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The Juventus referee and players formally appeared on the pitch on October 4th, waiting for their opponents, even though it was clear they would not be there
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The non-appearance of SSC Napoli in the top match of the Italian Serie A at the Italian soccer champions Juventus because of several corona cases in the team and club is rated 0: 3 for Turin.
A sports judge of the Italian Football League rejected Napoli's request to postpone the game on Wednesday.
In addition, one of the six points it has collected so far will be deducted from the club.
The sports judge did not recognize the argument of "force majeure" as a reason for staying away from Naples.
Before the match scheduled for October 4, two players from the two-time champions' roster had tested positive for Covid-19.
The local health authorities had banned the club from leaving for Turin, argued SSC boss Aurelio De Laurentiis at the time.
Accordingly, the cup winner requested a postponement, but failed.
The league had not canceled the game according to the statutes.
According to their decision, games can only be postponed if the clubs have fewer than 13 professionals or ten corona cases occur in a week.
A protocol approved by the national association FIGC and the Italian government allows uninfected footballers to train in isolation and also to take part in games after negative tests.
The match FC Genoa against FC Turin was canceled according to these specifications after Genoa reported 22 corona cases.
The Juventus referee and players formally appeared on the pitch on October 4th, waiting for their opponents, even though it was clear they would not be there.
The line-up had also been announced and even some spectators were present in the arena.
The process could not be finished with this: the Neapolitans had already announced legal action in the event of defeat before the judge's verdict.
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