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  • Serie A: Osimhen scores two in Napoli’s 3-0 demolition of Spezia

    Serie A: Osimhen scores two in Napoli’s 3-0 demolition of Spezia

    Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has increased his goals tally to 16 after scoring two goals in Napoli’s 3-1 win over Spezia on Sunday.

    The 24-year-old would have made it a hattrick but the center referee ruled out one of his goals.

    Spezia who narrowly lost to Napoli in the first leg made life difficult for Napoli in the first half of the reverse fixture.

    Kvicha Kvaratskhelia opened the scoring for Napoli from the spot two minutes after the break before setting up Osomhen’s two other goals.

    Osimhen nodded home on 68th minute after Spezia goalkeeper, Bartlomiej Drągowski spilled Kvaratskhelia’s cross into his path.

    The Nigeria international then tapped home from close range five minutes later to make it 3-0 for Napoli.

    The gangling forward now tops the scorers chart with 16 goals from 17 league appearances for Napoli, coming second is Ademola Lookman with 12 goals.

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  • Serie A: I’ll select a team to beat Roma – Thiago Motta

    Serie A: I’ll select a team to beat Roma – Thiago Motta

    Spezia coach Thiago Motta says he’ll choose a team to win against Roma on Sunday.

    Motta says he’ll select a XI to exploit the weaknesses he sees in the Roma team.

    He said, “Every game is a different story, it didn’t go well in Bologna, but we know there are many things we need to improve, starting with time and ball management.

    “The important thing for us now is to find the continuity we’ve shown at the start of 2022. We will face an important team, built for Europe, but we will play in our stadium and we will do our best, trying to bring the challenge on our side, doing our best to deserve a positive result.

    “Kovalenko is training well, obviously, it is a difficult moment for him and for all of us in the world. History has taught us that wars are to be avoided, so let’s hope that the situation evolves in the best possible way. For our part we will try to be as close to him as possible, he has all our support.

    “The choices I’ve made have always been based on the moment and the game we’re facing, to do it in the best possible way. Bourabia is a midfielder who has always trained to the maximum, there are no preclusions: we still have one more training session before the game to assess which will be the best team to deploy.”

  • Serie A: FIFA announce Spezia transfer ban

    Serie A: FIFA announce Spezia transfer ban

    Serie A club Spezia have been banned from working four transfer windows.

    The Aquile have been found guilty of breaching rules about signing minors by FIFA, therefore they won’t be allowed to sign new players for four transfer windows starting from next January.

    “FIFA Disciplinary Committee sanctions Spezia Calcio, USD Lavagnese 1919 and Valdivara 5 Terre for breaches of the rules governing the international transfer of minors,” FIFA’s statement reads.

    “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Italian club Spezia Calcio for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.

    “Following an investigation carried out by the FIFA Regulatory Enforcement Department, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee found that Spezia Calcio had breached article 19 of the FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (RSTP) by bringing several Nigerian minors into Italy using a scheme aimed at circumventing the aforesaid RSTP article as well as national immigration law.

    “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee took into account that Spezia Calcio accepted responsibility for its serious regulatory violations and imposed a registration ban at both national and international level for four registration periods and a fine of CHF 500,000. Spezia Calcio will thus be unable to register any new players for the next four registration periods established by the Italian Football Association.

    “The FIFA Disciplinary Committee also imposed a registration ban at both national and international level for four registration periods and a fine of CHF 4,000 each on Italian clubs USD Lavagnese 1919 and Valdivara 5 Terre, these two clubs having played an active role in the aforementioned scheme.

    “The protection of minors is a key objective of the regulatory framework governing the football transfer system. Effective enforcement of these rules is paramount to ensuring that the welfare and well-being of minors are protected at all times.

    “The decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee was notified to the three clubs today.”

    Spezia have released an official statement, admitting to being ‘surprised’ and confirming an appeal against the decision.