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Uprising against club boss: SSC Napoli players denied training camps

2019-11-06T20:34:48.969Z


After a league defeat last weekend, Napoli's president had arranged a training camp. After players had not returned there, the club announced sanctions.



Boycott at the Italian Serie A club SSC Naples: Instead of the training camp are players of the club after the draw in the -Champions League match against RB Salzburg (1: 1) on Tuesday, according to Italian media reports driven home. The Italian newspaper "Gazzetta dello Sport" had discussed about "mutiny" of the players. The club retained disciplinary action in a statement released Wednesday. In addition, coach Carlo Ancelotti is credited with the responsibility for the training camp.

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President Aurelio De Laurentiis had ordered the training camp outside the city on Monday, after Naples had lost 2-1 at AS Roma at the weekend in the league. It should take until Saturday, when Naples has guest in the stadium San Paolo Genoa.

"The club made that decision and we have to accept it," Ancelotti had said. The former coach of Bayern Munich refused on Tuesday, the press conference after the game, would have spent the night, according to "Gazzetta dello Sport" but apparently in training camp.

Last season's runner-up is currently only seventh in Serie A, eleven points behind leaders Juventus. "The training camp is not a punishment, but an opportunity for players to get to know each other better," explained De Laurentiis.

In Group E of the Champions League, Napoli need two points from their remaining two games to progress. Currently, the club is second in the table behind Liverpool FC. "It's clear I'm not satisfied with this performance, we wanted to qualify, it's a difficult time, but we have the qualities to find a way out of this situation," Ancelotti said.

Source: spiegel

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