Napoli to Appeal Allegri's Two-Match Ban for Insulting Ref in Roma Draw
Napoli will appeal the sanction after Allegri was sent off for abusive remarks and an aggressive attitude toward officials and a Roma staff member.
- On Monday, Napoli confirmed the club will appeal the two-match ban handed to coach Massimiliano Allegri following Saturday's 3-3 draw with Roma.
- Allegri received the ban after being dismissed shortly after Leonardo Balerdi's equalizer, with officials reporting an "insulting remark" in the 45th minute and "aggressive attitude" toward a Roma staff member.
- The 59-year-old manager, also fined $11,200, denies the allegations, telling DAZN Italia, "The fourth official called the referee and got me sent off but I said absolutely nothing."
- Napoli will be without their coach for Serie A away matches against Monza on Wednesday and Juventus on Sunday, complicating efforts to improve after winning one of their last four games.
- Citing $80,000 in fines paid last season, Allegri questioned why his touchline movements draw punishment while others go unpenalized, suggesting inconsistent enforcement.
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Nappoli's mentor, Massimiliano Allegre, was not only asked to leave the playing field in a match with Roma, but was also punished more severely.
The sports judge of the Italian Football League, on Monday, suspended the trainer of the Naples Massemiliano Algebra team for two games, and imposed a fine of 10,000 euros on him, against the background of his abuse of the judges of the game.
Napoli coach Massimiliano Allegri has been banned from coaching for two matches and fined €10,000 for his behaviour at the end of the match against Roma. The Neapolitan coach reacted sharply to the referees' decision to award a goal to the Wolves in the 89th minute. According to Allegri, Leonardo Balerdi fouled Sam Beukema during the attack. Referee Andrea Colombo showed the specialist a red card, after which the tension rose even more. Allegri …
The Italian coach will also pay a fine of 10,000 euros.
"The scale of disqualification is unacceptable, so the appeal is inevitable." (ANSA)
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