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The 42
6 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Sampdoria survive as Serie C relegation playoff abandoned due to crowd trouble
SAMPDORIA AVOIDED A first-ever relegation to the third tier of Italian football on Sunday after coming through a relegation play-off with Salernitana which was cut short due to fans disorder. Close-range strikes in each half from Massimo Coda and Giuseppe Sibilli would have confirmed survival at the end of a rollercoaster campaign for 1991 Italian champions Samp, following a 2-0 win in last weekend's first leg. But Sunday's second leg in Salerno was stopped and then called off with just 65 minutes on the clock after angry home fans launched flares, firecrackers and seats onto the pitch of the Stadio Arechi. A 4-0 win for Samp will likely become 5-0, with Salernitana set to be punished with a 3-0 defeat after a tumultuous second leg. Advertisement Samp finished the regular season in 18th place and the relegation zone last month following a goalless draw with Juve Stabia and Salernitana's win over Cittadella on the final day. Everything changed when Brescia were handed a points deduction for accounting and administrative infractions which dropped them below Samp in the final table. Samp were bumped up into the second of two relegation play-off spots, setting up a showdown with Salernitana. There was no lack on drama over the course of the tie, with the second leg moved back to Sunday from Friday after an outbreak of food poisoning among Salernitana's playing and coaching following the first leg in Genoa. Salernitana, who only needed an aggregate draw to stay up, due to their higher placing in the table, thought they were ahead on the night when Gian Piero Ferrari bundled home from a corner in the 34th minute. But Ferrari's goal was ruled out for handball. Four minutes later Coda netted, sparking anger in the stands which boiled over after Sibilli's 49th-minute finish. Fans caused the match to be stopped several times before the players headed to the dressing room in the hope that the crowd would calm down. They were only back out on the pitch for moments before objects again flew from the stands of a now half-empty Arechi, forcing referee Daniele Doveri to end both the match and Samp's fears of relegation. Samp, who posted a loss of 40.7 million euros in their 2024 accounts, have spent the last few seasons dealing with financial problems and this season flirting with the drop after making the Serie B play-offs last season. They had been close to going bust after relegation to Serie B in 2023, but were saved that summer by current president Matteo Manfredi and former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, who has since exited the club. Samp's majority shareholder is Singaporean businessman Joseph Tey. Club icons Alberico Evani and Attilio Lombardo were hired as coaches in April in an attempt to save Samp from the drop after significant transfer market activity both last summer and in January. Evani was Samp's fourth head coach of the season after Andrea Pirlo, Andrea Sottil and Leonardo Semplice. – © AFP 2025
News18
7 hours ago
- Sport
- News18
Fan Chaos Halts Salernitana vs Sampdoria Serie B Relegation Playoff; Secures Samp's Survival
Last Updated: The match was paused multiple times due to the fans' actions before the players were taken to the dressing room, and the match was eventually called off. Utter chaos breaks out at Salerno, much to the displeasure of the hometown faithful. Sampdoria avoided their first-ever relegation to the third tier of Italian football on Sunday after a relegation play-off with Salernitana, which was prematurely stopped due to fan disorder. Goals from Massimo Coda and Giuseppe Sibilli in each half would have secured survival for Sampdoria, the 1991 Italian champions, following a 2-0 victory in last weekend's first leg. However, the second leg in Salerno was halted and eventually called off after 65 minutes when angry home fans threw flares, firecrackers, and seats onto the pitch at the Stadio Arechi. Tension & chaos in stands amid Salernitana's Serie B playoff v was suspended after 65 mins with Samp leading 2-0 on night (4-0 agg) as chairs were thrown onto field. Salernitana set for relegation to Serie C, with Samp to stay in 2nd tier. — Sacha Pisani (@Sachk0) June 22, 2025 The match was paused multiple times due to the fans' actions before the players were taken to the dressing room in hopes the crowd would calm down. But they were only back on the pitch briefly before objects were again thrown, prompting referee Daniele Doveri to end the match and confirm Sampdoria's survival. Sampdoria had finished the regular season in 18th place, in the relegation zone, after a goalless draw with Juve Stabia and Salernitana's victory over Cittadella on the final day. The situation changed when Brescia received a points deduction for accounting and administrative violations, dropping them below Samp in the final standings: an adjustment that placed Sampdoria in the second of two relegation play-off spots, setting up their clash with Salernitana. Sampdoria, who reported a loss of 40.7 million euros in their 2024 accounts, have faced financial difficulties for several seasons and flirted with relegation after making the Serie B play-offs last season. They nearly went bankrupt following their relegation to Serie B in 2023, but were saved that summer by current president Matteo Manfredi and former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, who has since left the club. (with agency inputs) First Published: June 23, 2025, 13:43 IST
BBC News
17 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Sampdoria avoid relegation despite abandonment
Sampdoria avoided a first relegation to the third tier of Italian football despite their Serie B relegation play-off against Salernitana being abandoned after 65 former Serie A champions were leading 2-0 on the night and 4-0 on aggregate when players were ordered off the field because of unrest from Salernitana supporters in the began early on in the match when Gian Marco Ferrari thought he had given Salernitana the lead midway through the first half, only for his goal to be ruled out for minutes later Massimo Coda scored for Sampdoria before Giuseppe Sibilli made it 4-0 on aggregate just after the home fans in Salerno immediately turned on their team following the second goal, with relegation to Serie C looking all but firecrackers and chairs were thrown on to the field and the game was halted numerous times before the players were taken off the field with 65 minutes on the players of both sides in the dressing room, riot police tried to restore order to the Daniele Doveri attempted to get the game restarted 10 minutes later but objects began to rain down once again and the match was only needed an aggregate draw to stay up because of their higher placing in the second leg of the play-off, which was originally scheduled for Friday, took place on Sunday following a severe food poisoning outbreak in the Salernitana camp.A formal request to reschedule the match was accepted after 21 of their travelling party became ill following last week's 2-0 first-leg defeat.
Hindustan Times
19 hours ago
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Sampdoria avoid Serie C after Salernitana fan disorder ends relegation play-off
Sampdoria avoided a first-ever relegation to the third tier of Italian football on Sunday after coming through a relegation play-off with Salernitana which was cut short due to fans disorder. HT Image Close-range strikes in each half from Massimo Coda and Giuseppe Sibilli would have confirmed survival at the end of a rollercoaster campaign for 1991 Italian champions Samp, following a 2-0 win in last weekend's first leg. But Sunday's second leg in Salerno was stopped and then called off with just 65 minutes on the clock after angry home fans launched flares, firecrackers and seats onto the pitch of the Stadio Arechi. A 4-0 win for Samp will likely become 5-0, with Salernitana set to be punished with a 3-0 defeat after a tumultuous second leg. Samp finished the regular season in 18th place and the relegation zone last month following a goalless draw with Juve Stabia and Salernitana's win over Cittadella on the final day. Everything changed when Brescia were handed a points deduction for accounting and administrative infractions which dropped them below Samp in the final table. Samp were bumped up into the second of two relegation play-off spots, setting up a showdown with Salernitana. There was no lack on drama over the course of the tie, with the second leg moved back to Sunday from Friday after an outbreak of food poisoning among Salernitana's playing and coaching following the first leg in Genoa. Salernitana, who only needed an aggregate draw to stay up, due to their higher placing in the table, thought they were ahead on the night when Gian Piero Ferrari bundled home from a corner in the 34th minute. But Ferrari's goal was ruled out for handball. Four minutes later Coda netted, sparking anger in the stands which boiled over after Sibilli's 49th-minute finish. Fans caused the match to be stopped several times before the players headed to the dressing room in the hope that the crowd would calm down. They were only back out on the pitch for moments before objects again flew from the stands of a now half-empty Arechi, forcing referee Daniele Doveri to end both the match and Samp's fears of relegation. Samp, who posted a loss of 40.7 million euros in their 2024 accounts, have spent the last few seasons dealing with financial problems and this season flirting with the drop after making the Serie B play-offs last season. They had been close to going bust after relegation to Serie B in 2023, but were saved that summer by current president Matteo Manfredi and former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, who has since exited the club. Samp's majority shareholder is Singaporean businessman Joseph Tey. Club icons Alberico Evani and Attilio Lombardo were hired as coaches in April in an attempt to save Samp from the drop after significant transfer market activity both last summer and in January. Evani was Samp's fourth head coach of the season after Andrea Pirlo, Andrea Sottil and Leonardo Semplice. td/pb FERRARI N.V. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
