Serie A awards Juventus 3-0 win over Napoli for unplayed match

Serie A have handed Juventus a 3-0 win over Napoli, after Gennaro Gattuso’s males failed to indicate up for his or her fixture earlier this month, over Italian soccer COVID-19 guidelines.

Napoli have additionally had one level deducted from them.

The crew didn’t journey to Turin for the match on October 4, claiming that their native well being authority advised the gamers to remain at dwelling after two members of their squad examined optimistic for COVID-19.

Serie A turned down Napoli’s request to postpone the fixture, which means that Juventus and match officers have been each current on the stadium and the floodlights have been turned on.

The sport was formally deserted 45 minutes after kick-off time.

Serie A’s disciplinary tribunal, which confirmed its resolution in an announcement on Wednesday, rejected Napoli’s declare of power majeure and stated there was a transparent well being protocol for Serie A.

Napoli received their opening two video games and now have 5 factors from three video games within the Serie A desk, whereas Juventus have seven.