The Italian Football League announced on Tuesday its decision

to consider Naples lost the game it had to play against Juventus on October 4,

to which it did not appear due to the new coronavirus pandemic, in addition to the withdrawal of a point in qualification for the Neapolitan club.

The competition judge did not accept the "force majeure" argument put forward by Naples to justify his absence.

The sanction, in addition to the loss of the match 3-0, means the withdrawal of a point in the standings.

Napoli asked for the match to be postponed after

having to isolate all its players at home, complying with the instructions of the local health authorities

, despite which the League decided to keep the match of the 3rd round of Serie A as planned .

By not traveling to Turin, Naples, which can appeal this decision, did not respect

the sports protocol that provides that a team with 13 'negative' players, including a goalkeeper, can play despite covid-19

.

The club defends that after the positive cases of its players Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas, as well as that of a member of the club's staff, they submitted to the rules of the health authorities.

With this decision, highly anticipated in the face of the multiplication of covid-19 cases in Italian football,

Juventus is placed 4th in the championship standings, with 7 points

, while Naples is 8th with five units.

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