Parma receive a second points penalty

Parma have been deducted points for the second time this season as a result of unpaid wages.

The Ducali were first docked a single point in December having missed a deadline the previous month for payment of taxes and three months of outstanding wages.

However, the FIGC has confirmed that the crisis-hit club will now face a further two-point penalty for failing to pay players before this November deadline.

It was also announced that former president Tommaso Ghirardi and managing director Pietro Leonardi have been given four months of inhibition.

As this current punishment relates to wages for July, August and September, the Emilian club could still face further sanctions after failing to pay players for the entire season.

Parma are now on nine points in the Serie A standings and are bottom of the table.