Komentar2 lain :

Juve fans in Bergonzi rage
Monday 29 October, 2007

A Juventus fans’ forum has started an online petition to have referee Mauro Bergonzi sacked after his mistakes cost the Bianconeri on Saturday.

Bergonzi awarded Napoli two controversial penalties as the Vesuviani beat the Old Lady 3-1 at the Stadio San Paolo.

Videos seem to show that the first was a fair tackle by Giorgio Chiellini and the second a dive by ex-Juve hitman Marcelo Zalayeta.

Genoa native Bergonzi has already been told that he won’t officiate in Serie A for a month, but the anger hasn’t abated.

The petition on J1897.com has already accumulated thousands of signatures and messages from enraged fans and it seems that the matter is far from closed.

(channel4)


Zalayeta Banned For Two Games For Diving

Napoli striker Marcelo Zalayeta has been given a two-game ban for diving to win a penalty against Juventus on Saturday evening.

The Bianconeri were at the centre of a storm during Saturday evening’s defeat at Napoli, after two scandalous penalties awarded for the home side allowed them to run out 3-1 winners.

This has not been the first time this campaign that questionable decisions have gone against the Serie B champions, and many people believe that this is all part of a post-Calciopoli conspiracy to make the club suffer.

However the ever-dignified Ranieri refuses to accept that there could be a plot, although he does accept that most 50/50 decisions are going against his side.

“On the first penalty I could see straight away that it was not a penalty – it was clear to see,” said Ranieri.

“On the second, at first I thought maybe it could have been, but then seeing it again you can see that Buffon does not at all touch Zalayeta.

“I don’t want my players to hide behind these penalty-awards as a reason for losing, however it is true that we have suffered enough already – we have given back two Scudetti and were demoted to Serie B.

goal.com