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Juventus’ home game against Napoli never started.
Referee Daniele Doveri (left) inspected the Allianz Arena grass together with assistants Filippo Meli (center) and Daniele Bindoni before the game against Napoli. The game was never played. Tano Pecoraro / LaPresse
On Sunday night, Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus were scheduled to face Napoli for a great showdown in Italian Serie A.
The match at the Allianz Arena was supposed to start at 8:45 p.m., but it never started. Napoli never arrived, and at 9:30 p.m. the confirmation arrived that the match had been canceled.
According to Sky Sports, local health authorities have recommended Naples to stay home. This could mean that Ronaldo and his Juventus win 3-0 at walkover.
Late Sunday night, Juventus held a press conference to report on the situation.
– The association’s protocols give me confidence to continue the season. When it comes to sports, the rules are clear: Those who do not show up will face disciplinary sanctions. The disciplinary committee will make a statement tomorrow, said Juventus club president Andrea Agnelli.
Two infected players
Several people at the Napoli club have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease, including team A players Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, as well as Giandomenico Costi on the support staff.
There have also been rumors that coach Gennaro Gattuso is infected, but this belies the club in Twitter Sunday afternoon. Napoli further writes that the group of players will undergo further crown tests on Monday.
Despite several crown infections in Napoli, Juventus was unwilling to do anything other than prepare for the start of the game on Sunday night. It is also said that Serie A refused to rethink the match.
– Some will say that Juventus is arrogant here. But they implement their own party protocol by being ready for battle. They could have asked to postpone the match in a team with Naples, but it is not certain that the football association will accept it. I’m afraid it may get more chaotic throughout the season. Napoli is also rumored to be in quarantine for 14 days, Strive commentator Per-Jarle Heggelund said.
Total confusion
There is complete confusion as to what information is actually correct. The Italian Gazzetta dello Sport claims that the local health authorities deny traveling to Naples.
The ANSA news agency, for its part, claims that the southern Italian club is not prohibited from traveling.
A few hours before kick-off, Napoli club president Aurelio De Laurentiis declared that it was “too dangerous” to travel to Turin. At the same time, according to the AFP news agency, he asked for the Juventus match to be postponed.
– I spoke with De Laurentiis a few days ago, who asked to postpone the match. I told him that the protocol is ready and that I relate to the regulation, Juve president Agnelli said on Sunday night.
Serie A already announced on Saturday that the match would be played as planned. This means that Napoli is in great danger of being sentenced to a 0-3 defeat.
The regulation of the European Football Association establishes that as long as a club has 13 healthy players available, it is obliged to carry out a scheduled match. If the club does not play, the victory is given to the opposing team. The same rule is introduced in Series A.
(100% Sports / @NTB)
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