“Last year a Champions League team looked for me, I stayed and today I’m fighting to avoid C. In the event of relegation I would be the only one who no longer has a contract”. Bari sporting director Ciro Polito yesterday evening, in a press conference after the 1-1 draw with Ternana in the first leg of the playout, confirmed the relegation clause in his contract. The Neapolitan manager, after the excellent placing in the championship and the Serie A come close to winning last season, had renewed his agreement with the red and white club until June 2025. But, in black and white, a clause had also been inserted: automatic termination in case of relegation.
A possibility that could occur after the return match at the ‘Liberati’, scheduled for next Thursday, where Bari will be obliged to win with any result to maintain the category.
“I continue to have faith in this team, we will go to Terni to fight and to reach the minimum wage this season, salvation” – reiterated Polito in view of the last 90 minutes of a year that was truly below expectations.
