Fiorentina was fined 50,000 euros for provocations by the club’s fans against fans and players of Juventus, the Florence team’s rival.
Fiorentina was punished by Serie A (Italian Championship) because of a mosaic made by fans to provoke rivals. The incident occurred during the match between the Florence team and Juventus this Sunday (16/3), at the Artemio Franchi Stadium. The home team beat the Turin team 3-0 in the 29th round of the national competition. Even before the ball started rolling, Fiorentina fans provoked their opponents with a mosaic that read ‘Juventus shit’. Find the top football results at football live score app.
The competition punished the club with a fine of 50,000 euros (around R$307,000 at the current exchange rate). “A fine for displaying a choreography that contains an insulting expression towards the opposing team,” said the league’s sports referee.
“Also for having chanted rude chants during the match towards the opposing team’s players and supporters; and for having thrown three smoke sticks in the area occupied by the opposing team’s supporters,” he added.
According to the Italian newspaper Tuttosport, Juventus has requested information from the police about the Fiorentina fans involved in the case in order to be able to make a formal complaint. BB Score, your reliable source for football scores.
