Thorny 💥Italian Football Association Official: Zagnolo beats two Rome young players and fines 15,000 euros

The Italian Football Association officially announced that it would impose a fine of 15,000 euros on former Fiorentine striker Zagnolo. After the game against Roma Youth on May 26 this year, the player broke into the opponent's locker room and beat two Roma Youth players.

The Italian Football Association official announcement:

Zaniolo was fined 15,000 euros

The player played for the Fiorentina club at the time of the incident and was punished for causing physical damage to two Roma youth players after the semi-finals of the Youth League A playoffs.

Zaniolo was fined 15,000 euros in accordance with the plea negotiation agreement reached between the parties (under Article 126 of the Sports Justice Code).

The investigation process against the player has been initiated. He is accused of violating Article 4, paragraph 1 and Article 38 of the Sports Justice Code. "In the semi-finals of the Youth League A playoff held at home in Fiorentina on May 26, after Fiorentina vs. Roma ended, he entered the Rome locker room, first hit the player Matia Almaviva's neck with a slap, and then pushed the player Marco Liti, causing physical damage to the two, and it was medically certified to require ten days of recovery."

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Event Backtrack

On May 26 this year, Zaniolo clashed with two Roma youth players in the semi-finals of the Youth League play-off against Roma in Fiorentina. Zagnolo was allegedly injured two players at the time.

The Rome Club condemned Zaniolo's behavior through an official statement and stated the story: "The Rome Club declared that after the game today, an inappropriate incident involving the player Zaniolo occurred. According to the restoration of the scene, the player entered the youth team's locker room after the game and made provocative behaviors against some Rome youth training players. During the conflict, two youth team players were physically attacked. The Rome Club strongly condemned any form of aggressive behavior and behavior that violated the spirit of sports."

Zianolo argued through the official statement of Fiorentina website: "After the game, I went to the Fiorentina locker room to congratulate, and then went to the Rome locker room to greet and congratulate them on their performance this season. But suddenly someone began to insult me. In order to avoid the escalation of the situation, I immediately chose to leave the scene."