Napoli And Aurelio De Laurentiis Under Investigation From UEFA For Violation
Written By Onyeka Daniel
Things might be going from bad to worse for Napoli after their exit in the hands of Barcelona ensured that Juventus would be playing in the FIFA club world Cup.
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According to reports, the Partenopei President, Aurelio De Laurentiis is under UEFA investigation for violating ‘the basic rules of decent conduct.’ According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, UEFA are looking into the situation, which is already the subject of a FIGC investigation in Italy.
It occurred on the pitch of Barcelona’s stadium on Monday afternoon, when Matteo Politano was in the middle of an interview with Sky Sport Italia. Remarkably, De Laurentiis interrupted them and physically pushed the journalist and cameraman out of the way to lead Politano from the scene.
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As it was during the coverage of a Champions League match, which Sky Sport Italia had the rights to cover, UEFA are looking at possibly charging De Laurentiis with violating Article 11b of the General Principles of Conduct.
“Member associations and clubs, as well as their players, officials and members, and all persons assigned by UEFA to exercise a function, must respect the Laws of the Game, as well as UEFA’s Statutes, regulations, directives and decisions, and comply with the principles of ethical conduct, loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship.”
Article 11b specifically is anyone “whose conduct is insulting or otherwise violates the basic rules of decent conduct.”
De Laurentiis has spent the last couple of weeks engaging in a series of arguments with various different television companies, barring his players, coach and directors from speaking to DAZN or at times Sky Sport Italia.
Meanwhile…
Italian media criticized Victor Osimhen following Napoli‘s 3-1 loss against Barcelona on Tuesday, but Juventus and Italy legend Alessandro Del Piero feels the Nigeria international showed a ‘positive attitude’ against the La Liga giants.
Osimhen failed to impress in Napoli’s Champions League loss to Barcelona on Tuesday, which caused the Partenopei’s elimination from Europe’s elite competition. Del Piero was also disappointed by the striker’s performance but still defended him after the final whistle.
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“He put in maximum commitment even if being flagged offside so many times is a little bit excessive,” the 2006 Italy World Cup winner told Sky Sport Italia, as quoted by TMW.
“Of course, when you play badly in an important match, you are a little down, but the player’s qualities can’t be questioned. Napoli have had a negative season, so you don’t always face what happens with a smile. However, Osimhen’s attitude was always positive.”
Osimhen has scored 13 goals in 24 appearances across all competitions this season, including one in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg against Barcelona two weeks ago.
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