By AFP - Agence France Presse December 22, 2020 Print Article
Napoli refused to travel to Turin to play Juventus at the Allianz Stadium on October 4. Vincenzo PINTO Text size
UPDATES after Juventus v Fiorentina match
Napoli on Tuesday won their appeal after being handed a 3-0 defeat and a one-point deduction for failing to turn up to play Juventus because of coronavirus cases.
Napoli took their case to the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), the highest level of sporting justice in Italy, after having appeals rejected by the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) and Serie A.
CONI said in a statement they accepted the appeal presented by Napoli and annulled without postponement the decision of the Sports Court of Appeal at the FIGC . including the penalty of losing the match and the deduction of one point.