It was supposed to be just an innocent joke - this is how Gianluca Gaetano explains. The current Napoli player has been severely punished by the Italian federation. He received a disqualification and a financial fine.
Gianluca Gaetano is a graduate of Napoli. However, the midfielder is not good enough to secure a permanent place in the first team. That is why he spent the previous season on loan at Cremonese, which was then in Serie B. In the last match, decisive for the promotion to the big leagues, his team played Como 1907. The Italian sent a message to rivals Vittorio Parigini on Whatsapp.
Will you let us win? - He wrote. The 22-year-old from the very beginning assured that this was just an innocent joke, as evidenced by the numerous emoticons added to the message. As it turned out, the Italian federation did not consider this a funny joke and decided that the young player should be responsible for the consequences of his act.
Gianluca Gaetano wanted to joke and was suspended for two games
Thus, the message sent by Gianluca Gaetano was found to be an attempted scam. Therefore, he was suspended for two games. Moreover, he was fined. The 22-year-old football player will have to pay 4.5 thousand euros. The activists also decided to punish the Como team. This club received a fine of five thousand euros.
Recall that Cremonese, in which the midfielder played at that time, defeated their rivals (2: 1), thanks to which they advanced to Serie A. The Tigers finally took second place with 69 points. Gianluca Gaetano will return to Napoli, but it is possible that the player will soon be loaned to another team. At the moment, Italy have no chance of winning the competition with the other Azzurri players entering the center of the field.
Source: Wprost
