Taranto licks their wounds after confirming -4 in the standings. Capuano’s team will be forced to take the field on Tuesday evening at 8.30pm, against Latina, despite the 69 points gained on the pitch, which would have guaranteed second place in the standings. The penalty, also confirmed by the Guarantee Board, drops the Ionian team to fifth place. Disappointment with the ruling, as expressed by the lawyer Chiacchio to the microphones of Corriere dello Sport: «It is a questionable decision, with a distortion of the interpretation of the rules, which cannot happen during the championship, as it jeopardizes the regular progress of the competition”, explained the jurist Chiacchio. Silence from president Giove, whose name was spoken by Vittorio Galigani, seasoned manager of Taranto: «A theft from our ranking, a cowardice regarding the correctness and availability with respect to the requests received, presenting the appeal in record time, waiving the 30 day deadline , dutiful to what being part of the system entails. Willingness to collaborate emerged from the request to accept a two-point sanction, supported by the assent guaranteed by the counterparty, i.e. the FIGC. Instead, a decision has arrived that even in federal circles is considered unjust and inconceivable.” And Mister Capuano, however, comments on the final verdict as follows: «I accept everything, what could I possibly say to an uncommentable decision? We are sports people, we will provide the right reaction in the right place, on the field, where we have won 69 points, 4 of which were plundered through paperwork and bureaucracy. For me and my extraordinary team, sporting values count and we, at a competitive level, have shown that we are second only to Juve Stabia, who won the championship by beating us twice. In the playoffs we will express anger and quality, with a phenomenal competitive drive, like wild beasts.”
