general in recent weeks has become even more complex, to the point that it has not even left world football immune despite the uncompromising rules.
“I want to make a very transparent appeal that the much greater interest in adequacy prevails over any other logic or interest created. “
Napoli had called for the adjustment to be postponed, but the Italian league protocol for COVID instances is the same as the UEFA rules. If a team has thirteen players available, adding at least one goalkeeper, the setting can continue.
“With regard to Napoli’s official request, La Lega Serie A specifies that the existing rules of procedure will have to ensure everyone’s fitness, an equivalent remedy for all clubs and respect for the principles of sportsmanship,” it is read from the league’s governing body.
In this regard, it should be remembered that the statement issued through the government of campania fitness only requests fiduciary isolation for the close contacts of Piotr Zielinski, so in this case the FIGC protocol agreed with the technical-scientific committee The protocol provides safe mandatory regulations that allow championship matches to take place even if there are positive cases in the group , aligning players who have been negative on exams within the time allotted by the fitness government.
The entire Napoli team did consistent testing after Napoli played in Genoa last weekend. More than 20 Genoa players and staff tested positive.
Genoa’s attack in Turin on Saturday has been postponed.
The Lega Serie A has also approved an express regulation to follow if there are several positive instances that can only lead to the postponement of the adjustment if there are express situations that, at the moment, do not apply to the Napoli case. The governing body continued.
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