Napoli failed to turn up for their Serie A clash versus Juventus on Sunday after a coronavirus row involving both clubs and health and football authorities.
Gennaro Gattuso’s side were not present at Juve’s Allianz Stadium for the game’s 7.45 pm kick-off.
They remained in isolation on the directions of the local health authorities of the Campania region which hosts the city of Naples after midfielders Eljif Elmas and Piotr Zielinski both tested favorable during the week.
Napoli, who had won both their Serie A matches so far this season, threat surrendering the game 3-0.
Club president Aurelio De Laurentiis, who recuperated from coronavirus last month, stated he believes it is “too dangerous” to take a trip to Turin, and asked on Sunday evening that the match be postponed “without further delay”.
Serie A firmly insisted that all the health protocols remained in place for the match to securely go ahead as arranged in Turin.
” The procedure supplies … rules, which allow the playing of league matches even in case of favorable tests, fielding the gamers who tested unfavorable,” the league said in a statement.
It added that these measures are “suitable to the situation of Napoli, who have 2 positive players for Covid-19”.
Napoli are the first string in Europe’s five major leagues not to require to the pitch due to the coronavirus pandemic in a video game which had actually stayed scheduled.
The club, meanwhile, relocated to reject reports that coach Gennaro Gattuso had returned a favorable test.
” The news concerning the positivity of Mr. Gattuso for Covid-19 is lacking any structure,” the club said on Twitter.
” The team group will perform the next swabs tomorrow (Monday).”
Juventus gamers reached the arena about an hour prior to kick-off.
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