A Lega Pro match between Nocerina and Salernitana was abandoned on Sunday after the Mastini were voluntarily left with only six players on the pitch after 21 minutes of play (video below).
The local derby was set to be played on Sunday without Nocerina fans, as they had been banned from attending and therefore wanted the match to not be played.
The start of the match was delayed for 40 minutes as Nocerina players were attacked on their team bus and refused to get off it as they received death threats from their own fans to dissuade them from playing in the match.
After Lega Pro officials at the stadium convinced the players to go ahead with the match, the game began but things quickly turned to a farce.
Nocerina used all three of their substitutions within the first two minutes of the match, before five of their players “limped off” with injuries over the next 17 minutes.
With only six players remaining on the field, below the minimum needed to continue the game, the referee brought an end to proceedings.
The entire Nocerina board of directors have resigned in the aftermath of the match while players have been told not to speak to the media about the match.
Director of sport Luigi Pavarese has tried to justify the actions of his team, stating that the injuries were due to the players “going out there without warming up” while their substitutions were “a decision by management”.
However the Disciplinary Commission has opened an investigation into the match.
Below you will find a video of the events which have to be seen to be believed.
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Dreadful sportsmanship from the away team and hopefully the investigation draws up on the wrongness of purposely abandoning the game
dude its not away team to blame its security, you dont force a game to be played when there are death threats and when they are hooligans on field ( not stands, field)