The Campania club reported the coronavirus infection in the team, but did not provide confirmation from the local health authorities that it was not allowed to travel. The management of the competition therefore confirmed the date of the match on Saturday evening.
The footballers of Naples did not show up for the evening hit of the Italian league on the field of Juventus Turin and are facing a 0: 3 default defeat.
The match was to start today at 20:45 and the football players of the championship Juventus were prepared according to the match protocol, even though it was known that the opponent had not traveled to Turin at all. Coach Carl Ancelotti’s charges are in quarantine after midfielders Piotr Zieliňski and Eljif Elmas tested positive.
The fate of the match will be decided definitively by the disciplinary commission next week. Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora wants to talk about the situation with representatives of the Italian league and the football federation on Monday.
“Despite all the measures and strict health rules, it is clear that football is not immune to the disease either. I want to emphasize that health must take precedence over any other interests,” Spadafora said.
“The health authorities in Campania have ordered quarantine only for close contacts of Piotr Zieliński. Therefore, a protocol should be applied in this case, which ensures that football matches are held despite individual cases of infection in the team,” said the competition. According to the protocol of the Italian league, it should be played if the team has 13 players available, including at least one goalkeeper.
Naples has been testing the entire staff and members of the implementation team since last Sunday, when the club joined the league against Genoa. He registered the first infected before the match, since then more than 20 cases of coronavirus have appeared on his team. Saturday’s match between Genoa and Turin has been postponed.
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