Napoli Says They Will Not Face Juventus; Italian Championship Orders Match



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Confusion erupted in one of the most important matches of the season in the Italian Championship, with the league announcing, on the one hand, that it will keep Juventus at home today against Napoli, and the visitors on the other, claiming that it will not You can come in. in the field after the registration of positive cases of covid-19.

The situation leaves Italian football with the shameful prospect that Juventus and the referees will attend the match in Turin and wait in vain for Napoli, which is claiming a travel ban from the local authority (ASL).

Under the rules of Serie A, Juventus must have confirmed a 3-0 victory in the match, which should start at 8:45 pm local time (3:45 pm Brasilia time).

A Napoli spokesman confirmed to Reuters that the team was placed in isolation and ordered not to travel after testing positive for COVID-19.

A Serie A statement, issued less than five hours before the scheduled start, said ASL did not take into account the health protocol agreed between the Ministry of Health, Sports and soccer officials.

He cautions that if the players test positive, the rest of the team can still train and play again, as long as they take the tests again and have negative results. The statement added that several games had already been played this season after the teams had one or more players testing positive.

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