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After the Covid cases that hit Napoli (and also Juventus), in all probability, Juventus-Napoli will not be played today. Numerous scenarios remain open on how the story will end, but let’s try to understand how we got to the stop sign that blocked the Azzurri while on the bus to Capodichino airport. A premise. After the Genoa case (up to 22 infected with Covid, including 17 footballers), the Serie A Soccer League was forced to hastily launch a new rule that provides for the possibility of requesting a postponement for Covid only once in the league. , in case for 10 or more infected players. On all other occasions, the UEFA rule applies which states that you play if you have at least 13 players available including a goalkeeper, otherwise you lose the game 3-0. Naturally, the rule does not apply if there is an action by state or local authorities or even FIGC. In the case of Napoli, it will be precisely to understand if the intervention of the Neapolitan ASL was precisely one of those measures of the local authorities mentioned by law.
The 4 documents
Let’s summarize: there are four documents that determined the fate of the Juventus-Napoli match. Let’s start with the last one that summarizes them all and that makes us understand why a series of subsequent clarifications was necessary before making the decision not to leave.
The Pec
It is a Pec written and sent by Naples and destined for the League, Juventus, FIGC and the Sports Judge in which the SSC Napoli communicates that it cannot reach the Piedmontese capital after the urgent provision of the ASL 1 of Naples, which ordered the fiduciary isolation team, also in light of the current epidemiological trend.
It is clear – writes Napoli – that the departure of the team to Turin would represent a violation of the provision of the local authority responsible for health security, as well as the current state regulations on the matter, with the consequent responsibilities provided by the law on violators. The case at hand, in reference to the resolution of the Council of the Lega Series A (Lnpa) received yesterday, at 5:01 p.m., is clearly part of those provisions of the state and local authorities that are “without prejudice” and that determine the Inapplicability of the “rules regarding the impact of Covid-19 – management of positive cases and postponement of tenders”. Therefore, we inform you that, having to necessarily respect the provision of the regional ASL and the Campania Region, from which the writer and his members cannot escape, and therefore, due to force majeure, the team will not he was able to leave for Turin. In light of the above, the Lega Nazionale Professionals Serie A is asked to postpone the match for another date, obviously for reasons not attributable to the writer.
This is the position of Napoli, which was the first to be convinced of the need not to leave and first read, and then asked for clarification, on three different documents that made the decision of the local health authorities explicit.
The Asl Napoli 2 document
First stop to the transfer of Napoli from ASL Napoli 2. The document calls for the fiduciary isolation of the group after the positivity of two players Elmas and Zielinski. Here we need a premise. Unlike what happens with ordinary citizens, the actions of professional footballers in the event of a positive Covid response from a teammate or other participant of the so-called group of teams are regulated by a protocol prepared by the Ministry of Health, Regions , FIGC and Lega Calcio. operationally adopted by the Ministry of Health circular, which establishes a kind of soft quarantine for players. In practice, the positive player goes into effective quarantine, while the others generally isolate themselves in the team’s sports hall by performing at least one Covid swab near the start of the match with a result that must be made known at least within four hours. prior to the start of the game. itself. The negatives come out and go to play, then they go back to isolation: so for 14 days they leave isolation just to train and play. However, in the Ministry of Health circular implementing the protocol, some discretion is left to the local health authorities. Which may include soft quarantine, but neither. In the first ASL Napoli 2 document there was no explicit reference to the protocol, so Napoli was not clear if they could play or not, and that is why the Azzurri players ask for further clarification.
Napoli’s response ASL 1
Clarification requested from ASL Napoli 1 from which a response arrives. Which reiterates the danger of the growth of contagion if Napoli, everything, is not isolated. A risk that would involve all the people the players could come into contact with on the trip to Turin, including Juventus players. This time, however, the circular (and therefore the underlying protocol) is mentioned, even though it is said that it cannot be used.
The enlightenment of the Campania region.
At this point, Naples, through its social doctor, requests further clarification, this time from the Campania region and in this case receives the firm indication not to leave. The exit would, in fact, be the violation of an administrative act, with serious consequences at the judicial level.
Are there new rules?
At this point Napoli, as mentioned above, convinced of his good reasons, writes the Pec to the various agencies involved and decides to stay home. However, it is clear why a final clarification on the matter is urgently needed at the restart after the break for the national teams.
October 4, 2020 (change October 4, 2020 | 14:02)
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