Following Juventus, UC Sampdoria is in danger of losing points. Non-payment of wages is the cause.
Italy’s <Gazetta dello Sport> reported on the 3rd (Korean time) that “Sampdoria may face a point cut for not paying salaries to players in the last quarter of 2022.”
Sampdoria is in 19th place in the 2022-2023 Italian Serie A with 2 wins, 3 draws and 15 losses, and 9 points. With a gap of 9 points from Spezia, which is in 17th place, which is the remaining right, it was in danger of being cut. If it becomes a reality, relegation is inevitable.
Sampdoria did not pay 11 million euros (approximately 14.7 billion won) of player and staff salaries from October to December last year. Owner Massimo Ferrero tried to sell the club as early as June 2014, but no buyer appeared. 메이저사이트
Ferrero previously served as both owner and chairman, but remained as owner only after being arrested in December 2021 on charges of corporate crimes and fraudulent bankruptcy.
To keep the club running normally, it needs between 35 million and 50 million euros by June of this year.
If Sampdoria do not pay their players wages within this month, they will become the second club, after Juventus, to have their points cut this season. Juventus was previously punished with a 15 points reduction after the allegations of accounting fraud were found to be true.
Sampdoria is one of the prestigious teams that won the Italian Serie A championship in the 1990-1991 season and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup in the 1989-1990 season. As the club’s finances deteriorated, it was in danger of being relegated 11 years after the 2011-2012 season.