Food poisoning! Salernitana asks to postpone playoffs.

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Salernitana have requested the second leg of their Serie B relegation playoff against Sampdoria be postponed. After football players and staff were hospitalised with food poisoning.

    Salernitana have officially requested the game be postponed after 21 members of the squad returned from Genoa following Sunday’s 2-0 first-leg defeat.ทางเข้า UFABET 

    After being relegated from Serie A 12 months ago. And are at risk of being relegated to Italy’s third tier and ahead of Friday’s crucial second-leg clash. Several of the club’s players are too ill to train.

    “We are deeply shocked by what has happened and by the events. That may affect the smooth and peaceful operation of Salernitana in the final stages of the season.” said club CEO Maurizio Milan.

    “Many players and staff are unable to come to the sports center to resume training at this time.”

    The club said they had made informal contact with Serie B officials and had received “general openness” to assess their request for a postponement.

    Salernitana also called for an investigation into “the causes of this deadly and widespread event.”

    Salernitana were supposed to play a relegation playoff against Frosinone. But Brescia were deducted four points due to financial irregularities, automatically relegating Sampdoria and Frosinone avoided relegation.