Serie C, Taranto excluded. Penalties for three others

Taranto excluded from Serie C 

The news that has shaken the Serie C championship è the exclusion of Taranto from the tournament for administrative violations found by the National Federal Tribunal (TFN) following the reports of the Covisoc.A decision that not only marks a hard blow for the Apulian company, but also resulted in heavy penalties for other teams in the third Italian series.

Taranto, which plays in the C round of Serie C, è was excluded from the league due to administrative irregularities. The TFN also ordered a 3-point penalty that will have to be served in the first useful sports season, if and when the team is readmitted to the championship. The news of the’exclusion immediately made the rounds of Italian soccer, with fans and players now coming to terms with a decision that has something of the unbelievable.

It is not only the Rossoblù who have to deal with sports justice. Lucchese, playing in League B, received a 6-point penalty to be served this season, while Messina*and Triestina(both from League C) were penalized 4 points each, respectively. The administrative violations for which these clubs were referred had been reported by Covisoc last March 3, and now the Tribunal has issued the ruling, causing a major impact on the rankings of their respective rounds.

With Taranto’s exclusion and the penalties imposed, the standings of Group C have undergone significant changes. Cerignolaè now leads with 60 points, followed by Avellino at 55, while Catania, which had 43 points, now finds itself with 42 points due to the one-point penalty.

The situation also remains complicated for the other teams involved in the penalties, which will now have to struggle to pick themselves up after this hard blow. Taranto's exclusion marks a sad page for Italian soccer, demonstrating how crucial proper and transparent management is to ensure the stability of sports clubs and the regularity of the championships.