The First Section of the Board of Guarantee, following the hearing held today and chaired by prof. adv. Vito Branca, rejected the appeal presented by Taranto Football Club 1927 Srl against the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), as well as against the FIGC Federal Prosecutor’s Office, with notification also made to the General Prosecutor’s Office for Sport at CONI, regarding the request of cancellation and/or reform, pursuant to articles. 54 and 62 of the CONI CGS, subject to precautionary suspension pursuant to art. 57, paragraph 2, letter. d), same Code, of the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal of the FIGC n. 0109/CFA/2023-2024, filed complete with reasons on 23 April 2024 and communicated to today’s petitioner on the same date, rejecting the complaint lodged by the aforementioned appellant against the decision of the National Federal Court, Disciplinary Section, no. 0177/TFN-SD-2023-2024 of 18 March 2024, which imposed, on the company Taranto FC 1927 Srl, the sanction of a penalty of 4 points in the ranking, to be served during the current sports season.
The president of Foggia Nicola Canonico spoke on the official channels of the Apulian club to make some clarifications regarding the negotiation for the sale of the club. “I have always stated that I would be willing to open a dialogue for the sale of the club when, in my place, someone serious and reliable came forward. The news that has emerged in recent days, regarding a negotiation that has been going on for some time for the purchase of the Rossoneri club, corresponds to the truth and confirms my intentions to leave the Foggia project in solid and safe hands, adjectives that are synonymous with the company interested in Calcio Foggia 1920, namely MergersCorp M&A International, a brand specialized in Corporate Finance and Corporate Finance activities. I am therefore pleased to announce that advanced negotiations are underway and that the parties are working towards a positive conclusion.”
It is reported, in application of the Regulation referred to in the Official Com. n.190/DIV of 03.25.2024 of Lega pro and in addition to the Com. Off. n.213/DIV of 04.30.2024 of Lega pro, the match of the First Play-Off Round of the Group scheduled for Tuesday 07 May 2024 with the starting time indicated below:
GROUP C
TARANTO – LATINA 8.30 pm
Method of execution
The winning club will have access to the Second Play Off Round of the Group.
In the event of a tie at the end of the regular 90′, the best ranked club at the end of the regular season will have access to the Second Play Off Round of the Group.
